Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Safety Seat

It wouldn't take a lot of inattention around a machine like this to wind up a few digits short.

All the powered farm machinery in the Pioneer Village that's driven by leather belts off of tractor PTO's has plenty of large, dangerous moving parts, not the least of which is the drive belt itself. For this reason there's one important piece of safety equipment: Someone is at the controls of the tractor to shut it off at the first signal of trouble.

She hadn't gotten the signal to start the tractor yet, so she noticed the camera.

Once the tractor's running, the operators are focused on the task at hand.

After the tractor's been shut down, everyone can relax again.