Tractors, in some iteration, go hand in hand with maintaining a property.

This is particularly true if your property has a lot of brush, trees or lawn spaces to mow and maintain.

Most of us would only sheepishly call it a “tractor,” but that riding mower you use to keep your lawn maintained operates on the same principles as the tractor a farmer uses to maintain his fields and reap his harvest.

Chances are it is smaller and less powerful, certainly easier to operate, but all of the same principles of apply – including the dangers associated with carelessness or misuse.

Flipping a riding mower or having a flash fire when refueling, toxic fumes and the inherent danger of a lot of metal, moving parts pose the exact same risk as a farming tractor.

So much so that the same safety principles apply; to see some advice on operating your riding mower or tractor safely, check out the next page.

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