Major Accident on Ride On Mower highlights the importance of choosing the right ride on mower for your property.
You see when it comes to mowing flat grass nearly all
Ride-on Mowers are up to the task. Yep, that stuff is easy. Just pick the grass finish you want, the budget you have to spend and most will find a mower up to the task.
But when you add in 25 degree slopes, 15 degree ridges and general Australian bush terrain it's quite a different matter. Pick a run of the mill product then and yes, it's all on.
Here's
the story of Doug Creek, a recent customer, who started out with the
wrong machine for his property. (He ended up purchasing a Grillo Climber
7.16 from
his local Grillo dealer on Norfolk Island)
Four years ago Doug
had been mowing up a slope, along a driveway edge, next to a drop off,
when the back wheel lost traction and slid down, throwing him off the
mower to the ground below.
The mower came down on top of him and
Doug put his hands out to push it away. One hand went into the centre of
the mower blade and the other caught the outer edge of the blade
severely severing his right hand. Doug had to be medi-vacted off the
island for some major reconstruction.
He spent 2 years
rehabilitating from the accident, after which time he began to mow the
property with a small tractor. While getting the job done, it wasn't the
right machine for the job and after two years Doug decided he was ready
to look at another ride on mower – but not without some serious
investigation into the right mower for his property.
Doug and his
wife wanted a ride on mower that would handle the slope safely, have a
low centre of gravity and good traction when the grass was wet. He
whittled away the unsuitable options until finding the
Grillo Climber
range.
His local dealer had a machine in stock and was able to
provide a demonstration within a week. The Grillo Climber appealed to
not only Doug but also his wife who was tentative to let him back into
the driver's seat of a traditional mower!
The increased stability
from the low slung design, excellent wheel grip from the tractor tyres
and other safety features such as differential locking and front brakes
convinced them that the Grillo Climber was the best option for their
terrain and the safest mower for the job.