Three young children killed while riding in tractor shovel

**Robertbarlage** · Jul 2, 2020, 10:56

Terrible can't even imagine!

**the big wheel** · Jul 2, 2020, 11:03

That is so terrible to even try to comprehend!

**Taiga** · Jul 2, 2020, 16:49

Unfortunately it is not that unthinkable that such an accident could happen. What were all those adults thinking to allow that. Terrible.

**15444** · Jul 2, 2020, 17:19

Mennonite kids used to take rides in the duals on the tractors and on top of the cultivators here. Then the challenge was to see how fast they could go. If one died, it was God's will.

**woodland** · Jul 2, 2020, 19:45

Did I read that right and there was 10 people on or in the tractor?

**15444** · Jul 2, 2020, 21:10

Originally posted by woodland View Post

Did I read that right and there was 10 people on or in the tractor?

4 adults and 6 kids, all in the bucket. All fell out and went under tractor. So either he hit a pothole at a good clip or the tilt cylinders failed. I think it was 3 kids dead and 2 adults in critical condition.

**woodland** · Jul 2, 2020, 21:36

Originally posted by 15444 View Post

4 adults and 6 kids, all in the bucket. All fell out and went under tractor. So either he hit a pothole at a good clip or the tilt cylinders failed. I think it was 3 kids dead and 2 adults in critical condition.

And none of the adults questioned this idea? I really feel for those kids.

**GDR** · Jul 2, 2020, 22:03

Originally posted by woodland View Post

And none of the adults questioned this idea? I really feel for those kids.

We used to ride as kids in the bucket, or on the fender of an open station 4020, thought it was normal. I wont let my kids do that, fun I know but scares the hell out of me now.

**sumdumguy** · Jul 2, 2020, 22:54

People do the darndest things. Ten people in a front-end loader, that just sounds unbelievable.

Three young children killed while riding in tractor shovel