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Riding Mower Accident...

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Re: Riding Mower Accident...

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Honestly... I had had a bad day, got in an argument and had been drinking when I was mowing, I've never once done something this stupid in my life....

Also its one of the smaller 17hp Sears 42 inch riding lawn mower, would absolutely love to tell you the model number but I cant at this time...

It is in the deep end and luckily in South Florida its not that cold right now, I should be able to get a chain or rope attached to the front of it.

I think I can get a friend or two over to help me, but I've never lifted the mower so I'm not sure how much it weighs...

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Dude...if there ever was a thread for it, we need pics, man.

Pics or it didn't happen.

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i've seen that on the news once in a while.. not a good thing to do..i've even seen cars in a pool!. either get 3 guys to help get it out, or get a tractor with a front loader and tie a rope to the loader, then to the tractor, one rope on each wheel,(if this is a full size farm tractor, use chains) and pull it out, once you get it out, you'll need to drain all the oil, the gas, and remove the float bowl and drain that, along with any fuel lines and filter, then replace the fluids, also remove and dry the air cleaner, even though it appears to you that nothing leaked, you can bet your life the water got into all parts of the engine, and has to be taken care of before starting it!!!...

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Call a wrecker and have them lift it out....before your wife sees it.

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About 35 years ago, one of my uncles was on vacation and visiting my cousin in So Cal. He was from "The Old Country" and at the time was working as a Maitre'd at the Waldorf in NYC.

He decided the yard needed mowing, so was running their power rotary mower. He was pulling the mower backward out of a tight spot and fell into the pool, mower and all.

He was not worried about the pool or the mower, but rather the cash in his wallet. As he pulled himself out of the water, he was frantically shouting "My money! My money!"

He dumped out his wallet and began feverishly drying the bills with a towel as if he thought they would dissolve or something. Even at my young age, I thought it was pretty hilarious.

We kids jumped into the pool and rescued the mower, which started up after three or four pulls. There was a minor oil slick on the water, but we went swimming anyway.

Thanks for the memory!
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We were taking a vote when the ground came up and hit us.

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Any buddies with a 4x4 with a winch? Might try and winch it up and have you and another friend or two in the pool to help it up out of the pool so it doesn't hit the walls and cause damage....

BTW: This Bud's for you Man!

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You fell off the mower? There's a small hill next to your pool? The seat safety switch did not disengage? Yeah, right.
I've got a bridge to sell.

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Sailor I think that is what I'm going to do using my other tractor mower, and I have asked 2 friends that will assist me in getting it out of the pool the way I've been suggested, I think its liftable.

Yes sandshark I did fall off of it, the pool is built up higher than the the corner of the yard on a hill type situation, I was going up it and stumbled off the mower and it did not cut off and continued the next foot or so into the pool.

Reflecting on what I was doing at the time was stupid, I understand this and don't need it rubbed in, thanks for those who have commented on how to resolve it.

Edit: that video is about spot on with my stupidity...

Show some photos.

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Did you disengage the off seat shut off previously or did it just happen to malfunction today?

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Sounds like an episode from "Jackass" and the following attempt to remove it will get you an instant "Darwin Union Card"......

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The mower will way almost nothing while it's on the water. The 4 tires will provide almost 100 pounds of flotation - the mower itself will only weigh about half of its full weight in water (displacement/density/all that) - one person could probably lift the mower up to the point at which it would be starting to come out of the water. If you've got some 2x8's 14 or 16 feet long you could make a ramp, one person could easily lift the mower and set it on the ramp - and then i would just pull it out with a rope. If you can get by your pool I'd say use a car to pull it out, not the other nower. As it starts to come out of the water it'll become its full weight, and the last thing you need is to have it start sliding back down the ramp into the water. A car will hold it in place - just tie the rope underneath the car to something secure (bumper support / frame element).

I had to pull an ATV out of a lake earlier this year that broke through the ice - not something that happens in florida. The ATV rider was coming off the lake, the ice was 20 inches thick, but it had moved away from shore and then re-froze only an inch or so thick. The rider didn't notice as there was snow over it all. He broke through about 30 feet from shore, in water about 7 feet deep. The ATV didn't even sink - the tires provided enough flotation to keep the handlebars out of the water. I used my canoe to push myself out across the ice and tie a nylon strap to the handlebars and front cargo rack of the ATV. Pulled it to shore and out of the lake with my wife's Accord. (We were at our cottage - and had come in her car rather than my pickup of course... always happens).

In any case I think since it's warm enough to jump in the pool - this shouldn't be too bad of a project.

And his wife is not going to ever see any of this????

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said by NY Tel:

And his wife is not going to ever see any of this????