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On Thursday, May 26, 2016 at 11:19:06 AM UTC-4, Mr Macaw wrote:
On Thu, 26 May 2016 16:16:23 +0100, trader_4 wrote:

On Thursday, May 26, 2016 at 9:20:34 AM UTC-4, Mr Macaw wrote:
On Thu, 26 May 2016 13:57:00 +0100, trader_4 wrote:

On Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 1:01:09 PM UTC-4, Mr Macaw wrote:
On Sun, 22 May 2016 15:20:50 +0100, trader_4 wrote:

On Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 9:11:58 PM UTC-4, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 4:45:12 PM UTC-4, Mr Macaw wrote:
On Sat, 21 May 2016 18:20:14 +0100, Frank "frank wrote:

On 5/21/2016 12:58 PM, wrote:
When I`m using the riding mower and put it in reverse with the blades engaged the engine stop. It`s a real pain to disengage the blades and then back up. There are not any kids or pets in the area so everything is clear. How can I correct this problem? Thanks for any advice Herb


Government mandated rules are to protect the dumbest among us.

Er..... how is cutting in reverse more dangerous than cutting going forwards?

Going backwards you could fall off backwards and have the mower go over
you. Going forward that can't happen, or at least it's much harder to
happen.

That implies the mower has poor stability.


No it doesn't.

Then why does it fall over?


Reading comprehension problem? I never said the mower falls over, I said
it's possible to fall over backwards while in reverse and have the mower
run you over with the blades engaged. Another reason would be that you
can't see behind you well when backing up.


I assumed you meant the mower falls over tipping you off, because otherwise you have a basic misunderstanding of the laws of physics, especially momentum.


I understand physics very well. With a tractor backing up at a constant
speed, in a straight line, there is no momentum issue with regard to falling one way or the other. Newton figured that out 400 years ago.