re: #206 Dr Lizardo

Apparently the man who had his fingers removed argued that the machine was inherently unsafe - lacking a dead man’s switch - and that no one told him he couldn’t utilize his Craftsman mower as a hedgetrimmer.

When I was a kid, I used my dad’s Toro, and it didn’t have the dead-man’s switch. I could leave the engine running while I emptied the bag; I could just put the power-propel in neutral. I don’t think anyone makes lawnmowers like that anymore, at least not that I’m aware of.

My Craftsman riding mower (bought last year) will do that. The engine WILL cut off if I dismount while the blades are engaged OR the mower is in one of the six gears,, BUT,,, if it’s in neutral, with the blades off and the brake engaged I can get off the mower and leave it running