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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1954
Page
5
A new device named Rol-Gard, using a mercury glass bulb about the size of an acorn, automatically cuts tractor power if tilted beyond a safety angle. Two electrodes detect tilt and stop the engine. to restart at a danger angle the operator holds a button to disengage it.
National Safety Council data show farming ranks third in death rate among major industries. In 1952 farm deaths reached 6,000 from motor vehicles with 210,000 injuries. tractors caused 700 fatalities and 25,000 non fatal injuries.
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