That's a cool looking little tiny baler though aint it?
I agree. He's breaking every rule in the book. But do you guys really, even being honest, never let anyone ride along?
I've seen local farmers do it frequently. I've had the local farmer tote me along on occasion, sometimes on the side, sometimes standing on the lift arms. I've done it with my 16 year old son when we needed to go somehwere on the tractor. In neither case does this occur when an implement is being used on the back.
Any time my son rides along, it comes with a brief lecture on how to do it, what the dangers are and that it is not recommended in general.
The kid in the picture seems to be on there for the fun of it, making it all the more senseless. But life on the farm is not like life in the suburbs. They ride horses without helmets, they ride in the backs of pick-ups...sometimes on the tailgate. They walk around in pens with bulls.....the list goes on. Is it safe? No. But I just see it as a different world with different cares and concerns.