Saturday, May 25, 2013

NOTHING "SWIMS" LIKE A DEERE - -?? WELL ALMOST -


OR NOT!!!


Earlier today a Sunrise Beach man took an "E" Ticket ride down the ramp and in to the lake.  
He was attempting to spread decorative rock along his golf cart ramp to dock -  The 4WD John Deere rental Utility Tractor careened over the sea wall in to lake and laid over  - - Luckily, the operator was shaken, but not injured -

Teaching your John Deere to swim - - Not good idea -
Captain Delton Jones (TowBoatUS) assists Diver Tim McNitt (Atlantis Dive), Using Lift bags to roll tractor on to its wheels as they prepare to add more bags for tow to Launch Ramp
ALL BAGGED UP, The 5000lb Tractor begins it's cruise -
Tow speed was just under 2 mph, Towboat 4702 crew adds air to some of the bags along the way
1 hour later, tractor is hauled out of Lake by Jeff Starr of Starr Towing
DIVER McNITT REMOVES LAST OF THE AIR BAGS - - AND THE TRACTOR HEADS HOME -

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