Mike McMahon, a dairy farmer from New York recalls how he decided to participate in the National ROPS Rebate Program:
“September 1, 2002 started out a beautiful late summer day but quickly turned tragic when my older brother Dan who had recently purchased an older model John Deere tractor was involved in a rollover on a side hill on our farm. We discovered him lying dead next to his tractor which had rolled completely over and returned to an upright position with only the exhaust pipe and steering wheel showing any damage. This has become one of the worst days of my life as Dan and I were only a year apart in age and very close. Sadder yet was the fact that his fiancée was the one to find him and they had just begun to build their new house. At E-Z Acres, we knew that we were still using two other older tractors with no rollover protection and that this risk had to be mitigated. I contacted NYCAMH about their ROPS program and now all of our tractors are equipped with them and seatbelts thanks to the financial aid they offered. I strongly urge anyone owning tractors without these devices to contact NYCAHM and outfit them today to protect your family and employees from the tragedy that I experienced.”
