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The name "Nebraska" conjures up images of crops and
livestock, Big 10 football, and flat-as-a-pan farmland. But the Cornhusker
State isn't just about tractors and NCAA championships. There are also
companies like Exmark Manufacturing, a maker of lawn mowers. Based in Beatrice,
a small city along the Big Blue River, Exmark is now the subject of a safety
recall from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
Late last month, Exmark voluntarily recalled its Pioneer S-Series
of riding lawn mowers because of faulty welds on the motion control linkage.
The failure of a weld, the CPSC explains, could "cause the driver to lose
control of the machine", thus creating a "crash hazard". The lawnmower recall
affects approximately 750 zero-radius units with welded and tubular steel
frames. Consumers are advised to stop using their 2011 Pioneer S-Series
lawnmowers immediately.
Although some parts of the United States are still struggling
to escape winter, there are plenty of people thinking about starting their lawnmowers
for the first time this spring. If you perform pre-season maintenance on your
yard equipment, do you check the welds on your riding lawnmower? What other
safety inspections would you advise?
Source: CPSC and Wiki
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