An 84-year-old man, who had farmed the same land for 60 years, was killed while his wife watched when he bypass - started a tractor. He stood between two tractors and attached jumper cables to both batteries. Instead of clambering into the driver's seat and starting the tractor with the key, he used pliers to bypass the ignition switch and short-circuit the starter of the second tractor. When it started, the second tractor lurched forward, hitting him. He fell, and was run over, pulled under the tire and ejected behind the tractor. The left rear tire of the tractor spun, […]