A farmer, Eric Howard, trying to save a field from fire in Weld County, Colorado. Eric is actually the neighbor of the farmer who owns the field. Once alarmed, he ran home and grabbed his equipment to help out.
A farmer, Eric Howard, trying to save a field from fire in Weld County, Colorado. Eric is actually the neighbor of the farmer who owns the field. Once alarmed, he ran home and grabbed his equipment to help out.
Protip: you need exposed bare dirt for a firebreak, and ideally a mound. Otherwise, the fire can still slow burn through and under. This guy was just doing the best he could with what he had, but what you really need is a bulldozer.
fgtoni on
Such a great person. The wind direction also contributed to contain the fire’s advance
Slinky-dink on
He’s lucky the smoke wasn’t blowing towards him
Prestigious_Tear_576 on
What a homie
iheartheocean on
Hero on a tractor.
cerebral_distortion on
What a harrowing experience
lovethesquirting on
Brilliant reaction from the farmer!
PoutPill69 on
Now there’s a real hero!
KanadianMade on
Would be better if the Top Gun song was playing.
Fionasfriend on
Good job farmer and neighbor. No doubt he saved his own land too.
I have a neighbor like this. His name is Ken. He’s 80 years old. Here he is today with his tractor helping me prepare my orchard rows. Ken marched from Selma to Montgomery with MLK.
Where does the harvasted stuff go to? It still is there waiting to get burned. They don’t show the effect of the efforts in the video. I think it’s all in vain.
Sufficient-Night-479 on
he saw that his fellow farmer’s livelihood was at stake and understood from his OWN struggles how badly it could hurt his neighbor so he jumped in to intervene. good man.
richie65 on
Also incredibly lucky that the wind was in their favor, and not pushing all of that smoke towards where they were cutting…
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There’s a true bro.
Did it work?
Protip: you need exposed bare dirt for a firebreak, and ideally a mound. Otherwise, the fire can still slow burn through and under. This guy was just doing the best he could with what he had, but what you really need is a bulldozer.
Such a great person. The wind direction also contributed to contain the fire’s advance
He’s lucky the smoke wasn’t blowing towards him
What a homie
Hero on a tractor.
What a harrowing experience
Brilliant reaction from the farmer!
Now there’s a real hero!
Would be better if the Top Gun song was playing.
Good job farmer and neighbor. No doubt he saved his own land too.
Shoutout Eric
Did it work?
Source: https://www.kunc.org/environment/2013-07-12/watch-as-this-farmer-in-a-tractor-outruns-a-wildfire-to-dig-a-firebreak?_amp=true
That’s a neighbor and friend
I have a neighbor like this. His name is Ken. He’s 80 years old. Here he is today with his tractor helping me prepare my orchard rows. Ken marched from Selma to Montgomery with MLK.
https://preview.redd.it/5j8iswzm20pd1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e79f129fd9ed46d83e43df4cb9cf7a2c384880b3
Farming simulator. Final boss.
Where does the harvasted stuff go to? It still is there waiting to get burned. They don’t show the effect of the efforts in the video. I think it’s all in vain.
he saw that his fellow farmer’s livelihood was at stake and understood from his OWN struggles how badly it could hurt his neighbor so he jumped in to intervene. good man.
Also incredibly lucky that the wind was in their favor, and not pushing all of that smoke towards where they were cutting…
We need more people that do things like this.