Traffic Cones

[lawn mower fanatic]

Do any of you put cones behind your trailer when at a lawn?

I will take a pic of mine once we have a snow that I need the trailer to haul the snowblower.

 

[exotion]

Do any of you put cones behind your trailer when at a lawn?

I will take a pic of mine once we have a snow that I need the trailer to haul the snowblower.

No I just park if I'm in a no parking zone loading zone or somewhere km not technically supposed to be ill turn on my flashers no cones seems just one more thing to keep track of

 

[X-man]

I don't see a reason why.

I only use my lawn tractor with my cart but even if I was driving a truck with a trailer I wouldn't use cones. Hazard lights do a good enough job if you park in the street. Personally I would park in the customer's driveway if at all possible. When it comes to parking in the street, I would just leave the hazards on like I said. I don't think it's that hard to see a pickup truck with a flatbed trailer.

Then again, you hear stories of people crashing into school buses.

 

[mowerman05]

If the gate goes down the cone comes out, no exceptions.

 

[Carscw]

Most yards I park in the driveway because they are on busy roads.
When a park in the road or in a parking lot the cones are used and flashers.
I also have backup beepers.

 

[BWH]

I would add placing cones out gives your company a professional look and feel.

 

[Mid TN Lawn]

In TN back up alarms are required on all commercial vehiclesIt is a TOSHA regulation in TN TOSHA regulations override OSHA.
We have always used cones due to TN being a comparative fault state.

 

[reynoldston]

I try as a rule to load and unload in the driveway. If I have to do so in the road I use the flashers.

 

[mullins87]

I'm not a commercial landscaper, this is just an observation. If you don't put out cones when the trailer gate is down, you could be held liable if a person trips over the gate and injures themselves. The cones will act as a warning device and could absolve you of any liability in a court of law. Again, just an observation, and no legal precedent known by me to support it.

 

[reynoldston]

If you don't put out cones when the trailer gate is down, you could be held liable if a person trips over the gate and injures themselves.

Just how far do you have to go? As soon as I pull in there driveway they can sue me. Just maybe I will trip over there lawn mower and sue them? Just what are we living in a sue happy country and just where do we draw the line?