Introduction and Stunt Planning

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LAUNCHED FROM THE TAILGATE!

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What happens here

The presenter, Josh from Stoney Ridge Farmer, introduces the concept of an unconventional lawnmower unloading stunt, where a riding lawnmower will be ejected from a pickup truck by driving backward at speed and slamming the brakes. He acknowledges this idea came from his viewers. He plans for the lawnmower to travel down a driveway and into a mulched garden area to cushion its landing and avoid hitting his other truck.

Goal: Understand the stunt concept and plan the execution zone to minimize property damage.

Tools and materials

Pickup Truck Ford — Transporting the lawnmower and executing the stunt. The visible truck is a vintage Ford model (likely F-series)
Riding Lawnmower John Deere — The object to be unloaded from the truck. The visible mower is a John Deere model

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I have been suggested by several of my viewers that I should do the 40 mile an hour backwards slam on the brakes unload of the lawnmower you voted on it ladies and gentlemen what you're about to see is a lawn mower being unloaded from a truck chock these tires at a speed of which I cannot name because I don't know how fast I'll be going so let's chock the wheels drop the tailgate and haul butt backwards and slam on the brakes and see what this thing does that's a beer can here a little bit all right you stopping on that one that's pretty good the biggest problem is if it falls off and hits my truck down here that will be a problem I'm aiming for the mower to go down the driveway and into the garden area right here where there's a lot of mulch and hopefully that'll slow it down I don't know if we'll tear something up it'll be funny we're gonna throw the

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