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John Deere Recalling 150K+ Compact Utility Tractors For Faulty Brakes: CPSC John Deere Recalling 150K+ Compact Utility Tractors For Faulty Brakes: CPSC
John Deere Recalling 150K+ Compact Utility Tractors For Faulty Brakes: Cpsc Nearly 150,000 John Deere vehicles that were sold nationwide are subject to a recall due to faulty brakes that can create a potential crash hazard, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is cautioning.  This week, the company announced a massive recall involving multiple models of their "Compact Utility Tractors," which may have a front bell crank in the brake linkage that can fail, resulting in the tractor losing its ability to stop.  The recall, impacting an estimated 147,900 tractors, was announced on Sept. 26.  To date, there have been four reports of brakes fa…

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by Zak Failla
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Plane From Leesburg Crash Lands In Pennsylvania After Brakes Fail: Report Plane From Leesburg Crash Lands In Pennsylvania After Brakes Fail: Report
Plane From Leesburg Crash Lands In Pennsylvania After Brakes Fail: Report A pilot that took off from Leesburg was forced to make a controlled crash landing on Sunday, June 19, in Pennsylvania after her brakes failed, a report said.  Caiolinn Ertel, 61, of Pittsburgh, was not injured in the crash, but she fears her Cessna 414 was totaled in the crash at Rostraver Airport, she told TribLive.com.  Ertel's plane skidded off the runway at Rostraver Airport and crashed into a hill, the website reported.  The pilot says she resorted to a controlled crash after she put the flaps up and stomped on the brakes to no avail. Click here for more from…

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by Josh Lanier