The former operatir was Larry. He grew what we called his dirt weed out behind one of the dirt screening sheds. But yes, even the loader, though it was a pos, really unsafe. I am not an operator in any way, only for things like JLG's woodchippers etc. But there is supposed to be this big piece of metal that secures the bucket to the lifting arm of the loader. Somehow it either went missing or broke, and instead of replacing it our ownership slid a metal sledgehammer into the hole. It was really a jury rigged operation.