Whelp! Had my first “super-pucker” moment this past weekend. My butcher (Dan) came out Saturday to slaughter the last two hogs of the year. It was gross and rainy out so rather than drag the pigs on a sled with no snow, we figured we’d get them on the gambrel and just drive them over to the garage where we’d gut, skin, and half em. While backing down the side of the garage and around the corner, I cut it a little close to the grade sloping away from the foundation and got the rear tire up in the air, about a foot. Dan waved me off and I stood up to look. Crisis averted, but now we had a pig hanging/swinging at full height and a teetery-tottery BX. I ended up hanging off the left side of the fender/ROPS and got the tire on the ground. Dan dropped the bucket, and got the pig on the ground... needless to say we dragged the other pigs in the sled.
Really reinforced the notion that it can happen in an instant. I had moved the big male the same way the previous weekend and didn’t have an issue. This time I was complacent and almost ended up with a big problem. I never even felt the rear tire come up, but a 250lb hog hanging at full height was enough to get things tippy on a super mild side slope.
Be careful out there folks!
Really reinforced the notion that it can happen in an instant. I had moved the big male the same way the previous weekend and didn’t have an issue. This time I was complacent and almost ended up with a big problem. I never even felt the rear tire come up, but a 250lb hog hanging at full height was enough to get things tippy on a super mild side slope.
Be careful out there folks!