Just a reminder........

[S-G-R]

He was in the seat backing up- not watching his load

I read you other thread after I posted here. Lucky guy.

 

[Cranblue]

A friend called yesterday to help him pull a tree off his tractor- had his loader too high carrying a tree and not watching it backing up. It slid down the loader arms and fortunately he had the wheel tipped up and it stopped it before it hit him. He's lucky all he needs is some cowling-instrument cluster- few switches and maybe a new tilt rack and wheel. This is the third time I have seen this in 50 some years of owning/operating tractors- the first 2 were not so lucky. Lots of reasons to carry your load low-

Bill

Was he using fork attachment ??

 

[BCSB]

He did have forks on. Lift your loader all the way-empty of course- curl back and watch the angle. Try it with your bucket too. You’ll see where rock rash comes from on the hood.

 

[mcmxi]

Thanks for this thread. It's an excellent reminder of how safety needs to be paramount even when doing seemingly simple things. My biggest fear is rolling a tractor and I confess that I get anxious in situations that many might not even think twice about. This comes from a lack of experience on my part and not knowing where the limit of these tractors is.

 

[sheepfarmer]

Thanks for this thread. It's an excellent reminder of how safety needs to be paramount even when doing seemingly simple things. My biggest fear is rolling a tractor and I confess that I get anxious in situations that many might not even think twice about. This comes from a lack of experience on my part and not knowing where the limit of these tractors is.

That’s good! Better safe than sorry.

Another gotcha that no one expects is when a branch or a vine catches on the loader valve and raises the bucket unexpectedly and over you go before you can stop.