tractorgp
Platinum Member
Good to have a backup operator available.
My wife has never driven my BX24, or the TG1860 in the last 15 years.
I noticed she just squeaks into your garage... height-wise. Have you modified/lowered your ROPS ?
Your garage door doesn't seem any higher than mine, and my ROPS is 3 inches too high for my opening. Both my ROPS and the upper door jamb have scars...
Pete
Nice to have a back up operator. Good video.
A few things I noticed:
1) You may need to put a bypass on the seat switch since the operator doesn't weigh enough and it cuts off with little movement or move the seat forward so she doesn't have to lean to reach controls. Much better to bypass the switch than to tell her to gain weight. Of course, telling her she doesn't weigh enough may get you some points.
2) When tractor stalls, she should also cut back on the throttle and not restart at PTO speed.
3) I always engage the PTO at slow RPM to reduce shock on the PTO drive line then bring up to speed.
4) Never leave the bucket up in the air when parked. Most loaders will sag over time and could crush anything left under it.
5) She should watch behind her as she's blowing. The vid shows her looking forward while backing up.
6) At least she's trying, mine wouldn't get anywhere near my tractor or a shovel.
You got a nice level area for her to practice and not much traffic . Tell her to be careful . My wife said she isn't getting on my tractor so I got no backup operator . Well she got a new shovel .