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09-13-2013, 09:19 PM #11
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- Kubota L3830GST, B7500HST, BX2660
Re: Need for tractor operation Safety especially on Friday 13th
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
— Robert Heinlein, Time Enough for Love
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09-13-2013, 09:40 PM #12
I am confused. The exhaust pipe is still upright so how did the bale roll back? Maybe the loader lowered by leak down after it was shut off? What is the trailer on it's side for? Tractor hit it after the accident while still in gear? Tires are not dug in.
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09-13-2013, 10:06 PM #13
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Re: Need for tractor operation Safety especially on Friday 13th
My guess is that the loader was way up to dump the bale into the grinder and the operator was using the clutch to ease up the grinder. Bale rolled backward, his foot slipped after the bale hit him (or his foot slipped which caused the bale to come off), the tractor lurched forward and it pushed the grinder over. After the fact someone (other operator, firemen, etc) lowered the loader so that it wasn't a hazard.
Too much hay on the ground to see if it dug in much, but if the spear or the frame hit the top of the grinder, it could lift the front end off the ground and transfer weight to the rear wheels giving it more traction until the grinder flipped onto its side.
Aaron ZA human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
— Robert Heinlein, Time Enough for Love
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09-14-2013, 07:44 AM #14
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- west central IL
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- John Deere 2520
Re: Need for tractor operation Safety especially on Friday 13th
Looks to me as it was a stretch for that tractor to get the bale over the top of the grinder. Possibly had the bale tipped back as far as he could and tried to use the grinder to slide it off the spears as he backed out and hopefully it tipped into the grinder? Be careful guys, match the equipment to the job at hand.
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09-14-2013, 08:15 AM #15
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- Coyote Flats,Tx
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- JD 4255/Kubota M7040 HDC
Re: Need for tractor operation Safety especially on Friday 13th
Update: Tractor loader would lift just barely high enough to get over the side of the mixer wagon. Yes the uncontrolled tractor knocked the big mixer wagon over on it's side. The reason my neighbor was trying to use the shorter lift tractor is that his larger tractor is at a dealership waiting to be repaired as it suddenly won't move in any gear.
No for the good news: my neighbor came home from hospital yesterday afternoon late. He sustained multiple broken ribs & collarbone but no apparent nerve damage. That's to all for prayers & concerns.
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09-14-2013, 09:08 AM #16
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- South West MI
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- John Deere 2030, John Deere 6415
Re: Need for tractor operation Safety especially on Friday 13th
Thanks for the update. I too was thinking the tractor looked too small to put a bale in that grinder. He's very lucky his back was not broken.
Even though I do not handle round bales, makes me want a four post ROPS.John Deere 2030 JD 245SL Loader
John Deere 6415 mfwd JD 640SL Loader
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09-14-2013, 10:28 AM #17
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- 7040 HDC 1153 fel
Re: Need for tractor operation Safety especially on Friday 13th
ROPS wont protect you that much if any if a bale rolls off the hay forks.not really sure how much a cab would protect you.
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09-14-2013, 10:48 AM #18
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- Kubota L3830GST, B7500HST, BX2660
Re: Need for tractor operation Safety especially on Friday 13th
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
— Robert Heinlein, Time Enough for Love
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09-14-2013, 03:26 PM #19
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