Have you ever turned over a tractor?

[tallyho8]

I have read all the pros and cons of rops here in many threads with all the posters stating all the things that might happen to cause your tractor to flip or turn over. This makes me very curious as to how many of us have ever had a tractor turn over and lived to tell about it. I do not want to hear the pros and cons of rops as that has been discussed in many other threads.

If you have been lucky enough to have turned over a tractor and survived, would you be kind enough to give us a short explanation of what happened and why and whether or not you had a rops and/or were wearing a seatbelt?

 

[gf5205]

My wife put our JD 755 on its' side. She was mowing next to bank near our driveway and hit the forwards pedal when she meant to hit reverse. It went over slowly. It has ROPS, she was wearing her setbelt, not even a scratch.

After 30 years of tractoring this was our first ROPS tractor, and the first we tipped over.
Greg

 

[Defective]

First overturn:

Some random old Farmall, got too close to the ditch, no ROPS, survival by dumb luck.

Last overturn:

Ford 8N, working in the bush, caught a wheel on a tree, ROPS, FOPS & belt newly installed, survival caused by intelligent caution.

There were a couple of other incidents in between. I've generally used my tractors in the bush. This is not an environment that is nice to tractors. I've learned over the years not to be concerned with IF it'll happen but with what to do to minimize damage WHEN it happens.

 

[riptides]

I have read all the pros and cons of rops here in many threads with all the posters stating all the things that might happen to cause your tractor to flip or turn over. This makes me very curious as to how many of us have ever had a tractor turn over and lived to tell about it. I do not want to hear the pros and cons of rops as that has been discussed in many other threads.

If you have been lucky enough to have turned over a tractor and survived, would you be kind enough to give us a short explanation of what happened and why and whether or not you had a rops and/or were wearing a seatbelt?

I died. No ROPS, no Seatbelt, no tractor, no mo.

I was a lurker then.

Roll Over


-Mike Z.

 

[Dougster]

I always think of this photo...

and drive a little more carefully.

Dougster

 

[irwin]

I always think of this photo...

and drive a little more carefully.

Dougster

That is one chilling picture Doug...


(aren't you suppose to be climbing through poison ivy now ?)

 

[Dougster]

That is one chilling picture Doug... (aren't you suppose to be climbing through poison ivy now ?)

I think you all want to see me suffer!!! Anyway, my "PI" job was postponed this morning due to heavy rain. I'll try again tomorrow morning!

Dougster

 

[schmism]

aparently green tractors bleed green when they are injured... and spew chunks....

 

[Dougster]

aparently green tractors bleed green when they are injured... and spew chunks....

I believe that is the Lime Green blood of the hard-core "JD" aficionado that was driving that unfortunate beast... but then again, I could be wrong.

Dougster

 

[irwin]

aparently green tractors bleed green when they are injured... and spew chunks....

Wonder what happened, is that a, too high, trailer in corner of pic.? Was he taking it off, and it threw him/her off.?