Roll Over's and Brothers in Law

toddwulf · 01-04-2002, 09:28 AM

Well, it had to happen to my Wife's Brother, who is no idiot, just not a tractor guy, yet. I had him shuttling Loaders of Sand into my power trench on my NH 1920 while I was in the trench spreading it out. To get from the Sand Pile, to where I was in the Trench, he had to cross a spring fed seasonal creek and well, we've had quite a bit of rain since Thanksgiving plus having dug over 1500' of trench, the creek crossing was something of a mucky mess.

Anyway, I heard on Oh **** and when I looked up I saw that he had the tractor, with the loader too high and full of wet sand, stuck in the muck at the front left tire. Before I could yell lower the Loader and THEN back out, he reversed it, the 4WD front tire dug in deeper and it slowly rolled over on it's side. Slow enough for him to jump out and then run back to try and hold it from completing the roll via the ROPS. I yelled at him to let it go!

Well, bruised ego but a few good laughs and some tips and what to do's, I got my contractors old tractor and we had it righted in 15 minutes. Wish I'd had my Camera and glad nobody was hurt.

Todd in Placerville

Robert_in_NY · 01-04-2002, 09:44 AM

Hopefully he learned his lesson. How is the tractor, everything ok still?

toddwulf · 01-06-2002, 11:02 AM

Tractors fine Robert. It was only on it's side for perhaps 15 minutes. I had been experiencing some Power Beyond hyd. problems prior to the roll. In the Repair Forum, I think it's been diagnosed down to a stuck releif valve.

He's a really good brother in law, don't get me wrong, in fact my wifes whole family is pretty good. Guess I'm one of the lucky ones. I'd have no problem letting him jump back on the tractor.

Todd in Placerville

MChalkley · 01-06-2002, 06:29 PM

Todd - But would he have a problem jumping back on the tractor, I wonder? [img]/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif[/img]

We've all done stuff like that. I once tipped the Kubota over so gently that, since I was almost up against an 18-wheeler trailer, when it tipped, the rollbar hit the trailer and stopped me, but I was able to push the tractor back down with one arm while lowering the loader all the way to the ground, then back up the hill backwards. Unfortunately, I was being observed by my wife at the time. I still get reminded of that little misadventure regularly in safety lectures...

ljh2 · 04-12-2002, 04:04 PM

Mark - Seems that wives are sometimes pretty good safety devices... they never let you forget when you do something stupid/dangerous.

Larry [img]/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif[/img]

MChalkley · 04-12-2002, 04:12 PM

Yeah, Larry, and if you've ever had your wife observe something like that, the desire to never let it happen again serves as an extremely effective safety mechanism. [img]/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif[/img]

billfires · 04-13-2002, 09:04 PM

Todd, glad no one was hurt and the 1920 didn't get damaged. Just serves as a reminder that we all have to be careful when operating our machines. Hope the rest of the backfill goes safely.

Bill C

01-04-2002, 09:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
toddwulf Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Placerville, CA. Posts: 185	Roll Over\'s and Brothers in Law Well, it had to happen to my Wife's Brother, who is no idiot, just not a tractor guy, yet. I had him shuttling Loaders of Sand into my power trench on my NH 1920 while I was in the trench spreading it out. To get from the Sand Pile, to where I was in the Trench, he had to cross a spring fed seasonal creek and well, we've had quite a bit of rain since Thanksgiving plus having dug over 1500' of trench, the creek crossing was something of a mucky mess. Anyway, I heard on Oh **** and when I looked up I saw that he had the tractor, with the loader too high and full of wet sand, stuck in the muck at the front left tire. Before I could yell lower the Loader and THEN back out, he reversed it, the 4WD front tire dug in deeper and it slowly rolled over on it's side. Slow enough for him to jump out and then run back to try and hold it from completing the roll via the ROPS. I yelled at him to let it go! Well, bruised ego but a few good laughs and some tips and what to do's, I got my contractors old tractor and we had it righted in 15 minutes. Wish I'd had my Camera and glad nobody was hurt. Todd in Placerville

01-04-2002, 09:44 AM	#2 (permalink)
Robert_in_NY Super Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Silver Creek, NY Posts: 5,633	Re: Roll Over\'s and Brothers in Law Hopefully he learned his lesson. How is the tractor, everything ok still?

01-06-2002, 11:02 AM	#3 (permalink)
toddwulf Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Placerville, CA. Posts: 185	Re: Roll Over\'s and Brothers in Law Tractors fine Robert. It was only on it's side for perhaps 15 minutes. I had been experiencing some Power Beyond hyd. problems prior to the roll. In the Repair Forum, I think it's been diagnosed down to a stuck releif valve. He's a really good brother in law, don't get me wrong, in fact my wifes whole family is pretty good. Guess I'm one of the lucky ones. I'd have no problem letting him jump back on the tractor. Todd in Placerville

01-06-2002, 06:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
MChalkley Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Eastern Virginia Posts: 3,239	Re: Roll Over\'s and Brothers in Law Todd - But would he have a problem jumping back on the tractor, I wonder? [img]/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif[/img] We've all done stuff like that. I once tipped the Kubota over so gently that, since I was almost up against an 18-wheeler trailer, when it tipped, the rollbar hit the trailer and stopped me, but I was able to push the tractor back down with one arm while lowering the loader all the way to the ground, then back up the hill backwards. Unfortunately, I was being observed by my wife at the time. I still get reminded of that little misadventure regularly in safety lectures...

04-12-2002, 04:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
ljh2 Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Western Maryland Posts: 274	Safety Devices Mark - Seems that wives are sometimes pretty good safety devices... they never let you forget when you do something stupid/dangerous. Larry [img]/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif[/img]

04-12-2002, 04:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
MChalkley Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Eastern Virginia Posts: 3,239	Re: Safety Devices Yeah, Larry, and if you've ever had your wife observe something like that, the desire to never let it happen again serves as an extremely effective safety mechanism. [img]/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif[/img]

04-13-2002, 09:04 PM	#7 (permalink)
billfires Gold Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Southeastern Mass Posts: 330	Re: Roll Over\'s and Brothers in Law Todd, glad no one was hurt and the 1920 didn't get damaged. Just serves as a reminder that we all have to be careful when operating our machines. Hope the rest of the backfill goes safely. Bill C

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