jmc
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- Ford 1920 4x4 (traded in on Kubota). Case 480F TLB w/4 in 1 bucket, 4x4. Gehl CTL60 tracked loader, Kubota L4330 GST
A friend once told me about his dad lifting a round bale with an ancient dozer before ROPS. The dozer probably didn't have a seatbelt as well and that might have been what saved his dad. With the bucket curled too far, the bale rolled down the loader arms and over the seat, just after his dad ducked the bale.
I thought that it must have been a freak accident until hearing this story on National Public Radio today. (click the red circle)
Seven Stars Farm Organic Yogurt Founder On The Accident That Left Him Paralyzed | Here & Now
The exact same thing happened to him only he was buckled up and couldn't duck down far enough. Turns out, it used to be a pretty common accident. (It's also probably why most modern fork sets have the rear wall too.) He is an advocate of a four posted ROPS that extends forward of the operator for this type of work.
It's an uncomfortable account of what left him as a quadriplegic.
I thought that it must have been a freak accident until hearing this story on National Public Radio today. (click the red circle)
Seven Stars Farm Organic Yogurt Founder On The Accident That Left Him Paralyzed | Here & Now
The exact same thing happened to him only he was buckled up and couldn't duck down far enough. Turns out, it used to be a pretty common accident. (It's also probably why most modern fork sets have the rear wall too.) He is an advocate of a four posted ROPS that extends forward of the operator for this type of work.
It's an uncomfortable account of what left him as a quadriplegic.