How stupid can I be?

[crashz]

On the 770, 790 & 970, 990 series tractors, its really easy to bump the range selector with your right foot getting on or off the machine. You'll do this dozens of time Champy!

I'll recite the lastest and greatest of bonehead moves by me:

Last weekend I picked up my father's Atlas Copco air compressor (tow behind) and was turning around on a dirt circle in a field. I had started to make the turn and I felt the truck sink. I popped it into 4 Lo and decided to back out the way I came. But the mud had other plans. So as I felt the truck sink and slide even more, I had the brillant idea that if I kept the momentum, I'd get out. I took my eyes off of the mirrors for second to see where the truck was sliding. In that split second, the compressor came around and jacknifed into the driver's side of the truck. I pulled ahead, and when I did, the truck caught solid ground. I was able to drive the circle that I was too afraid of after all.

 

[DGS]

Hi guys
There is a clinical description for all these things we have done to ourselves
"Brain Farts"
DGS

 

[rback33]

I have experienced many such instances, most of which I have been able to forget. I DID stop by a Mahindra dealer once (they aren't anymore, but I digress) that had a used Kioti DK45 on the lot. They could not get it to start. Knowing we have built loaders for the tractor, he had me come look at it while I was there so a man could test it. First thing I did was climb on, turn the PTO off and turn the key. It fired right up. Salesman was like, " I thought it was that, but did not know how to turn it off!" I asked what my commission was if he sold it.

 

[4720 OWNER]

Jeans with the hammer holder on the side changing the ABC range to neutral when getting in or out. Also forgetting to pick up the rock box when first starting out makes good noises on dirt OR concrete!!

 

[RCT]

I too have done a couple of stupid things. I hopped on the tractor, and started it up per the manual, half throttle and fully choked. Well I remembered to push the throttle back in, but forgot to flip the throttle all the way up. I was thinking, man I am going slow! Got off checked the tranny fluid, Ok, checked the deck, OK, oh well put it back in the shed and deal with it tomorrow. So I went to put the throttle back to half throttle to restart it and **** it was already there. Flipped the throttle all the way up and viola! Speed again. Another time I couldn't figure out why the grass was not cutting, forgot to lower the deck, doh!

 

[EddieWalker]

I've told this story before, but since it fits right in here, I'll tell it again.

In High School, one of the guys I hung out with bought a jet boat. We'd go skiing after class, and sometimes, cut school to go water skiing. Shortly after graduating, I went off to bootcamp. When I came back, I called him up to go skiing, but found out that the boat had broken down shortly after I left for boot camp. He said it was an electical problem, but he couldn't figure it out. A few weeks later, he said he found a boat shop that said they would take a look at it. I went with him when he brought it to them. They tried the key, looked at the carburators and then looked in the gas tanks. One tank was totally full, the other empty. The guy asked if he had turned the switch to get fuel from the full tank. My friend just had one of those deer in the headlight looks. The guy turned the switch, and it fired right up!!!!

The last I heard, he's a mechanic for British Airlines out at SFO.

Eddie

 

[Soundguy]

Just goes to show that the phrase 'common sense' can not be not universally applied!

soundguy

 

[deere755]

We used to have an International 2 ton grain truck. Shortly after we got the thing the fuel pump went out of it. I filled both tanks on it one morning and started hauling corn. The next day I was getting low on fuel so I flip the switch on the dash and the fuel gauge showed full as it should since had not used any out of it since I filled it. I am cruising along on my way back to the field (so I was empty thank God) when it died. I check it all out and I find it is not getting any fuel. I figure the fuel pump is bad again. It was on a busy high way and getting close to dark so I have a tow truck tow it to the shop. The next morning I walk in and my uncle has it running like a top. The switch on the dash is for the fuel gauge only, to switch tanks there is a valve behind the seat. Talk about feeling stupid.

 

[POC]

THAT is just a stupid design, deere755.

 

[GreenWannabe]

I put the same kind of arrangement on two different pickups. I had two tanks fabricated, one for each side, and mounted them to the frame and body. I used a manual 3-way fuel selector valve with a tank indicator on the floor to the left of the driver's seat. This was not an uncommon arrangement back in the 60's, the valve came from the International dealer. However, it did not include any electrical switch for the tank sending units. I added a three-way switch with tank indicator mounted to a plate attached to the bottom of the dash to select which tank sending unit to connect to the fuel gage. Simple but effective system, and was a lot better than the unmarked rocker switch on the Chevy tandem I drove once. I also added a Mico brake lock, light switches, and a mechanical tach to my little panel. Loved that truck for more than thirty years.