Anyone ever roll over a tractor?

[bullbreaker]

Come close but have not rolled over a tractor .
You's just reminded me though that 36 years ago myself with the help of an ex-buddy named Johnny Walker,locals use to call him "Red". Rolled over a 66 Dodge Coronet . Taught me a lesson at a young age real quick.
No one else was involved or injured but myself. After that for a couple years I just stuck to legally sponsored demo deby's and no liquid courage. :thumbsup:

Boone

 

[sixdogs]

Wow, I'm starting to pucker just reading these responses.

 

[JimR]

Rolled over an 8N years ago that had a loader on it and a backhoe. I was moving dirt one day and didn't realize that the backhoe had been going back and forth swinging while I was taking sharp turns. Eventually it was swinging all the way one way and all the way the other way. I took a corner just a bit too sharp with a load of dirt in the bucket. The backhoe came flying around and over she went. It is like slow motion. I couldn't save it from going over. I knew it would only go so so far too as the backhoe was going to stop it from flipping all the way over. Just as the tractor was almost horizontal on its side I bailed off. Not a scratch to me. It took me a few hours to jack her back up with blocks to get her to a point where I could flip her the rest of the way with my 4x4 pickup and chains. It was a lesson learned to pay attention to what is going on behind you.

 

[riptides]

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

I was a lurker then.

Roll Over

 

[k0ua]

I have never rolled a tractor, I have come close a couple of times and saved myself. But I have laid down a motorcycle 3 times I can remember and it happened so fast I could not do anything. Once at maybe 25-30 mph, and twice in parking lots at relatively slow speeds.

James K0UA

 

[Qapla]

I have never rolled a tractor but I have fallen backward into a hole I was digging. I had dug a rather large hole with a backhoe (an old Case BD tractor/hoe - a dedicated backhoe not an attachment) and had the hole about 12' deep and quite large by moving the hoe over and forward as I was digging. When I lifted the stabilizers to move the machine and had turned the seat around, but before I could move, the dirt gave way under the back wheels and into the hole I went - BACKWARD! - It had a "pucker-factor" off the scale.

I will say, I got no warning but as it happened it seemed like it was in slow motion.

Also, being an older model hoe, from the 50's, there was no ROPS or seat belt.

 

[MossflowerWoods]

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

I was a lurker then.

Roll Over

Mike,

That post gave and is still giving me chills...

Glad you made it sir!

Be well!

David

 

[JimR]

I just read your posting from 2002. OMG is all I can say.

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

I was a lurker then.

Roll Over

 

[Baby Grand]

Does driving a forklift out of a railroad boxcar count?
It rolled as it went out in what seemed like slow motion.
About a 4 foot vertical drop.

 

[cartod]

This guy just rolled his little deere yesterday. He had the cajones to post the event with photos. Here is the link.

http://www.****************.com/forums/sub-compacts/4947-1026r-rollover.html

Sorry, it's on another tractor site. Must be a competitor to here. My Appologies.