Roll over

[oosik]

When I first got my brand new Ford 1700( 1982 ) - lifting a bucket of wet sand - the rear tires lifted off and the tractor began to pivot on the front axel pivot pin. Dropped the bucket like I was holding a red hot chunk of metal. It was close - VERY close. After I calmed down, checked for "organic damage" - went home - had the rear tires loaded and a rear blade put on the 3-point. I was dumb on tractors - didn't understand the laws of physics - very fortunate. That has never happened again.

 

[Max22TN]

......How long did you let it sit before attempting start?......

About an hour. I also took the air filter off and had a 1x4 that I cut into a square so I could stick it over the intake and block off the air if it tried to run away but it didn't. It just smoked a bit.

 

[Max22TN]

You would be surprised how many videos I have seen of people uprighting equipment (even pros) only to have it roll away! Often in catastrophic fashion.

I've seen those videos too. The only real problem I had up-righting it was listening to my wife say "Can't you call a wrecker?" over and over during the process. I must have heard that 20 times! Sometimes she thinks I'm still as stupid as I was when I was 20 but I'm not

 

[Industrial Toys]

Yeah, the damage is bad enough. Why not add five hundred bucks as icing on the cake?

 

[Cataclysm]

Glad your OK! Crazy how some of that stuff happens in a blink of an eye.

I started using my hydraulic kill switches after hooking a jacket pocket on the forward/reverse lever of my backhoe. It kicked the backhoe into forward gear at 2200 rpm as I was getting off. By chance I had the stabilizers down enough that the back tires didn't have traction.

Lesson learned.

 

[RichM752]

The only real problem I had up-righting it was listening to my wife say "Can't you call a wrecker?" over and over during the process. I must have heard that 20 times! Sometimes she thinks I'm still as stupid as I was when I was 20 but I'm not

I can relate. Glad it all worked out for you.

 

[mguitas]

Glad your ok, I have a pto pump that I can turn off or on. I also have pins that will not let the backhoe move around. But most backhoes do.

 

[duffer]

So glad you're OK. It's events like this that should remind all of us to be EXTRA special careful around, and operating our equipment.
I had my 2538 just tip a little the other day with a full bucket of wet sand, and had my heart rate set a new record.

Having the tractor go all the way over on you, is frightening. I can't even imagine how I would feel.

I think you owe the "guy upstairs" a special thank you.

 

[FTG-05]

I've seen those videos too. The only real problem I had up-righting it was listening to my wife say "Can't you call a wrecker?" over and over during the process. I must have heard that 20 times! Sometimes she thinks I'm still as stupid as I was when I was 20 but I'm not

No offense, but are you sure about that? Who rolled it over: you or her?

 

[Deere Dude]

"Sometimes she thinks I'm still as stupid as I was when I was 20 but I'm not"

No offense, but are you sure about that? Who rolled it over: you or her?

I'm not 20, I'm 21.

Controls can be touchy. When I first got my tractor I had a very gnarly tooth bar on the bucket. Traveling on the highway from my neighbors farm to my house I was in high gear cruising about 12-13 MPH. I felt I should adjust the FEL up and roll the bucket up also. But I rolled the bucket down. i felt a huge jar and a what sounded like a shotgun going off. The toothbar stuck the blacktop with all the teeth and pulled about 4" of blacktop out about 1/2" deep.

I didn't hurt anything but it could have been a disaster it the FEL would have went under the tractor.