More proof I am an idiot

[woodlandfarms]

Well, it was completely stupid. Completely... I was putting gravel on the road, was backing up, looking over my shoulder going "fast" and out of the corner of my eye I see the wire loose on my lightbar. Well, like a woman in a diamond store I glommed onto that shiny thing and promptly drove the tractor off the edge of the road. It is super steep (photo does not do it justice). It took a moment to get the seat out of my crack, and then I did the walk of shame to the neighbors house and he brought his 3/4 ton with a winch and we had some fun pulling it out. We had to do 2 pulls, pulling from the front and back to get it up on the road. Fun times. But if I had been on a regular tractor I would have had a serious rollover.

 

[MinnesotaEric]

No way to drop the bucket and curl your way forward, huh?

Last winter I got my truck stuck twice on the same corner. The same neighbor rescued me. Even got one getting stuck on video. Right at the beginning of this one.

 

[stuckmotor]

It seems like you'd have to try really hard to roll that one over. �� I'm glad you weren't hurt.

 

[Thomas]

Well, it was completely stupid. Completely... I was putting gravel on the road, was backing up, looking over my shoulder going "fast" and out of the corner of my eye I see the wire loose on my lightbar. Well, like a woman in a diamond store I glommed onto that shiny thing and promptly drove the tractor off the edge of the road. It is super steep (photo does not do it justice). It took a moment to get the seat out of my crack, and then I did the walk of shame to the neighbors house and he brought his 3/4 ton with a winch and we had some fun pulling it out. We had to do 2 pulls, pulling from the front and back to get it up on the road. Fun times. But if I had been on a regular tractor I would have had a serious rollover.

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Glad your okay,it's part of owning tractor.
Just curious...why are tire thread going different directions?

 

[k0ua]

Um... not an actual idiot. More like an "idiot savant" or wise idiot. Wise because you had sense enough to stop before you made it worse and go get some help while it was relatively easy to get you out. It could have been worse. As for the distraction, well you could have been distracted by something a BIT more worthwhile. Like a pretty lady in a short skirt for instance... Just saying...

 

[fried1765]

Um... not an actual idiot. More like an "idiot savant" or wise idiot. Wise because you had sense enough to stop before you made it worse and go get some help while it was relatively easy to get you out. It could have been worse. As for the distraction, well you could have been distracted by something a BIT more worthwhile. Like a pretty lady in a short skirt for instance... Just saying...

Maybe even ......Any lady in a short skirt?

 

[Industrial Toys]

Cool machine.

Stupid things like that can be quite fun. Not in the middle of a paying job and nothing broken. Practice for the real thing too, so nothing really wasted. Sometimes the only (easy) way you find out what works and what doesn't.

 

[cqaigy2]

Thank you! I don't feel so bad now to see i have company. Glad you sorted it out. My wife still laughs about pulling me out situations i've gotten myself into.

 

[fatjay]

Whats that machine look like when it's not in a ditch?

 

[MossRoad]