Snow Equipment Owning/Operating A bad day Playing in the snow

[bjcsc]

Let it serve as a warning. Poor conditions can lead to accidents. BE CAREFUL.

Exactly. And I still think it speaks well for Kubota as the operator walked away...

 

[LBrown59]

LBrown,
Read my complete post again, and take note of where I park my tractor, and when you have done that, consider why an insurance company would think something was amiss if I was plowing snow in my driveway. Since the last recorded snow was in 1989, and that wasn't enough to plow, I would think that you would have understood. Guess not.
David from Jax

I'd still bet Florida's polices don't specifically list snow removal as an exclusion.
It would be interesting to read a few of them and see just for the heck of it.

 

[AmmoSpidey]

That is me too. It does not look like it was just torn apart. in my opinion something is not right with this senerio. Something should be twisted and distorted. Even the plates on each side look like the bolts were removed not broken or ripped through. I am suspicious. Call me a sceptic! At least in this.

Mike

In the second pic there is a nosy rubber necker in a jeep. I think that might be me, (then again there were a lot of emergency vehicles around and the weather was a lot worse when I drove by.)
This happened up the road from me, (less than a mile from my driveway). Yup. it's real! Kinda weirded me out at the time. The wife started crying and made sure I was well aware of how vulnerable I am when doing the same on my BX24.

The vehicle had a good deal of damage on the drivers side mid way through the vehicle.

I thought it looked pretty bad myself and was wondering if the guy survived. Thanks for posting the pics now I know.

Shawn

 

[john_bud]

. The wife started crying and made sure I was well aware of how vulnerable I am when doing the same on my BX24.


Shawn

Wives! Just because the tractor was snapped in half like a twig, they get all worried. But seriously, is that a spouse deal or what? I mean, it ain't like you failed to notice the fact the tractor was now parked in 2 spots!

jb

 

[horse7]

A few months ago, I wanted to know if I could clear snow at my mailbox which requires driving on the road. Couldn't find my copy of the homeowners policy so called the agent and asked, and was told yes, I'd be covered.

I wanted a copy (pref soft copy) of the policy, but no, the policy has to be mailed out in paper form from the main office (? guess they never heard of TSAs or cryptographic signatures). Finally got it yesterday, but have not had time to read it.... since this is with one of the insurers who is being sued (and lost a couple of times) for Katrina, I don't get warm fuzzies with a verbal answer.

I know, "when does 'yes' really mean 'no'? When it's not written in the policy"! Now I just need to read the darn thing-- buy a rider if I have to, but obviously cheaper if coverage is already there.

 

[Kendrick]

I was just thinking along the lines of jb I feal sorry for the guy who has to clean 30 gal? of fluids off his driveway. I wonder if hasmat was involved in making sure it was cleaned up or if it is the property owners problem since it is not in the road.

 

[AlanB]

Exactly. And I still think it speaks well for Kubota as the operator walked away...

Probably a part in it, but I lean more towards Providence, blind luck or the hand of God, whatever your preference.

I just cannot imagine what the forces and such were to wipe it out like that, and it is certainly a sad statement on our country and the legal system, that many of us wonder if the tractor driver will be sued. Not sure how that can be fixed, but a sad statement on the system nonetheless.

Sure glad the tractor driver walked away.

 

[sandman2234]

Probably best to let your insurance adjuster handle the fuel removal, if there was a spill. If the auto driver is found at fault, their insurance company can pay to have the soil dug up, hauled off, burnt, and new soil hauled in to replace it, plus the driveway replaced back to it's original condition, less the snow. No way would I even consider to take on a fuel spill that might have been someone else's fault. Hopefully there was no fuel spilled, as the tank, etc. are on the same half. Might have been some hydraulic fluid loss, since that stuff is stored right at the break.
David from jax

 

[GreenMtns]

Hey honey, I think I need a bigger tractor. This one snapped in the middle while blowing snow.


Glad the operator is OK.

 

[emmy71]

I'm thinking that the tractor breaking in half probably helped the operator avoid injury as all the forces of the inpact did not get transferred to the rear. I imagine that would have been very violent if the tractor had stayed in one piece.

Terry