ASV face down

[Robbie Hegwood]

Hey milkman, You can cut your rops all day long, I'll keep mine just the way it is. 10" shorter and no back window. Only one way out and with no tree or not the front exit is now blocked!!! Again, I'll keep it the same, I was scaped up from the tree going through but walked away. Plus I'm 6' and 225lbs. I need all the room I can get.

Yes we do have a new rule. Must have someone with at all times. I had my cell phone but no service. Most of my jobs very rural.

 

[N80]

Yep, when I saw the first picture my thought was, that's funny, bet he's embarrased. But when you see that tree coming through its a bit horrifying.

Trees worry me. I use my tractor in the woods a lot. The other night I was winding my way through a valley to pick up a big hog that I'd killed. In more than one place I was on a side to side slope and the pucker factor really got up there. No one wants to roll a tractor but looking at the terrain it would have been a gentle roll.....but then I thought about the trees. If you roll and there is a tree beside you, the ROPS wouldn't keep the tree from crushing you, or if small enough, impaling you. I had two people with me, but I doubt they could have budged a 4000 pound tractor. Food for thought.

 

[Soundguy]

Glad you're safe, if your ROPS had been shortened 10", that stick would have went over the top instead of coming through the front, I'd be breakin out the sawzall.

If his rops had been shorter.. and that stick still made it into the operator cabin.. it might have went thru his head...

The manufacturer certifies a rops or fops for a specific use.. It makes me whoder why a bunch of armchair mechanical engineers immediatly want to whip out the chop saw and torch as soon as they buy a machine...

Soundguy

 

[schmism]

so did the machine stall or automatically shut off or what?

 

[Robbie Hegwood]

After I realized I was not hurt I imediatly(spell) wanted out. Since the tree pushed out the back window and my head pointed that way I just started wiggling. After I was out I then reached back in, found the key, not were I left it and turned it off. If there was no tree and I had a winch I could have justed winched it back onto her tracks and keep going. But then we wouldn't have these cool pictures to comment on!!!!!!! Robbie

 

[Renze]

man, indeed you're saved by a miracle (or just lucky) that stick looks mean though... Did you have any injuries from the tree sweeping against you or... ??

If that ever happened to me, i'd make sure i'd do all i can to make sure this was the last time: first thing i'd do was make a contra weight, a metal form for concrete to bolt on the back of my machine, at least 500 kg but probably more, and use punch press rounds to mix into the concrete of a contra weight. scrap steel is only 14 Eurocents where new steel is 1,40 per KG...

Sorry about the $6000 of repair but glad you walked away....

 

[MikeD74T]

Robbie, nice to hear that you were able to crawl out the window and leave the ROPS cage with nothing injured more than your pride.

There is currently a new thread on TBN about a guy who intentionally cut 10" off of his ROPS bar and another guy who installed a shorter ROPS bar. After your experience, I wonder if you think that altering safety features is a good idea?

Here is the thread: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kubota-owning-operating/92614-rops-modification-lights.html

Bob, I'm not sure how your comment makes much sense. If Robbie had no cab at all the outcome would have not been any different. The provided structure not only did not stop the rollover but it also did not stop the tree. Probably the only safety device Robbie benefitted from was the seat belt.

Robbie , Glad you remain uninjured. MikeD74t

 

[MikeD74T]

Robbie, Sounds like your mower head got the best of you. Similar situation at my workplace in July 05. Excavator on ledge side hill over reached, started to slide sideways, when it caught it went over. Righted it with two large wreckers. MikeD74T

 

[Thomas]

Morning MikeD74T.
Hope the operator wasn't hurt..yikes.
Almost the same event last summer,operator reaching little to far while setting on slight slope,than ground loosen and pure ledge and he went over slowly...workers had to break glass to remove operator that was bang up.

 

[milkman]

Glad you're safe, if your ROPS had been shortened 10", that stick would have went over the top instead of coming through the front, I'd be breakin out the sawzall.

Evidently noone saw the little blue face at the end of the post , if you put your pointer over the blue face you will see what it means.