Close call--almost tipped over!

[proudestmonkey]

Thanks for the suggestion. I had it delivered with liquid (windshield washer fluid) in the tires.

 

[proudestmonkey]

Thanks for the suggestion. I had it delivered with liquid (windshield washer fluid) in the tires.

 

[cisco]

I feel uneasy over 15 degrees, but with the tilt meter for reference know I'm safe until the mid-20's, probably higher if I keep the implements (FEL and/or brush cutter) low. Came close today, though, and was thankful I had a ROPS and a seatbelt. I was brush cutting along a 3-4 foot bank around a boggy area. The downhill front tire dropped into very soft soil (OK, it was mud, and really dumb to drive a tilted tractor into), and as the tractor tilted the same side back tire settled in a bit - so the tractor went from about a 15-18 degree tilt to about 24 degrees, within ? 3 seconds. Not good. So, hit the clutch, and dropped the FEL and brush cutter onto the ground - then, after my angina settled down, I did manage to turn into the direction of the tilt, and slowly reorient the tractor down the slope. Then I could reverse out (in 4WD) of the situation. It does get your attention, and you have my sympathies. Now, as to your tractor free-wheeling towards your house - lucky your wife didn't kill you. Unfortunately for you, she was a witness - me, I was alone, so when my wife asked "how'd things go, dear", I said, "fine".

 

[cisco]

I feel uneasy over 15 degrees, but with the tilt meter for reference know I'm safe until the mid-20's, probably higher if I keep the implements (FEL and/or brush cutter) low. Came close today, though, and was thankful I had a ROPS and a seatbelt. I was brush cutting along a 3-4 foot bank around a boggy area. The downhill front tire dropped into very soft soil (OK, it was mud, and really dumb to drive a tilted tractor into), and as the tractor tilted the same side back tire settled in a bit - so the tractor went from about a 15-18 degree tilt to about 24 degrees, within ? 3 seconds. Not good. So, hit the clutch, and dropped the FEL and brush cutter onto the ground - then, after my angina settled down, I did manage to turn into the direction of the tilt, and slowly reorient the tractor down the slope. Then I could reverse out (in 4WD) of the situation. It does get your attention, and you have my sympathies. Now, as to your tractor free-wheeling towards your house - lucky your wife didn't kill you. Unfortunately for you, she was a witness - me, I was alone, so when my wife asked "how'd things go, dear", I said, "fine".

 

[proudestmonkey]

My wife was a good sport about the whole thing. She knew I was embarassed and still a little scared. Then when we were pushing the tractor backward, I said its gonna roll pretty good and suggested she let go and I'd jog with it to slow it down. That worked out okay because of the upward slope toward the house, but I think she appreciated how dangerous this thing can be if not handled correctly (like I did). I think my wife also kind of likes it when I make mistakes on the tractor. It makes her less leary of riding it herself because she knows there's room for error.

 

[proudestmonkey]

My wife was a good sport about the whole thing. She knew I was embarassed and still a little scared. Then when we were pushing the tractor backward, I said its gonna roll pretty good and suggested she let go and I'd jog with it to slow it down. That worked out okay because of the upward slope toward the house, but I think she appreciated how dangerous this thing can be if not handled correctly (like I did). I think my wife also kind of likes it when I make mistakes on the tractor. It makes her less leary of riding it herself because she knows there's room for error.

 

[JerryG]

<font color="blue"> I didn't intend to go across the hill. I intended to head mostly straight up the hill, until I hit the clothesline, which jerked me parallel to the incline of the slope.</font>
Wow, I can see how it would be time for some different shorts if it turned and lifted that much. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

 

[JerryG]

<font color="blue"> I didn't intend to go across the hill. I intended to head mostly straight up the hill, until I hit the clothesline, which jerked me parallel to the incline of the slope.</font>
Wow, I can see how it would be time for some different shorts if it turned and lifted that much. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

 

[proudestmonkey]

He he. No dirty shorts here. It kind of happened so fast, I didn't have time to be too scared. By the time I realized how precarious it was, I had stopped and wasn't tipping any further.

 

[proudestmonkey]

He he. No dirty shorts here. It kind of happened so fast, I didn't have time to be too scared. By the time I realized how precarious it was, I had stopped and wasn't tipping any further.