jimmer2880
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Dumbest Thing you have done with your tractor
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firefighter9208
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I was working on the barn one day and needed another 2x4. I went on the golf cart to my shop to get one. I have a bed on the back of the cart so I strapped the 2x4 to the back of the cart sideways.
Jumped on the cart and took off back to the barn, full throttle. Drove past my truck and heard a big crash. Forgot that the 2x4 was sticking out and busted out my taillight
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Chris
Jumped on the cart and took off back to the barn, full throttle. Drove past my truck and heard a big crash. Forgot that the 2x4 was sticking out and busted out my taillight
.Chris
sandman2234
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Here they are for you, Jimmer2880
David from jax
David from jax
Johnagain
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I have read this whole thread and nobody had any personel injuries which is great with all the stupid things we do. I'll be the first to report an injury when doing something stupid on the tractor.
I was mowing a field last summer and went under a tree and like most people just push the small branches out of the way with my hand. The branch slipped out of my hand and snapped back and slapped me in the face breaking my sun glasses and my NOSE. When the owner of the property saw my bloody nose I told him what happened and he finally let me trim those low branches.
I was mowing a field last summer and went under a tree and like most people just push the small branches out of the way with my hand. The branch slipped out of my hand and snapped back and slapped me in the face breaking my sun glasses and my NOSE. When the owner of the property saw my bloody nose I told him what happened and he finally let me trim those low branches.
sandman2234
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Yellow Jackets have been my only serious injury. When a bunch of them catch a tractor's operator, it isn't a pretty sight.
Often scratched and banged with limbs like that, but luckily no serious injury. I will start looking at the size of the limb I am pushing out of the way, no doubt. I am ugly enough without adding more destruction to my face!
David from jax
Often scratched and banged with limbs like that, but luckily no serious injury. I will start looking at the size of the limb I am pushing out of the way, no doubt. I am ugly enough without adding more destruction to my face!
David from jax
lhfarm
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Mine lastest happened a couple of days ago. I'd hauled a wagon load of wood to the woodpile and went to put my 3pt splitter on the tractor. I was thinking to myself how simple it was to mount with my little dollie. In a moment of brilliance, I decided it was a short trip and my neat adjustable sway bars would hold the splitter in place on the hitch pins - wouldn't want to waste 10 seconds to get the Lynch pins out of the tool box.
As I as just a few feet outside the barn, I heard a loud noise and immediately stopped. Good thing I did. One of the 3pt arms had slipped off the pin and that side and the I-beam had fallen to the ground, twisting the frame so one leg was jammed into the right rear. I happened with enough force to bend the top adjustable link. Luckily, nothing else on the tractor was hurt. I couldn't discounted the other side or move the tractor forward. I was able to man-handle the splitter I-beam to the ground (it tilts, so I just pulled one pin), but still couldn't move the frame. I finally disassembled (unbolted) the leg that was smashing the tire.
Once I got the frame reassemblied and back on the tractor, I tried to re-mount the I-beam. I couldn't lift it. I finally took the base off the tractor, lifted the beam with the front-end loader and attached it to the base. Backed the tractor up and inserted the pins this time. The splitting didn't take as long as it took to get from the house to the barn (about an hour). I won't repeat that trip again. The leg on the splitter needs to be straightened and I'll replace the top link at some point. I was lucky I didn't ruin a tire, break the 3pt hitch or do more damage - all for saving a few seconds.
As I as just a few feet outside the barn, I heard a loud noise and immediately stopped. Good thing I did. One of the 3pt arms had slipped off the pin and that side and the I-beam had fallen to the ground, twisting the frame so one leg was jammed into the right rear. I happened with enough force to bend the top adjustable link. Luckily, nothing else on the tractor was hurt. I couldn't discounted the other side or move the tractor forward. I was able to man-handle the splitter I-beam to the ground (it tilts, so I just pulled one pin), but still couldn't move the frame. I finally disassembled (unbolted) the leg that was smashing the tire.
Once I got the frame reassemblied and back on the tractor, I tried to re-mount the I-beam. I couldn't lift it. I finally took the base off the tractor, lifted the beam with the front-end loader and attached it to the base. Backed the tractor up and inserted the pins this time. The splitting didn't take as long as it took to get from the house to the barn (about an hour). I won't repeat that trip again. The leg on the splitter needs to be straightened and I'll replace the top link at some point. I was lucky I didn't ruin a tire, break the 3pt hitch or do more damage - all for saving a few seconds.
Glad this thread came back, but I have two (I only learn for a short time):
First, about 20 years ago I was driving the old Ford tractor we used to pull a spray-rig for an orange grove. For whatever reason I needed to take the 10' long boom from the sprayer to the shop. It was a 2x2 steel tube that was like 1/4" steel - very heavy duty! I strapped it across the back of the 3PH and drove back to the shop and right through the 8' door! I swore that I would never again let something hang out both sides without being careful. Guess what? The other day I was pulling a tree trunk over to the neighbor's property. I couldn't lift it with the FEL so I used the backhoe bucket and curled it against the boom and drove forward. It was about 9' long and 20" diameter. I made a long route around all of my junk, etc. and went to the front of our property and out through our 8' wide wood gate. I can tell you that running high RPM's in a low gear with a big tree trunk didn't even slow down when slicing through two 4x4 posts... it was pretty loud though!!! Neighbors have been telling everyone they know about 'this guy next door.'
First, about 20 years ago I was driving the old Ford tractor we used to pull a spray-rig for an orange grove. For whatever reason I needed to take the 10' long boom from the sprayer to the shop. It was a 2x2 steel tube that was like 1/4" steel - very heavy duty! I strapped it across the back of the 3PH and drove back to the shop and right through the 8' door! I swore that I would never again let something hang out both sides without being careful. Guess what? The other day I was pulling a tree trunk over to the neighbor's property. I couldn't lift it with the FEL so I used the backhoe bucket and curled it against the boom and drove forward. It was about 9' long and 20" diameter. I made a long route around all of my junk, etc. and went to the front of our property and out through our 8' wide wood gate. I can tell you that running high RPM's in a low gear with a big tree trunk didn't even slow down when slicing through two 4x4 posts... it was pretty loud though!!! Neighbors have been telling everyone they know about 'this guy next door.'
hosejockey2002
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Last May, just got home with my new Kioti. I had the BH installed and the box scraper chained into the FEL bucket. I backed off the trailer (literally the second time I had ever driven this machine) and cut the wheels to the right just a bit too soon. Wife and next door neighbor were both watching as the box scraper caught the gate post. The only real damage was my pride.
I was jump starting a large dozer by pulling it backwards with another large dozer. I was being pulled backwards so I put in a forward gear. Oops, some how it started but immediately changed direction. Quite a surprise. Both of us were headed over the dash and the chain was turned into a solid piece of steel.
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