Equipment blooper thread

[Tor Arne]

We've all had some mishaps. Here is one I did a couple of days ago.:duh:
Let's see what the rest of you have managed to do?

 

[PHPaul]

Ouch.

Glad I'm not gonna get the bill for that one!

 

[EddieWalker]

How was that possible?


Eddie

 

[TJP89]

No pictures on this, and not as bad as the excavator (how do you do that!); but last fall I finished brushhogging, parked the mower, unhooked the 3PTH, and drove off. What's that snap?? look back, see half PTO shaft still attached to tractor, other half still attached to mower. D@mn, I knew I forgot something! Luckily it had pulled apart right where it telescopes, so after a few anxious moments, I was able to just push it back together, and it works fine now. Won't do that again though.

 

[Tor Arne]

Hose rupture valve that fu*ed up

 

[Raincoast]

Other than little dumb mistakes that seem to happen daily...
The only damage I've done was on the first day working the tractor. We sawed an old fir stump into chunks to load on the burn pike. The first lift with a bucketful & you guessed it, lifted too high & BIG chunk came over the top of the bucket & crashed down on the hood. Classic newbie mistake!
There are a few non-standard parts on the hood latch & alignment pins now. And an almost invisible repair to the plastic grill. The hood (which is fibreglass) popped right back into shape, but I left the big paint chip as a reminder. I'll probably refinish the hood next winter, but for now, it's keeping me alert. (And humble).

 

[RDrancher]

Here you go...

 

[RKJeepXJ]

Clipped my temporary power meter base pole while bush hogging around the new homesite today. Shatter that 4x6 clean off at the ground. Oops!

 

[4570Man]

I had a shooting backstop made out of railroad ties I hit mowing, and knocked it over. I broke a power steering hose pushing a tree with the loader, and I broke the valve off the wood splitter carrying the splitter with the loader. The best part all three repairs cost less than $20.

 

[kevin37b]

Care to elaborate on that one John ? I am guessing the wind blew the gate in behind you .