Got lucky today and a new nickname

[JohnDeere4300]

Glad your OK!!!

When i use to drive a tractor trailer i would pick up a load of tractors from Iowa, and i would back up to a dock so they could load them.

One day a guy was loading a JD with a cab and dropped a front wheel of the side of the trailer and laid it on the side.

He had his seat belt on and only got cut from the glass.

They happen so quick.

Stay safe.

 

[Taylortractornut]

Ive had other machines come of loading but they were on detachable neck trailers. about a 18 to 20 inches high. I had a 5299 50 ton capacity crane I was backing on one, a 250 loader and a Moxy artic truck. And our home made compactor when we first built it. Those were all special occasions either too muddy and the crane was just too big and I was having to back onto the trailer and my spotter one sided me on that. The drop on the lowboy thursday was a good fall. Im glade the blade was down that helped it slide in stead of side drop. If it had waited till I had started to get off Id have been toast. Donny our helper couldnt belive I wanted to reload it again. I told him its like falling off a bike or anything dont let it booger you.

 

[JB4310]

If those things slide so easy on the ice skates, must make it that much more critical binding them down. Should have some kind of rails that can be brought up close to the tracks and secured to the deck.
How much did it drop when the levelers went back?

 

[Taylortractornut]

Well the deck on this trailer is 9 foot 6 inches. The D5 goes all the across excepts about 2 inches on easch side. D6 goes al lthe way out to the edges. That trailer has wingouts that fold out and you add a an oak board but thats only for hauling an LGP D5 or 6. Then you have to get a permit. Rails would limit the versatility of the trailer to. Ith trailer only unleveled about 3 or 4 inches. We have an all steel flatbed that goes on a roll off truck and its cucial that we cross chain the D3 lgp when we haul itthat way. Any steel deck is dangerours with a tracked machine or even a drum roller. My This trailer eventhough it had a wooden deck the wood hads prbably worn a bit down to the level of the steel rails. Plus it probably had a oil treatment to at some time. The rain factor didnt help alot either.

 

[WilliamBos]

Paragraphs please...a big chunk of text like that is unreadable.

Sorry to be a "Englit101 Sherriff" but if you want folks to read your post you gotta use an occasional para break.

(Call me, hunkered down ready to be flamed)

I agree. It is so hard on the eyes. No, I do not hae perfect vision.

Also glad you are ok.

 

[Taylortractornut]

Ok heres the one pic I had left on my camera Ill have another one from another camera this week. I just scanned this one.

 

[RadarTech]

I had heard of many injuries and even deaths on dozers before..
but it looks for sure like the seatbelt saved some injuries..

I guess it is a statement to how tough that beast is since it did not damage it at all!


stay safe!

Later,
J

 

[JB4310]

It' ironic, that machine is capable at working on extreme slopes but was helpless on a wet deck just 5 degrees out of level.
Like I said if those steel bottom machines like dozers and rollers are that unstable on wet wood or steel decks I'm surprised there's not some requirement for a non slip mat to be placed down under them.

JB.

 

[Taylortractornut]

The only thing to make any machine super safe would be all wood decks. The planks on this trailer were worn down most likely. When you load a trailer so many times your borads wear down onto the cross members. What we figure when we loaded she mashed it down to the the trailer side and mid rails and it just slid off. It was a combination of things. COuld have been the little bit of sand on the tracks to. That doesnt help much either. we had the tracks clean but the little accumulation you get from walking to the lowboy can give trouble. A mat really wont help much other than loading a smooth drum roller laying down a layer of dry sand helps some but has to be removed.

 

[patrick_g]

What????????????????? No one made a pitch for NOT WEARING a safety belt so you could jump free of the accident!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bless that belt and your good fortune. It could so easily have turned out worse. GLAD IT DIDN'T!!!

Pat