Horrible accident with vintage dozer

Rock knocker · Aug 27, 2015

It appears that a newly purchased 1960's vintage International TD 6 started moving while the owner was working on it while standing on the tracks. He was killed, and then the dozer drove into a car containing the woman, where she was killed.

From other boards, the hypothesis is that the machine was in gear and the starter was somehow jumped.

PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- Two people were killed in an accident involving a bulldozer Monday, according to the Ashtabula County Sheriff's Office.
One man and one woman were involved in the accident on West Morgan Road near State Route 46.
Channel 3 learned the 1960's bulldozer lost control and crashed into the car, causing it to roll over.
The sheriff's office identified the two just before noon Tuesday as Kevin "Scott" Moore, 44 and Barb Hammer, 39.
The sheriff's office tells WKYC that the bulldozer wasn't moving. Moore was working on the bulldozer when it somehow began to move, running him over.

UPDATE: 2 killed in Ashtabula County bulldozer accident ID'ed

300UGUY · Aug 27, 2015

The TV interview said that the engine was running, in gear, but the dozer wasn't moving. The operator was standing on the tracks, " working on the engine? ". Not a lot of detail, but could a clutch have been stuck, suddenly release, then run the folks over? Sorry for their families.

Industrial Toys · Aug 27, 2015

The TWO deaths are almost unbelievable!

Garycw · Aug 27, 2015

That is awful! I know how fast it can happen first hand. I was rad over by a 4000lb tractor last October while working on it and was flown to hospital for a total hip replacement. A wrench fell on starter while in gear. Two weeks later a guy not far away was ran over jumping a tractor and was killed instantly.

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4570Man · Aug 27, 2015

I didn't see anything about a woman being in a car. The video said both were working on the dozer.

Soundguy · Aug 27, 2015

I don't know enough about a td6 to speculate on it's travel controls.. need to find someone who is proficient.

When I read the title and saw 'vintage I was thinking old. I have dozers from the 60's and they are every day workers.. I hadn't thought they were vintage.

been putting sprockets, and track pads on a .66 Cat D8 all week.

MHarryE · Aug 27, 2015

Tractor Data says the TD-6 was built from 1940 to 1956. Not exactly correct because we had, and still have back in a shed, a 1939 model my dad sold when he was an IH dealer and got back when the buyer went out of business. As I recall, hand steering clutch for each track, foot brake on each side for the each track, and a hand clutch with detent. In other words, you can leave it idling in gear with the clutch in detent, but if you accidentally bump it out of detent, it would take off - unless you had the gearshift in neutral. If my memory about the clutch operation is correct, it would be a possibility as to how it could accidentally start moving - if somebody bumped the clutch lever while it was idling in gear. They were kind of finicky to run as they had an extra combustion chamber and started on gasoline. Once warmed up, you shifted a control lever that closed valves to the gas system which reduced the combustion chamber volume and shifted it to diesel.

buickanddeere · Aug 28, 2015

As previously stated. Most of these "run overs " are caused by a frustrated operator, in a hurry trying to screwdriver start an Baulky engine and forgetting they left it in gear. They have likely done this dozens of times and become complacent as the temporary fix becomes standard procedure .

ultrarunner · Aug 28, 2015

Dad's friend and coach was killed in a Dozer accident... something was caught under it and he raised the blade to get under and the blade dropped...

This was in 1955...

Garycw · Aug 28, 2015

buickanddeere said:
As previously stated. Most of these "run overs " are caused by a frustrated operator, in a hurry trying to screwdriver start an Baulky engine and forgetting they left it in gear. They have likely done this dozens of times and become complacent as the temporary fix becomes standard procedure .

It is a common scenario, but it can happen MANY ways and fast! Neighbor restored antique tractors as a hobby. He never has any problems until one day he rode out to the end of his driveway to get the mail. As he was coming down, foot slipped and went head first into concrete drive. Broke his neck and died right there.

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