N80
Super Member
What does a john boat have to do with owing and operating a tractor? It mostly has to do with operator negligence of course.
Occasionally we see folks admitting to stupid things they did on their tractors. Today is my day for confession.
I was mowing my roads this weekend. Went down the hill toward my pond. I've got a good sized john boat and a canoe near the edge of the lake. I usually mow right up next to them. Well, this time I didn't notice that the long rope attached to the front of the john boat was stretched out into the deep grass and of course the rotary cutter grabbed it. It all happened in slow motion but even so I reacted in slower motion.
I remember passing the boat and thinking "I hope that rope is not out in this grass." Then I saw the boat lurch and I knew what had happened but I remember thinking "It will just cut the rope, no big deal." Of course it did not cut the rope, it got cought in the spindle and them the boat starts zooming towards the tractor. The front edge of the boat hit the rear wheel of the tractor and I mean hard! I switch the PTO off and stopped.
I was surprised at the damage. First, I was surprised that the tractor hardly even had a scratch on the rear wheel. The boat has a big orange dent on the gunwhale of the bow. The rope attachment pulled a big tear in the front of the bow and there is a crack between the rolled edge of the bow and the bow itself. Fortunately all of this is above the water line so the boat is still functional. I think I can fix all of it with a metal plate to re-attach the tie down and maybe some bondo to fix the crack. The dent is cosmetic only and the boat is old and ugly anyway.
Well, that's my dumb move for the week. Stay tuned, I'm sure there will be more antics in the near future.
Occasionally we see folks admitting to stupid things they did on their tractors. Today is my day for confession.
I was mowing my roads this weekend. Went down the hill toward my pond. I've got a good sized john boat and a canoe near the edge of the lake. I usually mow right up next to them. Well, this time I didn't notice that the long rope attached to the front of the john boat was stretched out into the deep grass and of course the rotary cutter grabbed it. It all happened in slow motion but even so I reacted in slower motion.
I remember passing the boat and thinking "I hope that rope is not out in this grass." Then I saw the boat lurch and I knew what had happened but I remember thinking "It will just cut the rope, no big deal." Of course it did not cut the rope, it got cought in the spindle and them the boat starts zooming towards the tractor. The front edge of the boat hit the rear wheel of the tractor and I mean hard! I switch the PTO off and stopped.
I was surprised at the damage. First, I was surprised that the tractor hardly even had a scratch on the rear wheel. The boat has a big orange dent on the gunwhale of the bow. The rope attachment pulled a big tear in the front of the bow and there is a crack between the rolled edge of the bow and the bow itself. Fortunately all of this is above the water line so the boat is still functional. I think I can fix all of it with a metal plate to re-attach the tie down and maybe some bondo to fix the crack. The dent is cosmetic only and the boat is old and ugly anyway.
Well, that's my dumb move for the week. Stay tuned, I'm sure there will be more antics in the near future.
