OLD FARMER
New member
I was out getting up some wood for the stove a week ago and found a nice dead oak about 12 inches across and I just had to have it.
when I went to cut the tree down I parked my JD 790 well away from where the tree would fall and cut the notch . I checked the area for horses and the dog and started the final cut, to make a boring story shorter......... I watched a tree turn 120 degrees and fall on the tractor! I have had a tree not fall where I wanted many times including on my ankle ( 6 screws, a plate , 50,000$ ,and a lost job later,) I still had never seen a tree turn on the stump that far, any way........ it glanced off the rops and landed on the QH and drove it into the ground. Now I have the opportunity to see what the inside of the 3 point looks like. I've ordered the parts and will have to drain the fluid from the rear end to find the missing part of the lift cam, our local dealer is very good about printing off pages from the shop manuals so I ordered the parts online and pick and pay there. the only other damage was a branch slapped the hood and gently reshaped it, but not enough to notice unless you know how it should sit. It could have been a lot worse I know, I just wish mother nature would quit throwing trees at me and my stuff.
when I went to cut the tree down I parked my JD 790 well away from where the tree would fall and cut the notch . I checked the area for horses and the dog and started the final cut, to make a boring story shorter......... I watched a tree turn 120 degrees and fall on the tractor! I have had a tree not fall where I wanted many times including on my ankle ( 6 screws, a plate , 50,000$ ,and a lost job later,) I still had never seen a tree turn on the stump that far, any way........ it glanced off the rops and landed on the QH and drove it into the ground. Now I have the opportunity to see what the inside of the 3 point looks like. I've ordered the parts and will have to drain the fluid from the rear end to find the missing part of the lift cam, our local dealer is very good about printing off pages from the shop manuals so I ordered the parts online and pick and pay there. the only other damage was a branch slapped the hood and gently reshaped it, but not enough to notice unless you know how it should sit. It could have been a lot worse I know, I just wish mother nature would quit throwing trees at me and my stuff.
