My close call captured with camera...

[Chuck K.]

I had already severed all the roots around the tree, pushed it over from side to side but the FEL would not pull it out of the ground. I assumed the little tallow tree had a good sized tap root that I could not get to even with the ripper tooth.

After a long day of digging stumps in 95+ degree weather I was loosing my patience with the thing.. The wife was taking a few pictures for the scrap book of the progress on the property.

This pictures shows me lifting and slowing backing up, the R/R tire ran up on spoils of the digging so I knew I had to get another angle:



I tried this approach and still no go.. Should have gotten off an fetched an axe



So Im backing up in double low.. Love the HST+ Im focused on the stump coming up... I think I got it... I realize I feel the left rear going up I thought I was backing up on spoils again so I continue on until my wife screams at me after realizing what she saw through the camera:



I guess the moral of my story your judgement can be impared by heat, frustration etc. do not get tunnel vision as I did focusing only on the stump coming up and not my surroundings... I am thankful for the HST as well, I felt no real threat of turning over, I simply let off the pedal and eased forward...

Be safe out there.. Chuck.

 

[Woodworkerman]

Nice endo Chuck! I'll try to remember to never do that.

 

[Tig]

Great pics. Glad no one was hurt.

 

[Tractorbeam]

I've done that a few times. It surprised me each time, but as you say, was not close to turning over. Did make me worry about stressing the tractor though.

 

[RonMar]

Yep, also a good way to roll over if the force applied has any side component. You shouldn't pull things with the FEL, just like you don't pull things from the rear any higher than the drawbar. Great pics, thanks for sharing...

 

[mscheer772]

ain't that what the ROPS is fer.

-mike-

 

[davitk]

Lucky for you yours was there, but I'm usually grateful when SWMBO doesn't witness my exlax moments

 

[dtd24]

Thats actually why I like the geared tractors over the HST. One touch of the clutch and back on all fours.

 

[skargo]

Thats actually why I like the geared tractors over the HST. One touch of the clutch and back on all fours.

What happens if you push the clutch in on an HST in that situation?

 

[JerryG]

What happens if you push the clutch in on an HST in that situation?

There are several models that don't have a clutch pedal. I would also say that on the ones that do have a pedal, the owners would be less likely to use it than the owner of a gear tractor because they weren't use to using it. The thing here is that the OP was luck no matter what tranny he had.