k0ua
Epic Contributor
There are a couple of trees around here with some bark scraped off of them. :ashamed: I would be a liar if I said I never hit anything with the bucket.
new Kubota tears down part of neighbors fence
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droy
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Don't mean to hijack, but hope this will make aaronv feel a bit better-
Wanting to add on to my tractor shed, I just had some 60/40 sand/dirt mix hauled in to build up. Stuff was pretty wet, so I began plowing to open it; somehow I managed to hit a post brace with the tractor bucket which then glanced off and struck the corner of the roof, ripping the metal sheet off the purlins in that spot. Disgusted, I went inside to take a break and met face to face with SWMBO. The only time my wife is NOT in the 100% mind reading mode is when she is sleeping, which at that time is idling around 75-80%. Seeing the look on my face opened the interrogation, which ultimately led to my confession. After her damage appraisal came the donkey Bar B Que, then she returned inside, and I resumed plowing.
Wish I could end the story here, but after about 5 minutes of plowing, I made a pass close to the accident site to see if it had begun healing....wouldn't you know it, while looking at the damaged roof I hit the next post with the bucket!
Managed to straighten the galvanized post almost back to normal, but that darn bright orange paint is really hard to get off!
Wanting to add on to my tractor shed, I just had some 60/40 sand/dirt mix hauled in to build up. Stuff was pretty wet, so I began plowing to open it; somehow I managed to hit a post brace with the tractor bucket which then glanced off and struck the corner of the roof, ripping the metal sheet off the purlins in that spot. Disgusted, I went inside to take a break and met face to face with SWMBO. The only time my wife is NOT in the 100% mind reading mode is when she is sleeping, which at that time is idling around 75-80%. Seeing the look on my face opened the interrogation, which ultimately led to my confession. After her damage appraisal came the donkey Bar B Que, then she returned inside, and I resumed plowing.
Wish I could end the story here, but after about 5 minutes of plowing, I made a pass close to the accident site to see if it had begun healing....wouldn't you know it, while looking at the damaged roof I hit the next post with the bucket!
Managed to straighten the galvanized post almost back to normal, but that darn bright orange paint is really hard to get off!
tractchores
Veteran Member
Nothing like hitting something like a post or tree, having the tractor tile up or glance off it only to land with the post or tree BETWEEN the tractor and loader, or wheel and BH stabilizer. Then you're really stuck! I've done that more than a few times in the woods. You either remove the tree or try to slide the tractor sideways.
That orange paint gets you busted every time!
That orange paint gets you busted every time!
