OHHH...SH#@

[Lloyd_E]

When given lemons...make lemonade!

1/ oh so that is what the under side looks like... take lots of photos
2/ Good time to under coat
3/ Great time to check all the grease points, filters and lines
4/ Glad the driver is OK


Lloyd

 

[IslandTractor]

I hope he turned it off quickly. Those brush piles can sneak up on you if you don't watch out.

What is your drill for changing out fluids when this happens? I'm not planning on on it but the possibility has occurred to me.

Also, what is the best way to right the tractor. Can you pull on the ROPS or do you need to lift from underneath to right it safely? How would you put it back on it's feet if there was no tow truck etc available?

 

[Mike058]

Also, what is the best way to right the tractor. Can you pull on the ROPS or do you need to lift from underneath to right it safely? How would you put it back on it's feet if there was no tow truck etc available?

My first guess would be to attach to a stout part of the frame as high up as I could go. I'd use the ball mount on my truck as an anchor and use a come-along. Another tractor, winch or tow truck might be preferable, although the labor involved with a come-along might provide an outlet for any pent up hostility I would probably feel toward myself for pulling the move in the first place.

 

[dfkrug]

Also, what is the best way to right the tractor...

That is what I want to know. It looks like there is a Woods b/h on it, too.
It seems to me that you could cause more damage than the rollover if the
righting is done poorly.

 

[JoelD]

I'm thinking get on, tighten up the seat belt. Start her up, and then like a bog chasing it's tail, spin her around faster and faster untill momentum stands her back up again.

Just a thought.

Glad no one was hurt, this sort of thing can happen fast and to anyone not careful. Most of us can probably say we've almost been there.

Joel

 

[Wayne County Hose]

Some people should have tractors, and some people should have pictures of tractors.

 

[rback33]

Some people should have tractors, and some people should have pictures of tractors.

That is FUNNY. I'd be givin u reps on other forums!

 

[mrutkaus]

The Woods Backhoe BH80X on my CK30HST makes it a LOT tippier.

You can move it from side to side to counterbalance your inclination to tilt, and ride with the outriggers pretty far down, which is what I've done several times.

Mike

 

[deputyrpa]

Been there too. My Jinma's front tire hit a soft clay spot near my freshly-graded walk-out basement, as I was backfilling my deck pier holes. I had a 5' bucket full of gravel, which I was dumping at the time. The tractor went over surprisingly quickly, without warning. I was belted in, and had one hand on the joystick, that I pulled back on instictively as it went over. That and the 6' box blade kept the tractor from going over further. Pics are on my other computer. I uprighted it with a tow strap around the rear axle, with the other end attached to a JD 6000 series 4x4 ag tractor. Not a scratch on the little beaner!

Yeah, the BX90 makes my DK45 tippy, and back-heavy. I travel up some of my logging roads backwards, unless I can wedge a 1-ton rock in the loader bucket for counter-weight. I'm much more sensitiive to tilt now.......

 

[gboudreau]

Must have been one **** of a ride......