Oops!!

gabby · Nov 13, 2007

I don't think she's hurt, just embarassed!!

I was dumping on a side slope and she tipped right over. I saw it coming and I shut off the pto and stopped so the hoses didn't even stretch but it was pucker time for sure. Now I'm wondering what to do next. I guess the pan weighs about 10,000 pounds.

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daTeacha · Nov 13, 2007

Well, at least the tractor didn't go with it and no one got hurt except your pride. Did the hitch fail where it separated?

I would think step one is to unhook the hoses. If you tip it back upright by pulling with a chain or cable, will that gooseneck be able to drop into place or is there some damage there?

EddieWalker · Nov 13, 2007

I never realized that you use another axle for the ball on that type of setup. Do you think that had anything to do with it flipping? I've had regular trailers on some pretty extreme angles, and the only thing keeping them from going over was the ball hitch on a bumper type trailer.

Glad to hear it's not serious and nobody was hurt.

Eddie

gabby · Nov 13, 2007

She's back on her feet now and she's OK. Rolled her upright with a Ford 7610 tractor, no problem.

When she rolled over, the uphill rear wheel rolled up on a pile of dumped dirt that I couldn't see and it was enough to send her over. Good example of the dangers of working on a hillside because you can get tipped over before you know it.

The gooseneck used to have a hold down ring under the ball but it's broken. It's just as well because the dolly just stayed on the ground and it wasn't hard to use the hydraulics to set the gooseneck back down on the ball after uprighting it.

Here she is being rolled upright . . .

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