Rollovers

[chriswheeler]

One thing that is often overlooked is over lifting/overloading with the FEL. Came close to putting my YM 3000 on it's side pulling T posts a couple of days ago. My rig weighs in somewhere around 3300 lbs and still can be unstable if not lifting correctly. You folks with the smaller rigs can have more of a problem faster with smaller tractors. My koyker 160 is rated to lift more than 1500 lbs. Without blocking the frame or something hanging from the 3 point, it could be on it's side with much less weight. Also matters how high the bucket is with this weight.
Chris

 

[2manyrocks]

This subject has been discussed in the Safety forum several times. Here's just one of them that you can find by searching the forums: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/safety/97525-tractor-rollover-myths-facts.html

I'll just toss in this simple observation that it is wise to get to know your machine well on level ground before getting on slopes with it. One of the problems is that terrain drops off suddenly or has an unexpected hole in it. You can deal with it on level ground, but it can make you roll over on a steep slope before you know it.

Have a cousin who is an experienced and careful operator. He was pulling a sprayer on a hillside when a wheel on the sprayer unexpectedly gave way. The fluid in the sprayer shifted and made his tractor flip. Had to be life flighted and undergo several surgeries. Things can happen quickly on a slope.