Tipping over

[Buster57]

I dumped a Bobcat once. The problem with them is that they always feel like they are going to tip forward so when it happened I was not surprised. No one was hurt, and it really looked stupid until I could pull it right side up with the JD.
I have lifted the back wheel(Right or left) on my L3010 several times. I think I am going to have to level out the path in my orchard before I have a serious problem.

 

[dgood1]

"tipping" over?

Isn't that what kids do to cows?

Don

 

[Kodiak]

Yes:

And if you own a Toyota 4 door pickup your supposed to tip over Rhinocerous.

 

[snowman]

I had the FEL on my B7500 full of rocks; had the FEL about two feet off the ground, and got off the tractor to throw a few more rocks in it. Tractor was on slightly uneven ground, with the left rear a little higher than the right front. I threw in a few rocks, turned around to get some more, and when I turned back to the tractor, I saw it slowly tipping over. Was able to push up against it hard and then started pulling rocks out of the FEL with one hand; that stopped it.

I didn't have any weight on the back at the time (didn't have any 3pt implements). I've since got a rear blade and tiller, and will always put one of those on when doing FEL work now. Makes a great deal of difference (the rear blade is about 250 lbs and the tiller is in the high 300's I think.)

Always make sure that the FEL is flat on the ground when loading it.

 

[accordionman]

i just got a big load of lumber to build a wheel chair ramp. the truck dumped it in
my front yard, and i wanted to move it to the area where i needed it. i hooked a
chain around it, and to the FEL. i was going to back up, and move it, but my
ground slopes, and when i picked up the end of the stack of lumber, my right
rear wheel on my tractor came off the ground. wow! this was not the proper way
to move this. i called my neighbor, who knows more than i do about these things.
he told me to pull it up the slope, with the chain hooked to the back of the tractor
but first, fill the loader with gravel for added traction. well it worked, and i moved
the lumber, with no further problems.
accordionman
william l. brown