Tractor Roll Over Accident Safety

JDFANATIC · Jul 21, 2005

NevadaSmith,

Wow! I can only assume the above posters missed your unfortunate tale. Sorry about your Uncle. May the lesson be absorbed and learned by others.

GeneD14 · Jul 21, 2005

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My 2003 Agco ST35 would kill the engine if you got up off the seat while the PTO was running.

NevadaSmith · Jul 22, 2005

Thanks JDFanatic.
I found the articles posted in this thread very usefull in explaining how the accident happened....and especially how QUICK it can happen. We had all thought it was a rare occurance.

SkyPup · Jul 22, 2005

My L-3130, L-39, and ZD-21 all work that way and it's great! /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

JimMorrissey · Jul 22, 2005

I would not have known that chaining off the axle, mere inches higher than the draw bar (below the roll-over axis) could be life or death. I don't think it's a Darwin situation.....just a true "accident" with the ultimate consequence. The same people had probably done the same thing 1000 times before, but this time the stars did not line up in their favor. Pretty sad stories.

I don't even have a draw bar due to my backhoe....but I do have a big fat FOPS and I wear my seatbelt.