Tractor rolled over on me this morning

[budepps3760]

I think maybe the reason it did not continue to roll was my son welded a very strong canopy to put on the rops. It wanted to come on over but the canopy frame pushed it back.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Hard to appreciate the terrain and circumstances from the non the less, appreciated picture.

 

[9973720wb19]

glad you're okay. honestly, this is a fear we all have. thanks for sharing. it's good to get reminded this can happen to anyone.

 

[chevy]

I am glad you are O.K.

Looking at the pictures, are those concrete weights on the front of the tractor? If they are, I believe that the height of the weights contributed to the roll over. It appears that the weights are above the natural center of gravity for the tractor.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I didn't see the two other pictures. NASTY terrain for sure! My first impression seeing the other two pictures, is that, it is no place for a rubber tired tractor. I agree on the possibility of the concrete having contributed, but would want to see the machine upright on level ground. If I start to feel uneasy, the first thing I do is lower everything possible, without creating a new hazard, like catching on something.

 

[WranglerX]

Does not look like a $100 tow job, it looks more like $500 "off road" recovery....

Dale

 

[budepps3760]

Those are indeed concrete weights on the front that I made. I have an 8' land plane and pulling it at times my front wheels would come off the ground. Tractor weighs 3000 lbs so I was trying to get more weight on the front. One time when the front came up it ended up $1200 , in repairs.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I mangled the steps to our tractor on a stump in high grass. Never a good idea to be working blind.

If you are going to hire help, you have to decide if they are just going to upright the thing, and you or they will get it running on the spot, or haul it out of there, not running. BIG difference in cost, I'm sure.

 

[budepps3760]

Once I get it up I plan on letting it sit there for a few days.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I don't know if it was discussed. How quickly did you shut it down?

 

[budepps3760]

Within 10 seconds

 

[k0ua]

WOW, people down there must work cheap. Someone backs a tow truck up to a car, that takes five minutes and it could cost $500.00. God help you if it sits in their yard!

Down here the $100 will pay for any kind of normal recovery, like a slide off into a ditch or even sometimes a little worse. As long as a regular tow truck or rollback can do it. Not so if a rotator is needed or a complex two truck pull.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Thats great. My only upset was my little Steiner tractor. I too shut it off quickly, but not as quickly as I would have liked due to disorientation. Like, where did the keyswitch go?

 

[k0ua]

Thats great. My only upset was my little Steiner tractor. I too shut it off quickly, but not as quickly as I would have liked due to disorientation. Like, where did the keyswitch go?

Another nasty thing that can happen is you can't shut it off. It starts consuming its own crankcase oil in a runaway condition. Time to hop off and stuff your shirt in the air intake.

 

[budepps3760]

Wow. That would not be good.

 

[k0ua]

Wow. That would not be good.

Yep full throttle and not a thing you can do but either smother its air supply or watch it seize up. And you don't have all day to decide what to do either.

 

[Industrial Toys]

You could do that with the Steiner, provided it didn't fall on that side. Good Luck trying to get at the Intake of almost any modern tractor. If the loader isn't in the way, all the plastic will be. If close to the garage, I would grab a CO2 extinguisher. But not sure that would even work.

 

[aczlan]

the tractor will crush you in the seat that way if you have a 2 point ROPS. not good for most people!..

Riiiiight. That is why OSHA requires them for all employee operated tractors (except in special circumstances).
Please show some facts to back up your claims.

Aaron Z

 

[Industrial Toys]

I too question that. In my way of thinking, the first purpose of a standard two post ROPS is to keep the tractor from going over, beyond lying on it's side. If you do that, you probably limit the tendency to keep rolling down a hill. Not a great experience for an operator.

 

[aczlan]

I too question that. In my way of thinking, the first purpose of a standard two post ROPS is to keep the tractor from going over, beyond lying on it's side. If you do that, you probably limit the tendency to keep rolling down a hill. Not a great experience for an operator.

Exactly, unless you are into drag racing your tractor, 90% of the time it's going less than 10MPH and forward speed isn't a real factor in the forces on a rollbar.

Aaron Z