Wounded on my tractor

[wushaw]

Just use this Woodsman's Pal Complete Head Protector, Safety - GEMPLER'S

It is cheaper than a cab tractor.

 

[RayCo]

Just use this Woodsman's Pal Complete Head Protector, Safety - GEMPLER'S

It is cheaper than a cab tractor.

That's a good idea. Thanks a lot wushaw. I'm constantly getting smacked in the face with things as I work on trails in the woods. Thanks.

 

[Texas Dodge]

I thought I broke my arm one time by pushing a limb out of the way, but to only have it snap back up against my arm and the ROPS Da.mn that hurt bad..................

 

[IslandTractor]

Just use this Woodsman's Pal Complete Head Protector, Safety - GEMPLER'S

It is cheaper than a cab tractor.

I have one of those. It is fine for keeping briar and other thorny things off your face while on the ground and works with unseen small branches too but it would be pretty useless to someone sitting on a tractor. In my experience the small thorny things don't grow high enough to be a problem to my face (legs and arms yes) while sitting on a tractor with my head at about 8-9 feet off the ground.

What that mask will not do is stop or even deflect a spring loaded half inch branch much less anything bigger.

It is perfectly good for the sorts of forces and branches you will run into while walking in brush but it is false safety for someone using a tractor to push brush aside.

I'd say that a hockey goalies mask or a catcher's mask would be more like it for personal protective equipment. That doesn't seem practical so I continue to focus on building some sort of medium duty frame and grill that would not stop a tree but would stop a 2 inch branch snapping back.

Check this out for a great system. Unfortunately it would be pretty expensive to build but should be perfect for a tractor that ventures into brush and woods. http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kioti-owning-operating/127660-dk65-ready-right-way-clearing.html

 

[M_Brown]

Another thing to watch out for when clearing brush is backing up after pushing forward with the loader. As you go forward the loader can slip over some brush or small trees instead of digging it out and strip all the limbs from it. Then when you back up the leftover stick which is still in the ground can come at you from behind. It has only happened to me a couple of times where all of a sudden you see this spear of a stick coming up beside you from behind. I have not been stuck by one yet and hope never to but they can sneak up on you.

 

[wushaw]

Island;
I totally agree this head protection is for the small stuff. I have one too for my chainsaw work.
If you got spring loaded branches that have the potential to knocking ya out then a cage ( not a glass cab ) is what is needed for protection.

 

[tjkadar]

We've had a dozer knocked out of action by a stick about the size of my pinky. While clearing brush a sapling worked its way up through the track, entered a small hole in the bottom of the cab area (hole about the size of your pinky) and ripped open a fuel line connection. Took three tractors to tow the dozer to the shop and about a day to rip the cab apart to get at a 79 cent fitting. That was not a fun day.

Those branches have a way of doing the darndest things and catching you completely unaware no matter how well you prepare for them.