Ya, that's not good...
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tacticalturnip
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Oh my Lord, I hope the operator was alright- that was scary!
HawkinsHollow
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Very scary!!! I think the only thing that could have saved him is if he dropped the tiller to the ground right as he gained speed.
John0829
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What an idiot, drop the tiller and get off the brakes
kenlip
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Assuming it's not AI....
This video raises an interesting question. We are told to always wear the seatbelt if the tractor has a ROPS. Assuming it had a ROPS and not just a canopy, do we think he would have been better off belted in as per the common advice or being able to bail like he did?
This video raises an interesting question. We are told to always wear the seatbelt if the tractor has a ROPS. Assuming it had a ROPS and not just a canopy, do we think he would have been better off belted in as per the common advice or being able to bail like he did?
It isn't that difficult to reach down and unsnap it. In most cases you are better off staying with the tractor, but somebody always comes up with that one exception and treats it as gospel..
workinonit
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Darwin at work.
CliffordK
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I thought it had a front bucket at first... anyway, the tiller appears to have been running, and was probably set to push the tractor forward. Disconnecting the PTO, and it may freewheel. Still, dropping it would be better than nothing, and might have kept the tractor straight (but still not saving it).
That did look like a ROPS with the canopy attached to it. However, I think the concept of the ROPS is to keep the tractor from doing a full rollover. I'd be curious what the tractor looked like at the bottom of that drop off. I don't think I'd want to be on the tractor when it went turtle. However, there are also so many things that could go wrong when bailing.