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Post by 2stroked on Sept 24, 2020 14:43:35 GMT -5
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Post by 2stroked on Sept 24, 2020 14:44:36 GMT -5
Four wheel drive Massey 1635 with a D1250 loader bucket attachment. Not a fun ride. Not. At. All. 12/10 do NOT recommend!
Edit: wanted to make sure I mentioned that I do not own that machine, and it only has 49 hours on it. Thank God for insurance!
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Post by aeroxbud on Sept 24, 2020 15:46:23 GMT -5
That must a been scary. 😲 At least your ok.
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Post by 2stroked on Sept 24, 2020 18:56:56 GMT -5
That must a been scary. 😲 At least your ok. Yeah, was a hell of a ride. It didn't Dawn on me til later that night that I could have easily killed myself. |
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Post by Zino on Sept 24, 2020 19:22:19 GMT -5
You were very lucky .
My nephew was in a full body cast from being trapped under a tractor that fell over like that .
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Post by FrankenMech on Sept 24, 2020 20:03:22 GMT -5
How did it happen?
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Post by 2stroked on Sept 25, 2020 6:47:20 GMT -5
Full bucket, down low. Front tire hit a dip to the right (down hill side), causing g the left (up hill side) rear tire to raise, my ass ripped my arm up to grab the oh shit handle,and hit the bucket lever, shot that bitch straight up, bringing about 800 pounds of dead weight up above the break point. That's all it took. Over I went. Funny thing, I found the seatbelt *after* the wreck..... |
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Post by 2stroked on Sept 25, 2020 6:50:14 GMT -5
You were very lucky . My nephew was in a full body cast from being trapped under a tractor that fell over like that . , I'm so sorry to hear that man. |
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Post by Zino on Sept 25, 2020 7:18:50 GMT -5
He was 12 years old when it happened he came through it with surpisining good spirits and is back to being a kid He does love farm work though so he is back in the tractor
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Post by 2stroked on Sept 25, 2020 8:51:19 GMT -5
Well that's just cool. I'm glad he made a full recovery man. I love working the farm, but honestly I won't be surprised if I don't have a job much longer. I mean, this isn't a cheap mistake, insurance or not.
The people I work for a great folks, and the first thing said when I told them what I did was a question of my safety, I honestly expected to get fired on the spot.
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Post by FrankenMech on Sept 25, 2020 20:18:02 GMT -5
New unfamiliar equipment is always a hazard.
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Post by 2stroked on Sept 26, 2020 16:43:28 GMT -5
New unfamiliar equipment is always a hazard. Not that unfamiliar. I've put most of the hours on the clock... Just a bad track, shouldn't have been going where I was going g, or at least not how I was going. Knew better, but didn't think. Eh. Absolutely no damage to the machine save for a broken side light,and cracked corner of the fiberglass canopy. Cost more to flip it back than to fix it! |
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Post by jloi on Sept 26, 2020 19:28:52 GMT -5
wow , you're really lucky/fortunate . glad yer ok. weight in big buckets combined with unlevel terrain can be bad news .
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Post by 2stroked on Sept 27, 2020 7:22:41 GMT -5
wow , you're really lucky/fortunate . glad yer ok. weight in big buckets combined with unlevel terrain can be bad news . No doubt. When we get it back I have to use the bucket to spread gravel pretty close to where I flipped.... That should be fun. |
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Post by 90GTVert on Sept 29, 2020 13:01:16 GMT -5
I'm way late reading this, but glad to see you're OK. As others said, if you can flip a piece of heavy machinery and walk away then it's not the worst in the grand scheme of things. A friend of mine flipped a bobcat over while cleaning out chicken houses on his parents' farm and never made it past 14.
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