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tractoring mishaps whats your story?

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chris sweetland

06-10-2005 19:57:59




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i was using the jd 4240 with the duals off in a narrow feild when i hit a small woodchuck hole and it proceded to flip over with a thousand more bales of hay left to bale it sucked




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Eric Stevens

06-12-2005 09:43:52




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 Re: tractoring mishaps whats your story? in reply to chris sweetland, 06-10-2005 19:57:59  
Ok guys keep in mind I was greener than I am now, but still very green. My Brother-in-law won a trip nearly 20 years ago so the wife and I stayed with the kids at their place for a week. He had a 10 acre field that he asked me to disk. Telling me to watch out for the fence while I was turning. 13 year old nephew came out and watched. Said he usually helps his Dad disk the fields. Well let me tell you that the first pass was good, second pass took out the corner post and several feet of wire (50-100'). Looked over at the nephew and he was crying he was laughing so hard. Me about 25 at the time...HOLD on; now we take to fixing the fence and he points out a cow pie with a bees coming out of it. Well let me tell you when I bent down to look my hair hit that damned electric fence and you should have heard the popping sounds like and automatic rifle..again he cried laughing. Well we made the best of that day and fixed the fence. Next day I got on the JD riding mower to cut the yard, being lazy I just pushed the nose up to the edge of the pool deck to get close, well I stopped at the edge then my foot came off the clutch and now I am laying flat out over the seat with my nose hitting the floor joists under the deck. Some how managed to get my foot on the clutch to stop but couldn't get my hand on the shifter or key and no room to get off. Thank God I didn't go through the pool..the kid, yep, had to come under and shift it into reverse for me,then slowly easing off the clutch I backed out with my bloody nose. Yep, kid was crying again he was laughing so hard. He must have thought "what a dumb uncle of mine" hahaha..Well that is just a taste of what I have done but these were the funniest consecutive days I had, so the nephew thinks. We get telling this story now after 20 or so years and the kid still tears up.. hahaha Eric

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Mark - IN.

06-11-2005 07:16:35




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 Re: tractoring mishaps whats your story? in reply to chris sweetland, 06-10-2005 19:57:59  
A couple of months back was taking down some oaks around the house, thinning them out, dragging them around back. I was bending over one of the trunks hooking the chain to the drawbar, my sister was on the tractor when all of a suddenly it's length was straddling that trunk where I used to be standing. Obviously she was riding the clutch in reverse, and her foot slipped or she just dumped it without thinking. That's a lot of beef to come flying back on you. A few steps backwards, then grabbed a rear and flung myself out of the way. No harm done that time, but was too too close for me.

You have to pay attention to what you're doing on a tractor at all times. You just have to. That old iron will still be here long after you're gone.

Mark

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ErnieDD

06-11-2005 05:17:24




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 Re: tractoring mishaps whats your story? in reply to chris sweetland, 06-10-2005 19:57:59  
Neighbor had a MH 300 combine with a 10' grain head. He crested a hill going down the road and the traction belt broke taking out the brake line. He said it was a little scary taking aim at the bridge at the bottom of the hill.



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HaySam

06-11-2005 04:45:58




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 Re: tractoring mishaps whats your story? in reply to chris sweetland, 06-10-2005 19:57:59  
I don't think you are telling us the whole story!



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buickanddeere

06-11-2005 05:56:00




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 Re: tractoring mishaps whats your story? in reply to HaySam, 06-11-2005 04:45:58  
Wonder if it was the old 4020 that rolled or it was just the bales were bounced off the wagon? Wonder if it was large square, large round or small square? You are right, it sounds like high speeds and a sharp turn may have been involved. The sketchy details sound suspicious too. Then there are those lazy knobs who will not dismount even a quick-attach loader. They drive around with the loader and bucket at max height???

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Nebraska Cowman

06-11-2005 04:00:37




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 Re: tractoring mishaps whats your story? in reply to chris sweetland, 06-10-2005 19:57:59  
the most exciting thing that comes to mind was trying to coast start dads 684 way up in the woods on logging road. big long hill and muddy, I missed a gear and no brakes. The road curved and the tractor and I came straight on. lost my hat and took out the grill. But I got the tractor started!!!!!



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chris sweetland

06-11-2005 18:20:22




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 Re: tractoring mishaps whats your story? in reply to Nebraska Cowman, 06-11-2005 04:00:37  
my 4240 does not have a loader i was in 2nd gear i do not have a kicker on my baler let alone a wagonthe down hill tire went in the wood chuck hole and the uphill tire went up i wish i knew about this site i would have taken pictures i bale small square bales no sharp turn the tractor didnt roll it just fliped on its side i have since widend the entrance to all my fields



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