Careful with parking brakes and wet clutch... close call

Anonymous-0

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Walked out the door last night to see my recently purchased and not yet insured 100 hp cab loader tractor sailing down the driveway backwards dragging the loader bucket before turning slightly and slamming into my other tractors parked loader. Shoved it over into a pile of stuff but stopped the tractor.

The next pitch ran down into a neighbours house or out across the semi busy road down into the river.

Looked in the cab, the park brake still set but I recalled my wife left it on while baling for a hour or two earlier in the day. It no longer holds like it did. After the hydraulic pressure bled off the engine stopped holding it on the hill.

Some lucky. Scratched the paint on the other loader, tore a lug on the the tire. Now to get some insurance.
 
Thats why I call my insurance agent and leave a message if nothing else, the minute I write the check.

Glad it turned out as well as it did!!!
 
Thats why I call my insurance agent and leave a message if nothing else, the minute I write the check.

Glad it turned out as well as it did!!!
 
Most insurance companies will not bind using a voicemail message. Its a good reminder to have them call you but do not rely on it!
 
A tip for owners of tractors with loaders. Tilt the lip of the bucket straight down and lower the loader so that it starts to lift the tractor. Doesn't take much. The tractor won't go anywhere. Especially useful when parked with a loaded wagon or two hooked on.
 
Having only a parking brake makes me nervous. One of my cars is a Dodge with Fluid Drive and the other is a Plymouth with push button PowerFlite. The Plymouth has no "park" and the Dodge freewheels with it"s fluid coupling. I make damn sure the parking brakes are in perfect condition, and keep a block of wood in the trunk of both cars.

Good thing you damage wasn"t worse and no one was hurt!

Josh
 

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