farm accident today (sort of like stump issue) pics added

[Blueclawz]

Rick can add some roots and a bit of grass at the bottom. You should probably offer some without the slash for those tough-guys who pull stumps all the time...they place a sticker on the fender for every stump pulled like a fighter ace.

[Rudi]

Well, some glad you are ok and lived to tell the tale. Stuff like that rates at least an 18 on the 10 point Pucker Factor List fer sure

I think many of us have had an experience somewhat like that, outside of our farm tractors or lawn tractors and using commercial equipment. We always have to have 3 pairs of eyes in our heads it seems to keep on top of it all. Most times, well, "stuff happens".

A few months before my major heart episode.. I was running a JD-644-D loader. Really nice rig.. hard as nails, tough as can be, very little can hurt it or stop it for that matter. Except a small pin. I had the JD across the street at my Father-in-laws and we were taking down a 50 foot Silver Maple tree that had split during a few storms and was in danger of falling on the house. Bruce had his chain saw, Dad was the eyes, Bruce's son what the lead rigger and I was running the loader. Seeing as the Maple was leaning toward the house.. the loader had to have the bucket lifted up to 3/4 of it's max, push against the tree and then roll the bucket to push the maple over and use the last 1/4 of the throw to finish the job.

We got the maple cut, started to roll and lift, and the loader bucket stopped moving. I could not drop the bucket, I couldn't lift the bucket and I couldn't shut down the loader.. the maple would have destroyed the loader and the house. I am sitting in the loader with my foot stomped on the brakes..

Seems we blew two small pins. Both case hardened pins, should never have broken, but did. Two hours I sat there waiting to Ray to get back from a job in Fredericton with his 5 ton auger truck. We needed the auger truck to pull the tree the opposite way and salvage the loader and the house.

Moral:

No matter how simple the job, or how confident one is of being able to do the job.. just like Murphy says, "Something always pops up in the equation to blow yer bubble", or "What can go wrong usually does"

[drspiff]

Is this what you had in mind?



Rick (having way too much fun) Dulas

[smigelski]

here are some pics
this is the hole it is 5' deep about 7' wide and 10' long


this is the root


this is the tractor


this is a rear pic of the tractor notice the backhoe is no longer level I have to see what is bent


this is a picture of where the 3 point hitch pin went. I have a regular drawbar pin holding it right now since the other is broke

[BigBill]

Glad your ok.

I have seen time take its toll on parts too. Maybe weathering and time took its toll on the pin.

As it happened were you in slow motion, thinking this is going to hurt? I ask this because all my dirtbike and quad accidents were in slow mode. One time i looked back when i was on my quad seeing the back rack vertical thinking this is gonna hurt thats the last thing i remember as i woke up in the water covered ice.


If you want to investigate this;

Where did you get the other pin from?

Did it shear?

We all can learn from this too.

[smigelski]

it was a standard cat 2 pin for the top link. It snapped between the 2 frames and I glad it did otherwise I would have been in that hole with the tractor on top of me.

[BigBill]

Sounds like your guardian angel saved you for sure. I'm certain now it was.


I was snowplowing using a gravely tractor that had a starter generator with twin vee belts that were skin tight. My older brother just passed away and i had him on my mind that day. I was wearing the double layer G I army gloves and for some reason i reached near the belts while it was running, i guess to clear the snow away. Then my gloves/fingers went thru the pulleys with the belts. As it happened i seen the S/G housing push in and loosen the belts it happened that quick. I have no doubt as to what saved my hand that day....

There with us all the time protecting us.

[smigelski]

I would have thought that cast housing would have failed long before a pin would

[VinceD]

Glad you are OK. Life can certainly change in an instant.

[Tim Martin]

Were you really burying a horse?

[Yogie]

Sounds like your guardian angel saved you for sure. I'm certain now it was.


I was snowplowing using a gravely tractor that had a starter generator with twin vee belts that were skin tight. My older brother just passed away and i had him on my mind that day. I was wearing the double layer G I army gloves and for some reason i reached near the belts while it was running, i guess to clear the snow away. Then my gloves/fingers went thru the pulleys with the belts. As it happened i seen the S/G housing push in and loosen the belts it happened that quick. I have no doubt as to what saved my hand that day....

There with us all the time protecting us.

I've been in that same area Bill but not so lucky, I had a trip to the ER with a finger sewed back on and another stiched

[George Willer]

I would have thought that cast housing would have failed long before a pin would

If it were cast iron it would have failed... but it isn't. Many parts that are referred to as cast are really malleable iron castings that behave like steel... or even steel forgings. They're very different. Steering arms are an example.