Best advice i got from my tractor dealer (mechanic was helping load onto trailer) he said " Never get on a tractor without ALWAYS connecting your seatbelt" .....he said he had just recently almost rolled a tractor and he was still spooked by it. People gotta realize that these axles Do Not articulate, so it is very easy to get off balance. Great video and reminder in safety!
The issue is that the front axle *does* articulate. It would be a lot more stable with a front load if it didn't. That's why loaders have a rear articulating axle. Tractors are designed to have implements primarily at the back, hence hanving the fornt axle articulate.
I have rimguard in the rear tires, 2" spacers on the rear because I live on the side of a hill. I have all of this straight from the beginning due to listening to your channel. ROPS up, Buckle up, is the motto I plan on living by as well.
You are a good man always preaching the importance of practicing tractor safety. I would like to add that many compact tractors are delivered with the front tires set inside. I always say the first thing you should do is swap them around so they are set up for the widest stance. Keep up the good work. Great video.
I bought a new Kubota LX2610 last spring. I watched countless video’s of people using grapples and using the loader moving gravel. In the build I had the tires loaded, wheel spacers and a ballast box added. I cut down several big trees, dug out stumps and spread several truckloads of sand and gravel. I’ve had no issues with a tire coming off the ground. People spend thousands of dollars on a tractor yet skimp on spending money on items to stabilize their equipment for safety’s sake.
New tractor owner here and this channel just in the last month since owning has become a saving grace. Honest people not only looking to make an honest Buck but to also guide you along the way. Dying breeds, such a shame.
First two hours I had my tractor and was using bucket to clear weeds under a shrub tree. Suddenly had a 20 ft dead walnut branch across me. Ripped my shirt sleeve by missed my head by inches. Did not see a grape vine snake up into the Walnut tree 20 feet away from where I was working. I have also lifted the rear of my tractor (35hp) by trying to life a log with forks and the forks dug under a small root. Even with rear ballast. Finally my neighbor was taking a full size backhoe up a fairly steep hill. The FRONT end lifted off the ground and started to spin sideways and of course you loose steering. I noticed a construction company working on power lines would scoop a bucket full of gravel when they were going up steep hills to keep the front end down. By the way I do have Bora 4.5 in spacers and I told them it was from a reference from your channel. Night and day difference on hills.
The NUMBER ONE THING I see newbees do with a frontend loader is filling up that bucket and raising it up almost all the way, so they can 'see' where they are going. My neighbor asked me about my 1025R/loader etc as he seen me spreading out loads of gravel. So he bought one, and loads of gravel too. I seen him loading up the bucket and raising it up to see where he is going. I went over to him and taught him a number of "what not to do" with his new tractor. I also told him to get his rear tires loaded. My uncle owned a dairy farm and I spent years over there with my cousins working that farm.(hardest job I ever loved). I was taught what to do, and what NOT to do when operating equipment.You want a real tippy tractor, try a Farmall(international) M with a row crop front end AND a FULL manure bucket. If that doesn't put the fear of God in you, nothing will.
Tractors in the woods with no cage is crazy. Ran a skidder most of my life, those vines will kill you the quickest by pulling trees or dead limbs on you.
Off topic. A neighbor suddenly passed away a year ago, due to a tragic accident. I didn't know the details, but when speaking about it to a friend I said, if I had to bet, there was a chainsaw, tractor or tree involved. Turned out he was killed when a tree he was trying to remove fell on him as he pulled it with his tractor. Be safe everyone.
My stepfather was injured cutting a tree that "barber-chaired" on him. You can do everything correct and still get hurt by mother nature. She can be a bitch.
Truth is these little sub-compact tractors are tippy. I had a close call with mine, going down a hill will a full load of dirt in the FEL and not enough ballast, in 2wd. That wasn't smart. The rear wheels lost contact with the ground and the front wheels being in 2wd had no resistance. I got to the bottom of the hill in once piece, albeit much sooner than planed.
Another area to be VERY CAUTIOUS of is water. Anytime a machine gets close to water, it just seems to be 'magnetized' and drawn right into it. Many people have been drowned due to falling into the water. Just thought I'd add my $0.02 to this conversation. If it saves one life, it's worth my time.
I just bought a 2032r with a detachable loader. Not two days after getting my tractor, I used it to unload a 6ft finish mower off my flatbed trailer. The second I started to back up, the rear axle lifted and my whole tractor started rolling over to the left. I dropped the mower immediately and barely saved the tractor and myself in time. I’m going to get wheel spacers and rim guard asap. I’ve been running a 5055d with a 512 loader for a couple years, and I never had any trouble. I somehow didn’t realize that there’s a 4,000lbs difference in tractors. Scary stuff, please be safe out there!
Good video. Just want to mention that swinging the backhoe to the uphill side is doable, and I’ve been doing it since I bought mine. If you leave in the boom lift drift pin and leave out the swing pin, all you do is reach behind you and bump the left lever with your right hand to swing the boom left or right. It doesn’t solve stability problems, but it makes a big difference. I’m in a similar situation as the subject here with very hilly property and running a small tractor work business with my 1025r that has me on new properties constantly. I also have loaded tires and wheel weights. Every little bit. For people constantly dealing with slopes, it’s an important thing to understand when you’re able to do it. Won’t apply to everyone though.
I recently moved from Michigan to Tennessee and can attest to the hills. Very different terrain here, a hill isn't just a hill anymore. Also the vines here are insanly strong, a 1/2" grape vine is strong as a cable. I have a tym t474 with a 72" grapple and have had some close calls since moving here.
Tractor mishaps, yeah I had a few.... Back in 1969-ish at 10 or 12, Father had me drive our neighbors 1956-ish Farmall-H with narrow front end 5 miles down the road to pull his tractor out of mud hole. So halfway way there I just got on dirt road then all of sudden the road got real bumpy, being in high gear the bumps quickly bumped that tractor right in the ditch, with front end and one wheel in ditch at a slope I was stuck.............. 1973-ish I was helping BIL dig around a small barn to move, he had me use his 1957-ish JD 2 cylinder with narrow front end with small FEL, with bucket full of dirt I back around on flat-ish ground and laid it right over on side........ 1974-ish in high school I was pulling 8" hardwood tree in Oct with a 1946-ish Case VA, I was almost at house going slightly up hill in 1st gear when the butt of tree caught a stick that frozen in ground side-ways, so the tree caught that stick, tractor front end started going up, at 45* angle I jumped off, next second tractor up-side down with broken steering wheel and seat, my short life flashed before my eyes................ 1984 in my mid 20s, I got a job driving 540 JD grapple skidder with cab, early one morning in Dec I grabbed bunch of trees at 90* angle, they was cut the day before so the limbs was froze in ground, as i took off in high gear I laid the skidder right on its side........... 1985 on same skidder I was hauling big pine log between bank and swamp, I was leaning a little then suddenly I was leaning a lot, I didn't lower the grapple quick enough so I laid the skidder over again, this time it went hard, I was wearing seat belt so that helped......... 1994 I flipped atv over sideways while going up slight bank at 45* angle, I was trying to get on dirt road, no damage........ 1995 same atv I was going up a bank steeper then it looked at bottom, so atv flipped backwards on me hurting my back........... 1996 with different atv, in July I was pulling a small tree with atv with winch on back rack, when almost out I started spinning so I released winch and went ahead some then started to winch tree, while looking back on atv and winching same time, I DID NOT feel the front of atv going up, so while looking back at tree as it was almost winched up I decided to move forward, as I did the ate flipped over, on front rack was 4, 12" high screw in metal stakes, one caught my chest and broke ribs and punctured lung, two weeks in hospital, three months out of work, that was last time I tipped anything over............ In June 07 I bought first tractor and now while pushing 70 I dont dare to drive any tractor without ROPs and ballast, if I had an old tractor I'd put ROPs on that..........
@@tcmits3699 It's just some like me take longer to learn, I haven't tipped anything over since 1996. I been close couple times with my tractor bought in 07, but you know ole saying, close only counts in hand grenades and horse shoes', I know it's a miracle..... I cant believe yo read that whole story, I thought it was boring.........
@@job38four10 I didn't think your close calls weren't boring at all. I was being a little sarcastic, about taking up the piano. We've all had close calls, best try and learn from them. When you shared your scenarios, it'll make "ME" think twice about my surroundings and possible dangers in the future, thanks! PS, who knows, you just might be a great piano player, HAHA🤞
I think I would have got off and cut the vine, when I buy a tractor I have always been able to get the dealer to flip the rims / wheels for the widest stance for free on new tractor purchases! 👍👍Thanks for the videos !
I note that in many of the examples, the people are operating without ballast! Backhoe or heavy hitch for loader work or a bucket full of rock for backhoe work. NEVER attack hills SIDEWAYS; quickest way to flip !
You definitely have to look up as well. Even when I first got my zero turn, I kept catching the ROPS bar on cables and low branches, and it would make the mower wheelie. I did it three times before I figured out what was going on, but the ROPS bar was catching on stuff and would pull my whole front end up. That was the first time I’ve ever used a zero turn and a new property, but I was looking down at the slopes of the hills and everything, but it was the cables, I also did it on a tree branch lol. but it’s definitely something we learned to look out for
Not rollover related but another safety thought for working in the woods. I had a large log in my loader while going through the woods and a vine caught the joystick and raised the loader all the way up before I even knew why the loader was climbing. Luckily the log did not come back on me and somehow stayed in the loader and no incident occurred.
Added 3.5” Bora spacers front and rear on my JD3039R and it was a game changer on my very hilly farm. But even with the spacers common sense must be applied. Stay safe.
Vines can also hang YOU, at least if you are on an open station 2 poster ROPS. They can also drag things out of trees onto you. And they can hang up on your cab or roll bar as well. Always be extra careful and take things slowly around vines, especially if your machine lacks any sort of FOPS and/or is gear drive, and never lock a hydrostatic cruise control around vines.
On my 3046r I added 4 inch rear wheel spacers and flipped around the front wheels to take advantage of their offset. Which added 3 inches on each side on the front. Its a night and day difference. Its not tippy anymore. The tractor just wants to slide on the inclines instead of tip.
I got 3” spacers and rim guard in the rear on my 1025R. I have some mild slopes and it gets scary when running sideways on a slope. ROPs up and belt up.
I run 1.5’ wheel spacers with mud customs dual rear wheel kit with wheel weights on my 1025R. The duals have been the best upgrade I’ve done for my hilly backyard.
why don't tractors or even as an accessory have a tip angle indicator that can be calibrated for specific tractor models. once I saw an old farmer use a cell phone camera app that could give a rough estimate of angle mapping out his tractor path trough the woods. actually had to ask. his actions had me baffled from a distance. smart man. great vid
Stay on the safety points and safety train!!! Caution always….. anything can happen in an instant…. I won a free Helicopter Medi-Vac ride a few years ago myself. This message can’t not be stated too much! 👍👍
Wow. He went over even with the weight of the backhoe on it. I have a slightly older (early 2017) 1025r and almost tipped it lifting a pallet (on a level driveway) once. I hadn't realized the far side of the pallet was loaded far heavier then the side i lifted it from. I was able to quickly drop the loader to the ground & was fine but it was a good lesson. Now i put on a heavy rear attachment if ill be lifting anything really heavy.
Farming is the most dangerous job in the U.S. You are right in that there are so many ways to die on a farm. Too many to list. Great video. My whole farm is on hillsides. I have 45 acres of forest in SE Ohio.
The backhoe on my MAHINDRA ES 20 S is a phenomenal way to balance tractor as is the mid mount mower Boy I swing the backhoe left-right, right-left to keep some balance and always have saved me from tip overs. Advice? Keep a hand on the backhoe sideways lever !!!! 🚜
I ordered an inclinometer earlier today, I live in the foothills of the Appalachians where the only level spot is the crest of a hill or the trough of a valley😁
I can attest that tractor activity can reach out and grab you when least expected. Several years ago, I was running a box blade along my fence line following a dozer who was cleaning a nice path for me. I had an 8610 New Holland with a canopy. I was not wearing a seat belt, that was my first mistake. Second mistake, I did not anticipate the branches above me as one caught on the canopy and then whipped back taking me with it right across the rear fender and on the ground. It took a few seconds to figure out what had happened and then catch my tractor still rolling along.
I see four comments from you on this video...we haven't deleted any comments. Not sure what you're talking about, but it isn't anything we're doing on our end.
I had it where I forked a stumpnthat was kind of loose on a 45 degree slope and when I tried to lift it would lift the rear up hill tire in the air so I simply lowered the loader and put it back down repositioned tried agian same.thing then changed the angle then got it out. By knowing just reverse what I'm doing with a lever and going slow I prevented a roll over. You go slow you slowly topple over so sometimes you can reverse it before you topple over
I have done my fair share of stupid things on my tractors over the past 62 of my 70 years. Started driving a 9N when I was 8. I remember when tractors did not have seat belts or roll bars.
I never realized how slopey my property was until i drove around the relatively flat stuff on my b2601. Severe pucker factor. I'm curious on your recommendations on a safe size wheel spacer for use with this platform. 3"? 4"? Are there tradeoffs?
Swinging your backhoe sideways is a great tactic. You can also extend it, reaching up slope to help stabilize. Also the backhoe has outriggers, you can use them to your advantage too. Use the whole tool.
Great video. I'm a brand new tractor owner. I had no idea how dangerous they were until I started watching your videos...so thank you!! Love the music in this video. Can you tell me who it is and the song. Thanks again!!
Not having a cab on my compact tractor gives me peace of mind should I need a make an escape from it and gives me options. Being quick at the controls can help prevent disaster to change the center point of gravity. Stay focused on the job at hand.
Almost forgot. Years ago when I was about 14 I caught my 79 Yamaha MX175 handlebars on hanging vines while riding a friend on the back in the woods. Luckily we weren't going fast and it lifted the front end off the ground and were literally dangling there and after we jumped off the bike stayed that way and had a very difficult time getting it released from the vine. It was super weird and didn't even seem possible.
Just telling my story to improve engagement on the video for the algorithm. After researching and seeing all the crazy accidents i made sure to get ballast in the tires and have them set as wide as possible while still being able to fit through the garage door. I keep my bucket/attachment as low as possible at all times and always have an implement attached to the 3-point for extra ballast dowm low.
I have a question. Why are there not bottom skid plates available that are an inch thick? It would protect the under carriage and drastically lower the cog
The one and only thing I’ve been disappointed in with our 1025 is that the front axle does not float. This tractor being a 4 wheel drive should have a floating front axle, because it doesn’t if you go over certain hilly terrain one back wheel leaves the ground and you loose traction if it is in 2 wheel drive any thoughts.
After watching your videos, I had liquid ballast added to my tires. God only knows how many times I came close to tipping over, but didn't. You can't be too safe.
I’ve had a small tractor without a loader for years and never had much of an issue except for having to much weight on the back and riding a wheelie. Just got my first tractor with a loader about 2 months ago and already had that filling of the rear tires coming up and the uncomfortable filling I got. You had a bush hog on the back and was getting a little too comfortable picking up and over sized tree that I should have at least cut once or twice with a saw. Also this tree was an up root and still attached at the ground. I had pallet forks breaking off the old semi rotten top. Next thing you know my forks got wedged in between a fork in the tree. One pallet fork was in the fork of the tree and the other was above the tree. I though I could roll the bucket and reverse out of it in theory but the tree was so heavy as soon as I tried to ease back the rear tires come off the ground. I found my self stuck there for a few minutes finally finessing the forks out of the bind. If I was have took a safer measure which I will do next time is just break the saw out and weaker the tree to free up the loader. Thanks for all the advice, tips, and equipment reviews! 👍
Been there. I have come so close many times over the years with many types of equipment. Fork trucks, boom trucks, tractors, excavators. It happens, equipment wants to kill you. A farmer in my county just had his leg ripped off this week with equipment.
Ballast weight question. I just ordered a ballast box because I feel it’s better to have that weight behind the rear tires. However I’m concerned loading the rear tires as well. Does it make since to do both?
Just put 3" spacers on my b7800, notice a big difference in stability. I've also noticed that the faster you are moving the less reaction time, seems like common sense however I've witnessed some tractor drivers going along quite fast. Please slow down and concentrate on task at hand
Glad to hear there were no injuries I myself work a lot with tractors. If you feel your front wheels losing contact with the ground you'll already get quite scared. I was taking feed out a silage pit and the tractor came with it's front wheels from the ground for a while it's quite scarry and it isn't even that small of a tractor it's a 150hp tractor so it's quite big.
@@donbrutcher4501 it wasn't the fact that they where of the ground but more the fact I couldn't even steer the tractor at all and steering with the brakes was no option because they are way too agressif to steer with. No matter what speed the front end came loose from the ground. And I had to go a little bit over a public road like that. So yeah that really sucked. The only way the front end was on the ground was going backwards 😅
There was MANY times where I HAD to back up the hill. It was the only way to go up safely. That was especially true with the old,40's/50's tall tire tractors. And they all had loaded tires on our farm.@@KevinJD2030
I rolled a massey harris 44 on and over me after I started sliding down a hill it caught a stump and over it went landed back on its wheels and I was able to restart it and drive away just wrecked a pair of jeans no injury .
I bought one of your Canopies for my Branson 3515H…so my roll bar HAS to be up…by default. I got run into a ditch doing snow operations by a kid last winter and nearly tipped over. I can tell you that being at that angle is SUPER uncomfortable and I’m glad I had my seatbelt on because I could have easily been flipped off the side of the tractor and crushed had it tipped to the low side without it. Seatbelt….always. Canopy. By the way, is one of the best investments I ever made for my tractor and it’s withstood countless highway trips at 60-70 mph to job sites.
It is a hassle but if your backhoe is a quick release, taking it off when working in the woods will increase the stability of the tractor, plus it will eliminate something that could hang up on the trees or limbs.
If you can't afford rear weights for your tractor get 55 gal drum fill it with 1/2 or full of concrete set it up for your 3 point hitche like our grandfather's use to use for your counter weight
Well I as a kid of ??? 12/13 figured I should carry the loader /bucket below the hood line. It never failed me at all. So that tractor had the bucket/ attachment Way To High , !!!!!!!!!!!! Plan and simple. AS well did it have rear wheel ballast in the tires?? bet not!!!
Most of my property is on a hillside and I have found it is much safer to remove my backhoe and replace it with my ballast box. I prefer the box over suitcase weights because I can get it closer to the ground if I need to lower the center of gravity. We finally have a local RimGuard dealer and I am having all 4 four wheels filled after the holidays. Because I do have many narrow places to mow, I bought my 1025R with the 54" mower deck. Has anyone ever come up with a simple way to reposition the deck's stabilizer wheels to allow for Bora's wheel spacers?
Simple? No. But if you, or someone you know, or a welding shop is willing to cut them off your mower deck and weld them somewhere else where they are out of the way but still functional....IDK, I know how much my 60" cost. I personally wouldn't cut up a mower deck that costs as much as an inexpensive zero turn mower. Maybe just adjust your mowing pattern to mow the hilly areas safely instead.
I have 2” spacers and ballast in the rear tires on my 1025r. Is it common to put front spacers on as well? I thought the front axle being able to pivot kind of defeated the purpose?? Just asking
Unless there is a clearance issue, or a known issue of axle breakage while using spacers, I would go ahead and use them if you want to. It would have to be the weight while driving because once you have the pads down, you can lift the rear tires right off the ground while you dig, so there won't be any weight on the tires. IDK for sure, but that's my two cents.
I own a landscape co and we use skidsteers alot. Bought a 3038 last week and found myself using it like a skidsteer. I quickly realized they must be operated differently for safety and for long term wear and tear. No accidents, just realized the difference. Slower and safe on the tractor.
Watching forklift safety videos can be a good source of information. Like tractors, they have no suspension and center of gravity can be your friend or your worst enemy. You cannot just relate to center of gravity, You really have to understand it to put it to use in your favor.
Leave the backhoe off if going over side hills go up and down keep front low .I have experanced alot of almost roll overs thank God I did all this and go slow .Nothing is worse than having the tractor break lose on ice in the woods going down hill . I kept it in the road using the breaks . I have always keep the pedals un latched I made it and it was going fast .
There's nothing new about tractor roll overs. Maybe what's new about it is the huge amount of small tractors on small acreages that are being operated by inexperienced drivers.
OSH reports that of all the on the job accidents reported to them the #1 workplace reporting more on the job accidents are FARMS. And the #1 accidents reported to OSH from farms involve tractors. !
I think ANY pull behind implement is a hazard as the operator has to take his eyes off the road to constantly check on the implement. Maybe a backup camera installed so the operator can glance at the screen without turning his head. There are many budget wireless backup cam kits on the market for Rvs. !
Right after I got my 1025r home on the first day, I was going through the yard at top speed clearing up some small logs I'd recently cut with a chainsaw. One of them fell out of the bucket on one pass and when I went back for another load, I ran it over (which normally would have been fine because it was only like 2-3 inches thick and about 2 foot long.) When the front tire ran it over, it spun the log around perfectly to work as a sort of "pole vault" for the rear tire and launched it into the air, almost flipping the tractor and nearly launching me out the seat! Luckily I had my seatbelt on and it wasn't quite enough to flip it.
Rollovers are definitely dangerous. Keep bucket and weight low when moving wait till you're at the end to raise and dump bucket. Watch out for open moving parts. Pto is a fast killer as well as moving parts on pto driven implement. I'll argue pro and con to seatbelts. It may keep you on but it also greatly limits the options to bail off of you see it coming in time. Beware of loose clothing that may snag and catch to get you wrapped up injured, snag controls while getting on or off or moving around equipment
I’ve been fortunate enough to never have a scary situation in an tractor but I have put myself in a scary situation in a mini-excavator where I was in a hurry and shifted the weight over the side with my tracks articulated in, then to make matters worse I extended my boom out …. Needless to say that machine almost ended up on its side; ever since then I don’t work in any of my equipment if I’m in a hurry
I've had several incidences on my little Mitsubishi 1801D 25 horsepower tractor where I've tipped over and had to reach out and grab a tree and shove myself back down in order to plant that lifted tire back onto the ground to keep from tipping all the way over
On a 45 degree? He'd be over before any vine came into play. My bx2200 sacred the hell out of me many times. Tippy little things. Really got to think way ahead when you work on slopes of any kind.
I was mowing under a swing set with a rear engine mower and one of the pedals hooked a swing. Couldn’t stop so over we went. Lots of ways to get hurt with machinery. Fortunately I was not injured (other than my pride).
I grew up using tractors, mostly old old Fords, 60ones etc. Wider axle in the rear, never had a problem tipping, but these subcompact tractors are real real tippy I own one and compared to my dad‘s tractors. I actually don’t care for it.
I run a landscape company and operate stand on skids and a 2.5 ton mini (u25) live in western Virginia and the vines are no joke. I have had 2-3 inch vines easily lift a mini ex or mini skid off the ground and these machines are much heavier that sub compact tractors its insane how strong they are be careful if you snag on one and cannot untangle yourself my best advice is stop get of and cut the vine to release the pressure
I like to keep the brush hog on most of the time (it's heavy) and the bucket down low in general. My roll bar is fixed. I wear my seat belt. The one "almost" turn over I had was trying to pull a bar out of summer hard dry clay with the bucket. The bar did not budge but it was overall pulling the tractor to one side. I quickly lowered the bucket. This was one time I stupidly did not have the seat belt on. Put the fear of God in me, for sure.
Never fear your equipment. If you are scared of it, DON'T USE IT! Always respect the equipment. Just remember squishy bodies and steel don't mix. Think it all through and never work it with heavy loads while potentially distracted. When using the tractor for things it isn't actually meant to be used for, like pulling a stump out with a cable, physics is involved. If you don't know how to do physics, such as triangulation and pivot points, don't do it, a cable in the wrong place will kill you! Most importantly, DON'T RUSH IT! Take it easy and slow, this way if it starts to move the way you don't want it to, you can stop it before it gets going the wrong way. Again, never FEAR the equipment, Respect it!
ANY tool can injure you if you work at it. Just remember, the best safety device is found between the ears of the user. Tractors rarely cause injury without user input. Keep thinking 2 steps ahead of what's happening now and I'll bet he never has a close call again.
People dont seem to understand when I tell them they need to listen to their fears Like all emotions, Fear is meant to tell you something; in this instance, it is meant to tell you of danger and to be cautious and consider what may happen based on actions of your own or another "I dont like to live my life through fear!" they'll say I know, thats why you are missing teeth, fingers, have some kind of disability, cant bend your knees anymore, and likely put many other lives at risk at least once or twice Listening To Fear =/= Being Controlled By It
Those little compact tractors are the most dangerous tractor you can buy! For one they don’t have enough weight to sick to the ground two there to narrow three everyone wants a front loader in them and that just makes them ten times more dangerous because everyone wants to over load the loader!!
Best advice i got from my tractor dealer (mechanic was helping load onto trailer) he said " Never get on a tractor without ALWAYS connecting your seatbelt" .....he said he had just recently almost rolled a tractor and he was still spooked by it. People gotta realize that these axles Do Not articulate, so it is very easy to get off balance. Great video and reminder in safety!
The issue is that the front axle *does* articulate. It would be a lot more stable with a front load if it didn't.
That's why loaders have a rear articulating axle. Tractors are designed to have implements primarily at the back, hence hanving the fornt axle articulate.
Safety never takes a day off.
Glad there were no injuries.
I have rimguard in the rear tires, 2" spacers on the rear because I live on the side of a hill. I have all of this straight from the beginning due to listening to your channel. ROPS up, Buckle up, is the motto I plan on living by as well.
You are a good man always preaching the importance of practicing tractor safety. I would like to add that many compact tractors are delivered with the front tires set inside. I always say the first thing you should do is swap them around so they are set up for the widest stance. Keep up the good work. Great video.
Thanks Courtney. I try to catch you on here as much as I can
I bought a new Kubota LX2610 last spring. I watched countless video’s of people using grapples and using the loader moving gravel. In the build I had the tires loaded, wheel spacers and a ballast box added. I cut down several big trees, dug out stumps and spread several truckloads of sand and gravel. I’ve had no issues with a tire coming off the ground. People spend thousands of dollars on a tractor yet skimp on spending money on items to stabilize their equipment for safety’s sake.
Great reminder Courtney. Never seen that John Deere safety machine before,👍
New tractor owner here and this channel just in the last month since owning has become a saving grace. Honest people not only looking to make an honest Buck but to also guide you along the way. Dying breeds, such a shame.
First two hours I had my tractor and was using bucket to clear weeds under a shrub tree. Suddenly had a 20 ft dead walnut branch across me. Ripped my shirt sleeve by missed my head by inches. Did not see a grape vine snake up into the Walnut tree 20 feet away from where I was working.
I have also lifted the rear of my tractor (35hp) by trying to life a log with forks and the forks dug under a small root. Even with rear ballast.
Finally my neighbor was taking a full size backhoe up a fairly steep hill. The FRONT end lifted off the ground and started to spin sideways and of course you loose steering. I noticed a construction company working on power lines would scoop a bucket full of gravel when they were going up steep hills to keep the front end down. By the way I do have Bora 4.5 in spacers and I told them it was from a reference from your channel. Night and day difference on hills.
The NUMBER ONE THING I see newbees do with a frontend loader is filling up that bucket and raising it up almost all the way, so they can 'see' where they are going. My neighbor asked me about my 1025R/loader etc as he seen me spreading out loads of gravel. So he bought one, and loads of gravel too. I seen him loading up the bucket and raising it up to see where he is going. I went over to him and taught him a number of "what not to do" with his new tractor. I also told him to get his rear tires loaded. My uncle owned a dairy farm and I spent years over there with my cousins working that farm.(hardest job I ever loved). I was taught what to do, and what NOT to do when operating equipment.You want a real tippy tractor, try a Farmall(international) M with a row crop front end AND a FULL manure bucket. If that doesn't put the fear of God in you, nothing will.
Tractors in the woods with no cage is crazy. Ran a skidder most of my life, those vines will kill you the quickest by pulling trees or dead limbs on you.
Off topic. A neighbor suddenly passed away a year ago, due to a tragic accident. I didn't know the details, but when speaking about it to a friend I said, if I had to bet, there was a chainsaw, tractor or tree involved. Turned out he was killed when a tree he was trying to remove fell on him as he pulled it with his tractor. Be safe everyone.
Whenever I'm pulling out trees I always use a very long cable so I'm away from the tree
My stepfather was injured cutting a tree that "barber-chaired" on him. You can do everything correct and still get hurt by mother nature. She can be a bitch.
Like someone said I hate trees.
Truth is these little sub-compact tractors are tippy. I had a close call with mine, going down a hill will a full load of dirt in the FEL and not enough ballast, in 2wd. That wasn't smart. The rear wheels lost contact with the ground and the front wheels being in 2wd had no resistance. I got to the bottom of the hill in once piece, albeit much sooner than planed.
Dude SAMEthing happened to me. Dropping ny bucket and standing on the brakes did nothing. I forgot the load should always be uphill x_x
Good video! Thanks for putting that information out there for everyone to see.
I don't have any contact with tractors, but safety for people I may have known facing this issue makes this important to me as well.
Another area to be VERY CAUTIOUS of is water. Anytime a machine gets close to water, it just seems to be 'magnetized' and drawn right into it. Many people have been drowned due to falling into the water. Just thought I'd add my $0.02 to this conversation. If it saves one life, it's worth my time.
I just bought a 2032r with a detachable loader. Not two days after getting my tractor, I used it to unload a 6ft finish mower off my flatbed trailer. The second I started to back up, the rear axle lifted and my whole tractor started rolling over to the left. I dropped the mower immediately and barely saved the tractor and myself in time. I’m going to get wheel spacers and rim guard asap. I’ve been running a 5055d with a 512 loader for a couple years, and I never had any trouble. I somehow didn’t realize that there’s a 4,000lbs difference in tractors. Scary stuff, please be safe out there!
Good video. Just want to mention that swinging the backhoe to the uphill side is doable, and I’ve been doing it since I bought mine. If you leave in the boom lift drift pin and leave out the swing pin, all you do is reach behind you and bump the left lever with your right hand to swing the boom left or right. It doesn’t solve stability problems, but it makes a big difference. I’m in a similar situation as the subject here with very hilly property and running a small tractor work business with my 1025r that has me on new properties constantly. I also have loaded tires and wheel weights. Every little bit. For people constantly dealing with slopes, it’s an important thing to understand when you’re able to do it. Won’t apply to everyone though.
I recently moved from Michigan to Tennessee and can attest to the hills. Very different terrain here, a hill isn't just a hill anymore. Also the vines here are insanly strong, a 1/2" grape vine is strong as a cable.
I have a tym t474 with a 72" grapple and have had some close calls since moving here.
Nice to see the Lions doing well!! As always, great safety PSA Courtney!! Thank you!!
Tractor mishaps, yeah I had a few.... Back in 1969-ish at 10 or 12, Father had me drive our neighbors 1956-ish Farmall-H with narrow front end 5 miles down the road to pull his tractor out of mud hole. So halfway way there I just got on dirt road then all of sudden the road got real bumpy, being in high gear the bumps quickly bumped that tractor right in the ditch, with front end and one wheel in ditch at a slope I was stuck.............. 1973-ish I was helping BIL dig around a small barn to move, he had me use his 1957-ish JD 2 cylinder with narrow front end with small FEL, with bucket full of dirt I back around on flat-ish ground and laid it right over on side........
1974-ish in high school I was pulling 8" hardwood tree in Oct with a 1946-ish Case VA, I was almost at house going slightly up hill in 1st gear when the butt of tree caught a stick that frozen in ground side-ways, so the tree caught that stick, tractor front end started going up, at 45* angle I jumped off, next second tractor up-side down with broken steering wheel and seat, my short life flashed before my eyes................
1984 in my mid 20s, I got a job driving 540 JD grapple skidder with cab, early one morning in Dec I grabbed bunch of trees at 90* angle, they was cut the day before so the limbs was froze in ground, as i took off in high gear I laid the skidder right on its side........... 1985 on same skidder I was hauling big pine log between bank and swamp, I was leaning a little then suddenly I was leaning a lot, I didn't lower the grapple quick enough so I laid the skidder over again, this time it went hard, I was wearing seat belt so that helped.........
1994 I flipped atv over sideways while going up slight bank at 45* angle, I was trying to get on dirt road, no damage........
1995 same atv I was going up a bank steeper then it looked at bottom, so atv flipped backwards on me hurting my back...........
1996 with different atv, in July I was pulling a small tree with atv with winch on back rack, when almost out I started spinning so I released winch and went ahead some then started to winch tree, while looking back on atv and winching same time, I DID NOT feel the front of atv going up, so while looking back at tree as it was almost winched up I decided to move forward, as I did the ate flipped over, on front rack was 4, 12" high screw in metal stakes, one caught my chest and broke ribs and punctured lung, two weeks in hospital, three months out of work, that was last time I tipped anything over............
In June 07 I bought first tractor and now while pushing 70 I dont dare to drive any tractor without ROPs and ballast, if I had an old tractor I'd put ROPs on that..........
Man, you got more lives than a cat. Time to take up the piano, and stay away from off-road vehicles. You need to "Heed" the warnings 👍
@@tcmits3699 It's just some like me take longer to learn, I haven't tipped anything over since 1996. I been close couple times with my tractor bought in 07, but you know ole saying, close only counts in hand grenades and horse shoes', I know it's a miracle..... I cant believe yo read that whole story, I thought it was boring.........
@@job38four10 I didn't think your close calls weren't boring at all. I was being a little sarcastic, about taking up the piano. We've all had close calls, best try and learn from them. When you shared your scenarios, it'll make "ME" think twice about my surroundings and possible dangers in the future, thanks! PS, who knows, you just might be a great piano player, HAHA🤞
Thanks be to God that you have lived to see 70. God is SO good!!!
I think I would have got off and cut the vine, when I buy a tractor I have always been able to get the dealer to flip the rims / wheels for the widest stance for free on new tractor purchases! 👍👍Thanks for the videos !
I note that in many of the examples, the people are operating without ballast!
Backhoe or heavy hitch for loader work or a bucket full of rock for backhoe work.
NEVER attack hills SIDEWAYS; quickest way to flip !
You definitely have to look up as well. Even when I first got my zero turn, I kept catching the ROPS bar on cables and low branches, and it would make the mower wheelie. I did it three times before I figured out what was going on, but the ROPS bar was catching on stuff and would pull my whole front end up. That was the first time I’ve ever used a zero turn and a new property, but I was looking down at the slopes of the hills and everything, but it was the cables, I also did it on a tree branch lol. but it’s definitely something we learned to look out for
Great video and true words. By the way what is those small trucks behind you. Thanks
Not rollover related but another safety thought for working in the woods. I had a large log in my loader while going through the woods and a vine caught the joystick and raised the loader all the way up before I even knew why the loader was climbing. Luckily the log did not come back on me and somehow stayed in the loader and no incident occurred.
Haven't had an accident only because I heed information like this.
Added 3.5” Bora spacers front and rear on my JD3039R and it was a game changer on my very hilly farm. But even with the spacers common sense must be applied. Stay safe.
When your bucket is loaded, keep it at bumper height
Thanks Courtney, excellent reminder!
Vines can also hang YOU, at least if you are on an open station 2 poster ROPS. They can also drag things out of trees onto you. And they can hang up on your cab or roll bar as well.
Always be extra careful and take things slowly around vines, especially if your machine lacks any sort of FOPS and/or is gear drive, and never lock a hydrostatic cruise control around vines.
On my 3046r I added 4 inch rear wheel spacers and flipped around the front wheels to take advantage of their offset. Which added 3 inches on each side on the front. Its a night and day difference. Its not tippy anymore. The tractor just wants to slide on the inclines instead of tip.
Watch about the sliding could be a groove of some kind and it could flip not happen to me personally BUT to a neighbor
I got 3” spacers and rim guard in the rear on my 1025R. I have some mild slopes and it gets scary when running sideways on a slope. ROPs up and belt up.
I run 1.5’ wheel spacers with mud customs dual rear wheel kit with wheel weights on my 1025R. The duals have been the best upgrade I’ve done for my hilly backyard.
good that he didn't get hurt. However, driving "anything" sideways on a slope isn't good.
why don't tractors or even as an accessory have a tip angle indicator that can be calibrated for specific tractor models. once I saw an old farmer use a cell phone camera app that could give a rough estimate of angle mapping out his tractor path trough the woods. actually had to ask. his actions had me baffled from a distance. smart man. great vid
Stay on the safety points and safety train!!! Caution always….. anything can happen in an instant…. I won a free Helicopter Medi-Vac ride a few years ago myself. This message can’t not be stated too much! 👍👍
Medi-vac here costs 40k
@@Ned-p1y I was lucky I was a paid member of our medi vac system. So mine was covered.
Good information but I'm sure the helicopter Ryan was not free the prostate charge for this ridiculous probably could have bought another tractor😅😅
Wow. He went over even with the weight of the backhoe on it. I have a slightly older (early 2017) 1025r and almost tipped it lifting a pallet (on a level driveway) once. I hadn't realized the far side of the pallet was loaded far heavier then the side i lifted it from. I was able to quickly drop the loader to the ground & was fine but it was a good lesson. Now i put on a heavy rear attachment if ill be lifting anything really heavy.
Farming is the most dangerous job in the U.S. You are right in that there are so many ways to die on a farm. Too many to list. Great video. My whole farm is on hillsides. I have 45 acres of forest in SE Ohio.
The backhoe on my MAHINDRA ES 20 S is a phenomenal way to balance tractor as is the mid mount mower Boy I swing the backhoe left-right, right-left to keep some balance and always have saved me from tip overs. Advice? Keep a hand on the backhoe sideways lever !!!! 🚜
I ordered an inclinometer earlier today, I live in the foothills of the Appalachians where the only level spot is the crest of a hill or the trough of a valley😁
Thanks for the video. Good idea to buckle the seat belt.
I can attest that tractor activity can reach out and grab you when least expected. Several years ago, I was running a box blade along my fence line following a dozer who was cleaning a nice path for me. I had an 8610 New Holland with a canopy. I was not wearing a seat belt, that was my first mistake. Second mistake, I did not anticipate the branches above me as one caught on the canopy and then whipped back taking me with it right across the rear fender and on the ground. It took a few seconds to figure out what had happened and then catch my tractor still rolling along.
Almost tipped this summer, was close.
Thanks for all your safely video's. Question what are those trucks behind you in this video.
That's a Japanese Mini Dump. Did a video on them here: th-cam.com/video/dEMz1jnR7A4/w-d-xo.html. More information can be found at www.minidumps.com
@@GoodWorksTractors you erased my comment and put in your own? Twice! Why?
I see four comments from you on this video...we haven't deleted any comments. Not sure what you're talking about, but it isn't anything we're doing on our end.
Thank God he made it out okay!😅
I had it where I forked a stumpnthat was kind of loose on a 45 degree slope and when I tried to lift it would lift the rear up hill tire in the air so I simply lowered the loader and put it back down repositioned tried agian same.thing then changed the angle then got it out. By knowing just reverse what I'm doing with a lever and going slow I prevented a roll over. You go slow you slowly topple over so sometimes you can reverse it before you topple over
I have done my fair share of stupid things on my tractors over the past 62 of my 70 years. Started driving a 9N when I was 8. I remember when tractors did not have seat belts or roll bars.
Well you have to have both. No sense in a roll bar with no seat belt and a seat belt with no roll bar is a great way to get a lot shorter.
I never realized how slopey my property was until i drove around the relatively flat stuff on my b2601. Severe pucker factor.
I'm curious on your recommendations on a safe size wheel spacer for use with this platform. 3"? 4"? Are there tradeoffs?
Swinging your backhoe sideways is a great tactic. You can also extend it, reaching up slope to help stabilize. Also the backhoe has outriggers, you can use them to your advantage too. Use the whole tool.
Great video. I'm a brand new tractor owner. I had no idea how dangerous they were until I started watching your videos...so thank you!! Love the music in this video. Can you tell me who it is and the song. Thanks again!!
Thanks for sharing, buddy 👍
Not having a cab on my compact tractor gives me peace of mind should I need a make an escape from it and gives me options. Being quick at the controls can help prevent disaster to change the center point of gravity. Stay focused on the job at hand.
I always see people say spacers will void your warranty. I've never seen a dead man collect warranty.
Almost forgot. Years ago when I was about 14 I caught my 79 Yamaha MX175 handlebars on hanging vines while riding a friend on the back in the woods. Luckily we weren't going fast and it lifted the front end off the ground and were literally dangling there and after we jumped off the bike stayed that way and had a very difficult time getting it released from the vine. It was super weird and didn't even seem possible.
Just telling my story to improve engagement on the video for the algorithm.
After researching and seeing all the crazy accidents i made sure to get ballast in the tires and have them set as wide as possible while still being able to fit through the garage door. I keep my bucket/attachment as low as possible at all times and always have an implement attached to the 3-point for extra ballast dowm low.
Another great professional video ! Thanks
I have a question.
Why are there not bottom skid plates available that are an inch thick?
It would protect the under carriage and drastically lower the cog
The one and only thing I’ve been disappointed in with our 1025 is that the front axle does not float. This tractor being a 4 wheel drive should have a floating front axle, because it doesn’t if you go over certain hilly terrain one back wheel leaves the ground and you loose traction if it is in 2 wheel drive any thoughts.
After watching your videos, I had liquid ballast added to my tires. God only knows how many times I came close to tipping over, but didn't. You can't be too safe.
I’ve had a small tractor without a loader for years and never had much of an issue except for having to much weight on the back and riding a wheelie. Just got my first tractor with a loader about 2 months ago and already had that filling of the rear tires coming up and the uncomfortable filling I got. You had a bush hog on the back and was getting a little too comfortable picking up and over sized tree that I should have at least cut once or twice with a saw. Also this tree was an up root and still attached at the ground. I had pallet forks breaking off the old semi rotten top. Next thing you know my forks got wedged in between a fork in the tree. One pallet fork was in the fork of the tree and the other was above the tree. I though I could roll the bucket and reverse out of it in theory but the tree was so heavy as soon as I tried to ease back the rear tires come off the ground. I found my self stuck there for a few minutes finally finessing the forks out of the bind. If I was have took a safer measure which I will do next time is just break the saw out and weaker the tree to free up the loader. Thanks for all the advice, tips, and equipment reviews! 👍
Been there. I have come so close many times over the years with many types of equipment. Fork trucks, boom trucks, tractors, excavators. It happens, equipment wants to kill you. A farmer in my county just had his leg ripped off this week with equipment.
Ballast weight question. I just ordered a ballast box because I feel it’s better to have that weight behind the rear tires. However I’m concerned loading the rear tires as well. Does it make since to do both?
Just put 3" spacers on my b7800, notice a big difference in stability. I've also noticed that the faster you are moving the less reaction time, seems like common sense however I've witnessed some tractor drivers going along quite fast. Please slow down and concentrate on task at hand
Glad to hear there were no injuries I myself work a lot with tractors. If you feel your front wheels losing contact with the ground you'll already get quite scared. I was taking feed out a silage pit and the tractor came with it's front wheels from the ground for a while it's quite scarry and it isn't even that small of a tractor it's a 150hp tractor so it's quite big.
Front wheels off the ground doesn't bother me. The rears off, butt pucker time!
@@donbrutcher4501 it wasn't the fact that they where of the ground but more the fact I couldn't even steer the tractor at all and steering with the brakes was no option because they are way too agressif to steer with. No matter what speed the front end came loose from the ground. And I had to go a little bit over a public road like that. So yeah that really sucked. The only way the front end was on the ground was going backwards 😅
There was MANY times where I HAD to back up the hill. It was the only way to go up safely. That was especially true with the old,40's/50's tall tire tractors. And they all had loaded tires on our farm.@@KevinJD2030
I rolled a massey harris 44 on and over me after I started sliding down a hill it caught a stump and over it went landed back on its wheels and I was able to restart it and drive away just wrecked a pair of jeans no injury .
Does those Bora wheel adapters affect coupling to the belly mower deck on a 1025R?
I bought one of your Canopies for my Branson 3515H…so my roll bar HAS to be up…by default. I got run into a ditch doing snow operations by a kid last winter and nearly tipped over. I can tell you that being at that angle is SUPER uncomfortable and I’m glad I had my seatbelt on because I could have easily been flipped off the side of the tractor and crushed had it tipped to the low side without it. Seatbelt….always. Canopy. By the way, is one of the best investments I ever made for my tractor and it’s withstood countless highway trips at 60-70 mph to job sites.
It is a hassle but if your backhoe is a quick release, taking it off when working in the woods will increase the stability of the tractor, plus it will eliminate something that could hang up on the trees or limbs.
But then you lose all that ballast. Gotta have something heavy back there.
@@jonathantaylor6926a boxblade is sufficient,that's what I use.
If you can't afford rear weights for your tractor get 55 gal drum fill it with 1/2 or full of concrete set it up for your 3 point hitche like our grandfather's use to use for your counter weight
Yea vines are strong. I grapples a clump of vines with my grapple was going to pull them up. Instead I lifted my back end up.
Well I as a kid of ??? 12/13 figured I should carry the loader /bucket below the hood line. It never failed me at all. So that tractor had the bucket/ attachment Way To High , !!!!!!!!!!!! Plan and simple. AS well did it have rear wheel ballast in the tires?? bet not!!!
Most of my property is on a hillside and I have found it is much safer to remove my backhoe and replace it with my ballast box. I prefer the box over suitcase weights because I can get it closer to the ground if I need to lower the center of gravity. We finally have a local RimGuard dealer and I am having all 4 four wheels filled after the holidays. Because I do have many narrow places to mow, I bought my 1025R with the 54" mower deck. Has anyone ever come up with a simple way to reposition the deck's stabilizer wheels to allow for Bora's wheel spacers?
Simple? No. But if you, or someone you know, or a welding shop is willing to cut them off your mower deck and weld them somewhere else where they are out of the way but still functional....IDK, I know how much my 60" cost. I personally wouldn't cut up a mower deck that costs as much as an inexpensive zero turn mower. Maybe just adjust your mowing pattern to mow the hilly areas safely instead.
That's my current mindset also. I guess I'm just still looking for the "one machine does all" solution. Thanks!@@carlstrohm3785
I have 2” spacers and ballast in the rear tires on my 1025r. Is it common to put front spacers on as well? I thought the front axle being able to pivot kind of defeated the purpose?? Just asking
My Kubota manual says not to use wheel spacers with the backhoe - what is your take on this? I am glad you make these videos.
Unless there is a clearance issue, or a known issue of axle breakage while using spacers, I would go ahead and use them if you want to. It would have to be the weight while driving because once you have the pads down, you can lift the rear tires right off the ground while you dig, so there won't be any weight on the tires. IDK for sure, but that's my two cents.
I own a landscape co and we use skidsteers alot. Bought a 3038 last week and found myself using it like a skidsteer. I quickly realized they must be operated differently for safety and for long term wear and tear. No accidents, just realized the difference. Slower and safe on the tractor.
Can I add spacers to my 3 year old Kubota BX 1880 when I have factory installed wheel weights already mounted to the rear wheels?
Watching forklift safety videos can be a good source of information. Like tractors, they have no suspension and center of gravity can be your friend or your worst enemy. You cannot just relate to center of gravity, You really have to understand it to put it to use in your favor.
Leave the backhoe off if going over side hills go up and down keep front low .I have experanced alot of almost roll overs thank God I did all this and go slow .Nothing is worse than having the tractor break lose on ice in the woods going down hill . I kept it in the road using the breaks . I have always keep the pedals un latched I made it and it was going fast .
There's nothing new about tractor roll overs.
Maybe what's new about it is the huge amount of small tractors on small acreages that are being operated by inexperienced drivers.
OSH reports that of all the on the job accidents reported to them
the #1 workplace reporting more on the job accidents are FARMS.
And the #1 accidents reported to OSH from farms involve tractors.
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I think ANY pull behind implement is a hazard as the operator
has to take his eyes off the road to constantly check on the implement.
Maybe a backup camera installed so the operator can glance at
the screen without turning his head. There are many budget wireless
backup cam kits on the market for Rvs.
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Right after I got my 1025r home on the first day, I was going through the yard at top speed clearing up some small logs I'd recently cut with a chainsaw. One of them fell out of the bucket on one pass and when I went back for another load, I ran it over (which normally would have been fine because it was only like 2-3 inches thick and about 2 foot long.) When the front tire ran it over, it spun the log around perfectly to work as a sort of "pole vault" for the rear tire and launched it into the air, almost flipping the tractor and nearly launching me out the seat! Luckily I had my seatbelt on and it wasn't quite enough to flip it.
Rollovers are definitely dangerous. Keep bucket and weight low when moving wait till you're at the end to raise and dump bucket. Watch out for open moving parts. Pto is a fast killer as well as moving parts on pto driven implement.
I'll argue pro and con to seatbelts. It may keep you on but it also greatly limits the options to bail off of you see it coming in time.
Beware of loose clothing that may snag and catch to get you wrapped up injured, snag controls while getting on or off or moving around equipment
Do they make a spacers for a TYM T264 ? Thanks and Love your vids
I’ve been fortunate enough to never have a scary situation in an tractor but I have put myself in a scary situation in a mini-excavator where I was in a hurry and shifted the weight over the side with my tracks articulated in, then to make matters worse I extended my boom out …. Needless to say that machine almost ended up on its side; ever since then I don’t work in any of my equipment if I’m in a hurry
I've had several incidences on my little Mitsubishi 1801D 25 horsepower tractor where I've tipped over and had to reach out and grab a tree and shove myself back down in order to plant that lifted tire back onto the ground to keep from tipping all the way over
I lost my uncle to one of those tractors. 😢
Thank you for that informative information.
On a 45 degree? He'd be over before any vine came into play. My bx2200 sacred the hell out of me many times. Tippy little things. Really got to think way ahead when you work on slopes of any kind.
I was mowing under a swing set with a rear engine mower and one of the pedals hooked a swing. Couldn’t stop so over we went. Lots of ways to get hurt with machinery. Fortunately I was not injured (other than my pride).
I grew up using tractors, mostly old old Fords, 60ones etc. Wider axle in the rear, never had a problem tipping, but these subcompact tractors are real real tippy I own one and compared to my dad‘s tractors. I actually don’t care for it.
I run a landscape company and operate stand on skids and a 2.5 ton mini (u25) live in western Virginia and the vines are no joke. I have had 2-3 inch vines easily lift a mini ex or mini skid off the ground and these machines are much heavier that sub compact tractors its insane how strong they are be careful if you snag on one and cannot untangle yourself my best advice is stop get of and cut the vine to release the pressure
What are the trucks running?
I like to keep the brush hog on most of the time (it's heavy) and the bucket down low in general. My roll bar is fixed. I wear my seat belt. The one "almost" turn over I had was trying to pull a bar out of summer hard dry clay with the bucket. The bar did not budge but it was overall pulling the tractor to one side. I quickly lowered the bucket. This was one time I stupidly did not have the seat belt on. Put the fear of God in me, for sure.
thank you for sharing! great video!!!!!
Never fear your equipment. If you are scared of it, DON'T USE IT! Always respect the equipment. Just remember squishy bodies and steel don't mix. Think it all through and never work it with heavy loads while potentially distracted. When using the tractor for things it isn't actually meant to be used for, like pulling a stump out with a cable, physics is involved. If you don't know how to do physics, such as triangulation and pivot points, don't do it, a cable in the wrong place will kill you! Most importantly, DON'T RUSH IT! Take it easy and slow, this way if it starts to move the way you don't want it to, you can stop it before it gets going the wrong way. Again, never FEAR the equipment, Respect it!
ANY tool can injure you if you work at it.
Just remember, the best safety device is found between the ears of the user.
Tractors rarely cause injury without user input.
Keep thinking 2 steps ahead of what's happening now and I'll bet he never has a close call again.
People dont seem to understand when I tell them they need to listen to their fears
Like all emotions, Fear is meant to tell you something; in this instance, it is meant to tell you of danger and to be cautious and consider what may happen based on actions of your own or another
"I dont like to live my life through fear!" they'll say
I know, thats why you are missing teeth, fingers, have some kind of disability, cant bend your knees anymore, and likely put many other lives at risk at least once or twice
Listening To Fear =/= Being Controlled By It
Those little compact tractors are the most dangerous tractor you can buy! For one they don’t have enough weight to sick to the ground two there to narrow three everyone wants a front loader in them and that just makes them ten times more dangerous because everyone wants to over load the loader!!