Almost Received my own Darwin Award

[megaboz]

I know we all have done dumb things, and sometimes I think I would never do anything that dumb. I was wrong.

With winter coming I decided I better put the plow on my 4-wheeler. I thought that if I were to use the FEL to lift the front end of the 4-wheeler and stand it on end to make it easier to get to the bolts. Well, I got it lifted which took the FEL to it's fullest upper extent of its travel. BTW, I wasn't even on the tractor, I was beside it. Well it started tipping over (right beside my new truck, I'm sure the ROP would have made a lovely dent, with me in the middle). Fortunately I was able to use a hand to keep it from tipping over until I could lower the FEL.

I got lucky , and just a reminder that when the bucket is fully up with that much weight, is not a very smart, the tractor isn't very stable.

 

[dodge man]

Man, where was someone with a video camera when you need him? I'm glad it worked out and you or your truck wasn't hurt. It seems we all have stories like that.

 

[Tig]

I am often tempted to operate the FEL while standing beside the tractor. I think about what advice I would get at TBN and then I climb up on the "operators" seat.
Glad you were not hurt.

 

[megaboz]

Actually, I am glad I wasn't on it, it probably would've tip for sure. I'm glad there wasn't a video camera, I don't need the constant reminder.

 

[BigD23]

Beeeeeeeeee careful!

 

[john_bud]

Are your tires filled? They make it harder to tip. Can still do it, so always uses your little grey cells.
jb

 

[WayneB]

Lucky for sure............................many of us take it to the limit all too often!

Under the Deere is a skidder....................think he had a bad hair day?

 

[megaboz]

My rear tires were filled, and I was just on a tiny slope, just enough for water to drain. I've learned a great lesson, don't lift the bucket with the 4-wheeler hanging off of it.

When I was having my electric line dug, the operator of the excevator was digging about 6 feet down and the bank was falling in and it was on a hill with about a 20 degree slope. How he never buried it I will never know, but it was scary just watching him.

When my ground was frozen he slid down the fill about a 100 yards before getting the bucket dug in to stop. He just trammed it back up and started doing it all over again. He had to have had big ones!

 

[Leejohn]

Brian I had to read the last part a couple of times. It almost went over my head. Good One!!!!

 

[easygo]

O.K. I give up trying to figure it out. WayneB do you know the story behind that picture? How on earth could those machines end up like that?