Another Tractor Related Death

[kenmac]

be safe out there
Alabama man killed when tractor overturns | AL.com

 

[davesl708]

Sad story. Always error on the side of caution.

 

[Fawken]

Bad news and it can happen to anyone. Not many details and the story kept calling it a grader. Probably not. Tractors are tools not toys.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I'm thinking that a younger agile person might have gotten away from that mishap with their life.

 

[mddorange]

Where was his seatbelt and ROPS??

 

[duke7595]

Where was his seatbelt and ROPS??

If the tractor was equipped with ROPS and he was wearing a seat belt I don't think we would be discussing this story.

 

[prs]

I'm thinking that a younger agile person might have gotten away from that mishap with their life.

It is awfully difficult to get off a roll-over on the high side. Human reaction time being what it is and the quickness at which the tip achieves that point of no return. Been there; young, agile, alert, athletic and then mashed and mangled. "Best defense, no be there." Mr. Miyagi

prs

 

[kenmac]

Where was his seatbelt and ROPS??

Most likely an older tractor.. B-4 they put ROPS and seat belt on them

 

[kenmac]

Bad news and it can happen to anyone. Not many details and the story kept calling it a grader.

Probably a grading blade or box blade

 

[Wild Bill the 2nd]

I'm thinking that a younger agile person might have gotten away from that mishap with their life.

That is the kind of thinking that gets people into these situations. "It won't happen to me" or "I will just hop up over the side like a cottontail bunny since I am so young and agile" I really don't mean to pick on you but it is true, things happen so quickly and most of us, myself included, honestly don't know what how we'd react in the moment. A lot of people would try to save the equipment. It can just happen in the blink of an eye and there really isn't time to react.

ROPS only helps in open areas. We can only speculate about the tractor and what happened. He may have had a ROPS and been wearing his seatbelt. Wouldn't help much if it rolled over a bank in a wooded area and crushed him against a tree.

Regardless it is sad. Just reminds us to think about what we're doing and do our best to be safe. For our families sake.

 

[TomSeller]

Sad story for the families involved.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I've watched my Dad run equipment and it's scary. Watched my Mom drive her car, same thing! Just saying that AGE can play a part in accidents. I had a near catastophic accident a few years back, and some quick reaction saved the day. My seventy year old friend was with me and said he has never seen anybody move that quickly. It can make a difference!

 

[prs]

I am 61 years-old this week. I still have cat-like reflexes; it is just that the cat is a lot older now.... ;-)

prs

 

[buickanddeere]

I'm thinking that a younger agile person might have gotten away from that mishap with their life.

Actually not. The roll over happens too fast and has gone too far to jump clear from once the operator realizes what is happening. Unless you have legs like a lemur , it's not possible to jump far enough.
Before operating an excavator I took the time to clean up and lube the seat belt so the latch would work. Glad I did because four days later I was hanging by the seat belt when the embankment caved in.

 

[Utopia Texas]

Very few folks would have a quick enough reaction time to jump off a tractor roll over. Years ago, when I had a lot more stupid, I tried to pull down a huge pile of pine bark with the front end loader of my tractor. The tractor was small enough that I had to drive up onto the pile and it collapsed and the tractor went sideways and started to roll over. I ended up with my back on the concrete slab and my feet in the air holding the tractor up at a precarious balance. After about 20 seconds my strength gave out and I thought I was a dead meat. Lucky for me my younger brother saw what had happened, ran up and shouted, "I'm going count to three, and on three I'm going to yank you by the arm pits as fast as I can. We both tumbled back on the concrete and the tractor landed on its side right next to us. Lots of scrapes and bruises but I am alive to tell the story. The tractor was still running on its side when we turned it off and oil was spilling out the air intake. We got another tractor and chain, righted the tractor, took out the saturated air filter and started the engine up. It smoked tremendously for about 3 minutes and we ended up using it for another 8 years before trading it in. Lucky for me and lucky for the tractor. I have been much, much more cautious since that incident......

 

[HEC]

What a sad story , it just makes one think of all the close calls in ones own life .

My dad had one of the Kubota L235's and decided to start it standing next to it . It was in gear at the time and he didn't know it and it ran right up on top of his hip . I jumped on it and pushed in the clutch and backed it off him , the reason was he had a roto tiller on the back . If I hadn't been right there to do that I can only imagine what that tiller coming down on him would have done even though the pto was off . He was only bruised up a bit but okay . Stay Safe

 

[kebo]

Tragic story for sure. But... did anyone notice this other story below the one originally linked??


Hueytown man dies after tree falls on tractor | AL.com