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[Egon]

My little tractor has again added afflictions to my old body. Being short I brace myself on the seat using my left knee on the dash. The paint and primmer are both worn off at this point.

Now my Knee has become terribly sore and may have ligament or cartilage damage. It is difficult to walk and pain is constant. Add to this the persistent sore elbows from lack of power steering and one starts thinking about different tractor.

Egon

 

[RobS]

<font color="blue"> It is difficult to walk and pain is constant. </font>

Now that's a new one Egon, usually a tractor RELIEVES the operator from various pains and strains. Yes, definitely a new tractor, but perhaps more implements as well. No doubt some of your pain is from still having to do various things manually.

Seriously though, hope you get to feeling better somehow /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Egon]

Thanks Rob.
I'll recover but in the meantime it's annoying as there are things to do and places to go.

Egon

 

[cmhyland]

Egon,
Does that machine have an adjustable seat with a seatbelt?

It may be possible that the whole geometry of the machine doesn't work for your body size.

When I looked around at new machines I found some that the geometry between wheel seat and pedals was just horrible.

I couldn't understand how anybody could spend any amount of time on these machines.

With your knee braced against the machine it will take a terrible amount of shock and vibration... That's just not good for a long range outlook. I would look into suspension seats with good adjustability and seatbelts to keep you secure.

Some machines I found the seat actually slanted forward and you always felt like your were sliding out of it... Not a secure feeling.

Best of luck,
Chris

 

[Egon]

Chris:
The seat slides back and forth but no seat belt and no ROPS. I'm usually bracing myself when using the loader. The dash is just a perfect place to brace on.

Egon

 

[kyoders]

Egon,

Have you thought about trying a knee-pad of some type? It won't cure the damage done, but might prevent any further problems. Another thought was to see if you could find something like the gel wrist/mouse pads that would be big enough. I would think those would be good at damping the vibrations. Good luck.

Kevin

 

[grandad]

We could have the makings of a great story line here. "Honey, I need a new tractor because..." Give the TBN rank and file a bit of time to fill out the details, and, before you know it, we'll have you up to, say, a new 5030. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

All kidding aside, please take care of yourself. If you are slipping and sliding around like that, you may have got it right... you owe it to yourself to find something with better safety and ergonomics.

 

[Thomas]

Wonder if there anyway you could install foot peg or block of some sort,so the heel of your foot wear would hold you in the seat better.

 

[Egon]

Welcome Back Thomas. Youve been gone for a while. Was getting a little worried.

I'm sure there is a solution as a new tractor is quite out of sight financially and not really required for my situation.

Egon

 

[Egon]

Grandad:
Replace is an economic impossibilty. For my purposes the size is right as to properly accomplish some of my tasks a proper size tractor is required.

I'm not interested in a roll bar and seat belt [ they are available ] as they could be more hindrance than safety for the situations in which the tractor is used. A full cage would be a different story.

Somehow we'all here will solve the problem even if I have to wear a kneepad.
Egon