Backhoe Owners - How do you cover the outrigger feet?

[buckeyefarmer]

When I saw the title, I figured it would be about marring up a surface when digging. If I put them down on concrete I put a board under them. Stored, I keep them up.
Keep loader down. I went to someone’s house once where there was a group of kids, they had loader up for people to sit on. There were kids crawling all over the tractor. Just one bump of the stick and people in loader could have been hurt bad. I locked the loader valve and immediately told the homeowner.

 

[Hay Dude]

So people don't trip over it??

No so people dont get crushed by it if left in the up position.

 

[sd455dan]

So people don't trip over it??

yep.
With Kids around... far preferable to one jumping on and lowering the FEL by accident on another

especially since It won't be moving "up" until that diesel engine is running.

 

[Too many Kubotas]

No so people dont get crushed by it if left in the up position.

Sorry, I couldn't get the sarcasm font to work.

If kids run into the outriggers, what keeps them from running into the loader, backhoe, or any other part of the tractor?

And if they don't learn from hitting immovable objects once or twice, put the tractor in the garage. Or the kids, but not all at once.

 

[Chling89]

OP here. Thanks all for your replies.
Minus the first reply. Some people are just.. special.

Not all of us here are veteran tractor owners, let alone operators.

I will put everything down like I always do with the loader.
As for whenever I cannot, I’ll look into high vis / the Home Depot buckets

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Mine came in orange color, can be seen better than black ones.

 

[4570Man]

I’d start with painting the pads a more visible color and hope that’s good enough.

 

[Mrsig]

I just made my feet more visible.

 

[3Ts]

Those sharp edges on the angle iron feet would worry me. Personally, I'd put a 1/2" radius corner on them. It shouldn't affect the holding ability and would reduce the damage if someone ran into them.

I keep my backhoe on a dolly in the corner of the barn. When mounted on the tractor it sits out in the weather out behind the barn without any special protection. There's enough room no one should run into it.

 

[tacticalturnip]

I just made my feet more visible.
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The contrast to the blue definitely makes it stand out!