JD 4400 tipped over...............................

Anonymous Poster · Mar 27, 2003

Glad I had my seat belt and ROP up.
I was working my garden up,I had a potato plow on and my loader on.The tractor was wanting to pull down hill a little in the loose dirt,so I raised the bucket a little to allow the back wheels to have a little more traction (and using my brakes to help steer) and I had the bucket a little too high and over the tractor goes on its side(downhill),the seat belt kept me right in my seat.I take my winch on my truck and hook it to the loader and set the tractor back up and finish my garden work..Only damage I could see was it popped the light out of the housing that is bolted on my rollbar. I will have to dig the dirt out of the fiberglass canopy. I know for a fact the seat belt kept me from falling from the tractor when it upset.

Anonymous Poster · Mar 27, 2003

Steel_Wheels,

Glad you were not hurt.

Thanks for posting your experience. Posts telling of mishaps like yours certainly will help guys like me be more aware of the possible dangers...

Thanks for taking the time to make make me think safety a little more!

Again, glad you are OK!

Buck · Mar 27, 2003

Glad you've got the guts to share.

I tipped mine last summer. When I tipped, it seemed I had a lot of time to jump. I am not sure the seat belt would of helped.

Did your tractor roll more than once?

Buck

Anonymous Poster · Mar 27, 2003

It just fell over on its side,it did not roll over.It is good that while the tractor was going over on its side I was able to register and have some reassurance/solice knowing I had my seat belt on and did not reach for the seatbelt button(ie:reflexes) even though it all happened in a matter of a second or two.

JohnMiller3 · Mar 27, 2003

You are a very fortunate man… having your seat belt buckled proves you are a smart man as well…

God took care of you and must have bigger plans in your future… I pray you take advantage of it…

You beat all the odds, I’m glad you’re ok…/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Anonymous Poster · Mar 27, 2003

Thats one of the 1st thing that went through my mind...Thank you Dear God...God has been good to me and patient with me through the years....I go to church and worship whenever I am able to..being a shift worker that is not every weekend,or every Wednesday evening for Bible study,but when I have time off.
Like I say I had the tractor back on its wheels and working the garden again in about 15 to 20 minutes after I upset the tractor.I did not even have much collateral damage,I heard the ole Firebird fiberglass canopy crunch when it hit the ground,but it did not break,my John Deere add on light(on the roll bar) popped out of its housing and I used a little glue to repair it and a tie wrap to hold things together until the glue sets.
Yes I am fortunate/blessed............

thcri · Mar 27, 2003

Steel,

Your a fortunate man right now, count your blessings. Makes a person think, how many times do I get on my tractor and not put the seat belt on. I have some pretty good sidehills to mow on but since I got my larger tractor I feel safe with it and don't wear the belt. Some day I will slip and over it will go. Thanks for posting that, clean up your seat and the rest of us should make our wives a promise to wear the belt from now on.

murph

markie61 · Mar 27, 2003

I believe the last 4 tip-over stories I have read on this site (all within a month!) have happened with the loader up in the air.
Thanks to all of you sharing your stories, I keep my loader as low to the ground as possible.
Glad to hear you are OK.
Mark