Lessons learned by the new guy

[Bob_Skurka]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( My lesson: If you are thinking about working on a slope with wet grass, just grab a cold one and keep on thinking about it until tomorrow. Doesn't take but one sliding trip down a hill and into a creek to learn that one. )</font>


You should have posted this YESTERDAY!!! I got up early and pulled out my NH with the big heavy Befco RFM and started to mow. The grass so wet that there were areas with stand water. But parts of my property are hilly and I figured that I could just mow the UPPER part of the property. While mowing I was traveling down a small slope, more of a roll in the land than a hill and I made a left turn to swing around a small tree. The tractor simply continued the turn with the weight of the mower deck swinging the rear end of the tractor around unit it was in front of me and I was going the wrong direction.

I never "fishtailed" a tractor before, but doing it on wet grass is possible if you are going down a slope with a heavy implelment on the rear end! /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[Jackrabbit_Slim]

If you happen to have an altrication with a power pole, make sure the orange/green/blue or whatever colour paint is off the pole before calling hydro to report that "lightning strike."

 

[DiskDoctr]

Kirk,

That's hillarious! Thanks for sharing.

-JC

 

[MidMichigan]

Remember when mowing under and around trees that just because your head went under that branch it doesn't mean the ROPS will. Tractor raises up on rear wheels right quick and you have a heart attack at the same time before you get the tractor to stop. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif Then chainsaw comes out and tree branches gets trimmed. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Lisa

 

[To20Chris]

On the Ferguson there is enough room so that I can duck low, and the steering wheel is the highest thing on the tractor. I really need to remember about the stack and ROPS on the LK!

 

[Gary_in_Indiana]

<font color="blue"> "Remember when mowing under and around trees that just because your head went under that branch it doesn't mean the ROPS will." </font>

Actually, as tall as I sit on my tractor, it pretty much does. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Where I get in trouble is on the outer edges of the top of the ROPS. Mine has no paint on the leading edge on either corner. I'm expecting a recall letter any day from Deere about that defective paint coming off there. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[LBrown59]

<font color="#666666">Keep the Back Hoe hoses out of tree branches. </font>

 

[johnday]

When doing dirtwork for your neighbor, always remember where the power pole with the mercury vapor lamp is when backing up with your boxblade on. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

 

[Kozmo38]

When tking of your rear drag blade make sure that the three point hitches are down os that when you take the pins out, it is resting on the prop.

Hate it when it rolls on to the wifes new flower bed.

 

[2nstonge]

When initiating your son into the fine art of tractoring don't let him just have the fun of driving to wood pile and then sit in the seat watching you load (and then unload and stack) the FEL & trailer...it sets a bad precedent that's quite difficult to undo. Oh sure, he's full of 'efficiency' ideas on how YOU can improve your loading, unloading and stacking techniques but this new 'supervisory' role immediately carries over into every other aspect of your life.

-Norm