Near miss injury

[Kratos]

I injured a leg today messing with my box blade adjustment, but could have been a lot worse. Thought I would pass on what happened so others ould be more careful than I was.

I was not happy with how my box blade was leveling. I was getting five trenches as the back blade was not touching. So, I rasied the box blade off the ground and went around back to back out the top link in an attempt to bring the box blade to a more level angle.

Anyway, I backed it out too far and it came apart. In too short a time to react, the blade pivoted forward and clipped one of my legs with one of the teeth then continued to swing until stopping against the rear ag tires. I do not think that it broke the small bone in the leg, but it cut it and bruised it pretty good and is very swallon. Had my foot been a few inches further in, I am sure it would have gone right through the leg, breaking it, and leaving me pinned to the tire by myself out in the field.

Never again will I put myself between an implement and my tractor while making an adjustment and recommend others do the same.

John

 

[deereguy]

I have had a similair thing happen with other implements. I learned to raise the box blade or other implement an inch or so off the ground to make the adjustment, hopefully it will touch the ground before pinning your leg, etc.

My question to you...where was your cell phone to call someone for help?

Glad to hear your injury was serious, just a wake up call!!

 

[Willl]

Dude, that was close. Hope you heal quick.

Question, I thought top links were pinned to prevent unscrewing all the way ?

 

[Pooh_Bear]

I can't adjust my top link if it has any stress on it at all.
That means I can only raise an implement enough to take the stress
off the top link, not even off the ground at all, then adjust it.
It would be nice if I could adjust it under stress,
but I guess not being able to keeps me from accidents like yours.

Hope it feels better soon.

Pooh Bear

 

[Kratos]

Unfortunately, no cell service in the woods where I live. My wife and son up at the house would have eventually missed me, but would have been a real problem if it was a bleeder. Good advice about just raising it a few inches though.

 

[Double Orange]

OOUUUCCHHH !! Glad to hear it wasn't worse. Thanks for sharing... I'll remember this the next time I try to save some time and think about taking a short cut. We commonly refer to them as TOYS. I really feel bad for all the new tractor owners, that haven't a clue how dangerous these machines are. Once again I'm glad your safe now. Frank

 

[Cottonhawk]

Thanks for sharing the experience.
Hope you have a quick recovery.

 

[Skyco]

Unfortunately, no cell service in the woods where I live.

Yikes! Hope you heal up ok and quickly.
Might want to consider some handheld two way radios to carry. My wife and I pretty much make that mandatory now on our 10 acres in the mountains of NC. This was since one of our dogs ran after a deer then the wife ran after the dog. The dog came back in 20 minutes but couldn't find the wife who was out of shouting range!

 

[jbrumberg]

Kratos:

Very good advise. Thanks for sharing . We all tend to get somewhat careless with increased comfort level around our equipment. I wish you a speedy recovery . Jay

 

[jbrumberg]

Yikes! Hope you heal up ok and quickly.
Might want to consider some handheld two way radios to carry. My wife and I pretty much make that mandatory now on our 10 acres in the mountains of NC. This was since one of our dogs ran after a deer then the wife ran after the dog. The dog came back in 20 minutes but couldn't find the wife who was out of shouting range!

Good suggestion as to the two ways. What are the NC laws pertaining to shooting wives who run deer . I hope she came back in good shape. I have gotten "turned around" in deep woods with a faulty compass (magnetite influenced). It can be a little unnerving. Jay