Buying Advice Newbie Questons

[jfh28]

What Jack said!!! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

The only thing I'd keep in the back of your mind is that a hydraulic hose could catastrophically break. Then you may free-wheel quickly I suppose.

or if the hydro pump goes like mine did when I was out plowing snow..........nothing worked.....no wheel motors, no steering, no implements......so I was rolling down the road....backwards.....for a good distance until I crashed into a snow bank..........after unclenching my butt I thought to myself....well that was interesting.......lol......Jack

 

[SpringHollow]

We always hear that one shouldn't risk their life and trust the hydraulics by going under a FEL or 3 pth implement.

How is that different than trusting your life to the brakes on your car from sending you over the cliff or into the busy intersection?

There are posts on TBN of farmers etc getting killed while working on implements because a hydraulic failure such as a hose breaking occurs. I have had my FEL drop due to a bad seal in a cylinder - happened MUCH faster than I could have ever moved if I had been under it. I think of that every time I walk under it. I normally only do that when there is something under the load that would stop it from killing me. But every so often, I get lazy which is not real smart.

Ken

 

[ponytug]

You don't get under a FEL without supports for the same reason you don't get under a vehicle with only a jack. Or in a car without seat belts, or.... S**t happens. A small earthquake, metal fatigue, o-ring fails, stupid dog...Lots of examples out there.

You've made it this far, keep going.

All the best, Peter