Quick Attach Bucket Removal Incident

[s219]

Safety toe boots are a good idea too, which I learned the hard way after working with trees/logs a lot. I'd never be without them when working around equipment if I can help it. They won't help for all situations, but are a good margin of safety for a lot of cases.

 

[BlacknTan]

Thanks for posting this... Who knows how many folks you saved from injury.

 

[Renze]

I once had a 500kg forklift mast on my wooden shoes because the log i put it on, scoffed from underneath it. Wooden shoe was cracked, my foot was stuck, friend released me with a metal pipe as a lever, and i had a stiff foot for some days. Nothing serious. Proper workshoes make all the difference.

 

[kco]

Thanks for the replies. I will follow the advice some posters gave about keeping the bucket a couple of inches off the ground while standing in it to release the pins.

 

[NativeSon]

I leave the bucket up a couple inches and stand in the bucket to open the levers. This keeps the bucket secure and you can remove it from the tractor seat.

Ditto. Glad you weren't hurt.

Charlie