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hmmmmm

08-07-2007 04:31:22




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The metal seats on the old tractors look pretty dangerous to me. If you hit a bump going fast enought, wont you go over the back?




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Randy-IA

08-07-2007 18:51:50




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 Re: Fall off tractor? in reply to hmmmmm, 08-07-2007 04:31:22  
One other thing you might not want to do is try and hitch up a plow on a wet day with houseslippers on HA-HA . I did that Sunday and my foot slipped off the clutch ( twice ) on the Farmall M . Ended up almost pushing the plow sideways into my pickup . I was hitching it up at a sharp angle . Everything ended up intact but it taught me a lesson . ...Randy



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Leland

08-07-2007 16:52:21




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 Re: Fall off tractor? in reply to hmmmmm, 08-07-2007 04:31:22  
It only hurts until the disk or bush hog finds you .



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bm3501466

08-07-2007 18:00:21




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 Re: Fall off tractor? in reply to Leland, 08-07-2007 16:52:21  
I remember once in my 1086 with a cab I had the seat adjusted wrong and I hit a bump on the road in road gear and it bounced me up and my head hit the top of the cab. That is why some of them have seat belts.



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bm3501466

08-07-2007 18:00:19




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 Re: Fall off tractor? in reply to Leland, 08-07-2007 16:52:21  
I remember once in my 1086 with a cab I had the seat adjusted wrong and I hit a bump on the road in road gear and it bounced me up and my head hit the top of the cab. That is why some of them have seat belts.



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Jon Hagen

08-07-2007 14:07:46




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 Re: Fall off tractor? in reply to hmmmmm, 08-07-2007 04:31:22  
This fits very well.



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Flewster

08-07-2007 13:49:23




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 Re: Fall off tractor? in reply to hmmmmm, 08-07-2007 04:31:22  
The most dangerous part of the tractor is the nut that holds the steering wheel.



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Bob Kerr

08-07-2007 11:06:43




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 Re: Fall off tractor? in reply to hmmmmm, 08-07-2007 04:31:22  
I ran over a small log with one rear tire on the H Farmall the other day, and it sure tried to toss me off to the side the way the tire raised up and spun the log out and then grabbed forward again. It was going up a steep hill. Put butterflys in my stomach and I wasn't going fast at all, 1st or second gear, just hit it, just right. Thank God for fenders! (yes I stopped and cleared the log out of the way for the next trip through there)

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02XLT4X4

08-07-2007 10:10:39




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 Re: Fall off tractor? in reply to hmmmmm, 08-07-2007 04:31:22  
Another thing to keep in mind is many of these tractors only have one bolt holding the seat on, if it should happen to break the seat and everything on it fall off the back.



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Chris in MD

08-07-2007 09:40:42




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 Re: Fall off tractor? in reply to hmmmmm, 08-07-2007 04:31:22  
that's why you don't let go of the steering wheel with both hands, like an insane motorcycle jumper.



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John S-B

08-07-2007 08:21:23




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 Re: Fall off tractor? in reply to hmmmmm, 08-07-2007 04:31:22  
Going over a bump will not necessarily thrown you off of the back because you are moving at the same speed of the tractor. You're more likely to go off the back if your foot slips off of the clutch and the tractor takes off (without you).



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old

08-07-2007 07:57:20




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 Re: Fall off tractor? in reply to hmmmmm, 08-07-2007 04:31:22  
Safety on these old tractors is one place and one place only. To bad few people now days know where that safety is. IT BETWEEN the person on the tractors ears. People now days seem to need to go to fast doing a job and few think about how unsafe it is to say brush hog in 3 or 4th gear, etc. Ruff ground you go slow tractors have no springs and if you go to fast ya you could fall off or also brake an axle etc. etc.

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Mr Bob

08-07-2007 08:06:09




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 Re: Fall off tractor? in reply to old, 08-07-2007 07:57:20  
Rough ground; slow down, that simple. If I were to catch someone on my perfectly steering 2N racing it over rough ground they wouldn't need to worry about getting runover or hurt by the tractor. It would be the owner they'd need most to beware. This tractor functions flawlessly in all aspects; it would not have remained as such if it had been idiotically, unsafely operated.



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georgeky

08-07-2007 07:09:41




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 Re: Fall off tractor? in reply to hmmmmm, 08-07-2007 04:31:22  
You ought to slow that damn thing down going over bumps. Have logged thousands of hours on old tractors and never been thrown off or fallen off.



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mjbrown

08-07-2007 06:56:12




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 Re: Fall off tractor? in reply to hmmmmm, 08-07-2007 04:31:22  
You can rack yourself up missing a step getting on and off a none running tractor! Lots of way to screw up. I think those old tractors didn't go as fast and with manual steering you had to have two hands with a pretty good grip on the wheel.



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jubilee johnny

08-07-2007 06:53:34




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 Re: Fall off tractor? in reply to hmmmmm, 08-07-2007 04:31:22  
There were lots of things not as safe in those days. Suicide doors, lack of shields, even my favorite 2cyl john deere tractor's hand clutches were not very safe. What about seat belts in cars, and not child safety seats? What I don't understand today are the states who still allow motorcycle riders to go without helmits. We call them "organ donars".



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john d

08-07-2007 06:16:36




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 Re: Fall off tractor? in reply to hmmmmm, 08-07-2007 04:31:22  
The keys to safety are: Hang on to the steering wheel, don't go too fast for conditions, know your equipment and the terrain where you're operating it, don't get complacent, and no riders.

Are they as safe as a new tractor with a seatbelt and ROPS or a cab? No.



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Mike M

08-07-2007 06:33:46




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 Re: Fall off tractor? in reply to john d, 08-07-2007 06:16:36  
One may be able to agrue ? that having a cab,seat belt,air bag,antilock brakes and whatever else they add only makes you THINK your safer so you end up taking more of a risk ? and actually doing more harm.



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Mr Bob

08-07-2007 06:39:52




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 Re: Fall off tractor? in reply to Mike M, 08-07-2007 06:33:46  
I've NEVER needed, nor Wanted, all the "crapp" on a tractor, such as you mentioned. And I have spent many hours operating tractors in my life. Safety is what you make of it. Safety is your responsibility; not the tractor's.



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Lanse

08-07-2007 10:46:34




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 Re: Fall off tractor? in reply to Mr Bob, 08-07-2007 06:39:52  
Theres a ROPS on my holland. I hate that thing-it takes down clotheslines, and small branches. I only use the seatbelt when doing teenager stuff ( doughnuts, wheelies, racing, etc)



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buickanddeere

08-07-2007 09:57:48




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 Re: Fall off tractor? in reply to Mr Bob, 08-07-2007 06:39:52  
So lets see, more safety equipment is bad. Lets add more whirring shafts, chains, sprockets in closer proximity to the operator. This will make him more alert and safer.



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Lou

08-07-2007 13:39:59




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 Re: Fall off tractor? in reply to buickanddeere, 08-07-2007 09:57:48  
Ill say one thing I dont hear mentioned much , that ROPS will kill you in the woods.



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buickanddeere

08-08-2007 20:30:30




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 rops yes Re: Fall off tractor? in reply to Lou, 08-07-2007 13:39:59  
I'll take my chances with a rops in the woods/bush/forest. Not many here haul trees,logs or maple sap. One time in my youth while running in International crawler. Can't recall the model but it was a turbo six with a hydrostat trans. It was equipped with a four post rops and roof. With my uncle on the Terrex 82-30, we were pushing down slash/poplar trees. As we were pushing a tree pile together, I heard "wwwww wwwhoosh-Twang-Thunk". I didn't even have time to duck or really see it coming. Unknown to us a 50-60ft length of poplar trunk had been getting bent into a spring loaded bow shape. One end let go and swung back at speed towards me. With about the last 2 ft of tree trunk the front right vertical of the rops took the hit instead of myself. The tree hit hard enough to remove paint down to bare metal.
If it had been for the rops, that tree would have done more than just "leave a mark" on myself. I'll use a rops among trees.

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Mike M

08-07-2007 10:35:23




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 Re: Fall off tractor? in reply to buickanddeere, 08-07-2007 09:57:48  
You mean something like a 227 corn picker ?



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Red Dave

08-07-2007 06:09:13




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 Re: Fall off tractor? in reply to hmmmmm, 08-07-2007 04:31:22  
Yup, saw my Dad get launched off an old McCormick ground-driven pull type sickle bar mower once. Grandad was driving the tractor and hit a groundhog hole with a mower wheel while Dad was riding on it to raise and lower the bar when needed.

Learned many new cuss words that day.



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dhermesc

08-07-2007 05:58:18




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 Re: Fall off tractor? in reply to hmmmmm, 08-07-2007 04:31:22  
Yeah, you can fall of the back easy enough and get run over by what ever you're pulling (not a pretty sight). What made you think you wouldn't?



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Allan In NE

08-07-2007 05:36:21




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 Re: Fall off tractor? in reply to hmmmmm, 08-07-2007 04:31:22  
I fell off the wagon one time. :>)

Allan



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Pete in MD

08-07-2007 19:47:46




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 Re: Fall off tractor? in reply to Allan In NE, 08-07-2007 05:36:21  
Only one time??



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Lou

08-07-2007 11:09:52




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 Re: Fall off tractor? in reply to Allan In NE, 08-07-2007 05:36:21  
Unlike falling off the wagon,I bet you only fall off a tractor once.



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Rich Va

08-07-2007 05:46:06




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 Re: Fall off tractor? in reply to Allan In NE, 08-07-2007 05:36:21  
I'm still on the wagon.



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Jim in N M

08-07-2007 06:23:14




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 Re: Fall off tractor? in reply to Rich Va, 08-07-2007 05:46:06  
On the wagon,off the wagon, I fell off a Bar stool a few times,and I thought it was moving !! Jim in N M



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CWL

08-07-2007 09:17:38




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 Re: Fall off tractor? in reply to Jim in N M, 08-07-2007 06:23:14  
I saw a bar stool at the race track one time that had four wheels, handle bars and a weedeater motor to power it around. Talk about a sobriety check! The guy could even pop little wheelies on it.



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Tim...Ok

08-07-2007 06:28:25




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 Re: Fall off tractor? in reply to Jim in N M, 08-07-2007 06:23:14  
bar stool wasn't moving,but the room was spinning :)



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Bob Kerr

08-07-2007 10:59:26




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 Re: Fall off tractor? in reply to Tim...Ok, 08-07-2007 06:28:25  
I was on a bar stool once and the stool stayed put but I moved 2 1/2 feet. It worked out ok though, the floor stopped me!



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Ken L.

08-07-2007 13:47:48




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 Re: Fall off tractor? in reply to Bob Kerr, 08-07-2007 10:59:26  
Bought a 60 Oliver two years ago. The owner drove it around for about ten minutes before he drove it on the trailer. Hauled it about 65 miles. The owner kept the battery so, my son sat on the seat and operated the brakes as I pushed it off the trailer and pulled it into the shed. The next day, I climbed on it to check things out and as I sat down (the clamp holding the seat on was loose)the seat fell of with me still in it. Hit the ground flat on my back. As I was hoping I wouldn't croak bacause I couldn't breath, I was also thinking about destroying that seat then, as I started to breath again, I noticed a draft. As I checkeed it out I noticed a hole in the crotch of my pants and a little cloth the same color as my pants on the drawbar. When I checked and found everything else in order in my pants, I laughed so hard that I had tears in my eyes. I never get on a tractor now without checking the seat and making sure that the two nuts are tight.

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