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Re: Flip over question
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Posted by Dave (IL) on February 16, 2005 at 15:38:45 from (24.14.103.132):
In Reply to: Re: Flip over question posted by thurlow on February 16, 2005 at 12:15:15:
Every flip over accident that I have found on the web has been:
1. Attaching to the top link. (and you'd think light plane pilots would stop running out of fuel too!)
2. Tying the wheel to a post to pull the post or frozen to the ground.
3. Tractor pull where the hitch broke and there was an additonal high attacment point. OTOH I believe the statement "the hitch is designed such that, if the load is properly attached the tractor will not flip." is TOTALLY wrong especially when it leaves out the words "and the tractor is configured as designed." Any addition of extra ordinary weights and or power changes the whole equation. Even stock weights and power a combination of torque and traction can overcome the load resistance, and you have less than 3/4 of a second to recognize and respond or you're dead in the next 3/4 second. Kinda like snapping a load binder over center. I have located some good information and attempting to contact a recognized tractor safety expert and will post more later. As to your 3 point scenario above, the top link is supposed to limit the travel of the tractor flipping. So if the top link fails or you use a chain instead, you're screwed.
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