Re: Turning tractor over

Posted by Dan-IA on March 05, 2008 at 09:20:09 from (216.51.179.77):

In Reply to: Turning tractor over posted by Raleigh on March 05, 2008 at 07:27:06:

Avoid rollovers by:
Pulling only from the drawbar. Tying on higher than the rear axle can cause the tractor to "climb" the bullgears in the rear case.
Don't drive in wooden fenceposts with a front loader, or if you do, drive them in with the center of the bucket, not a corner. Too many accidents have involved fencing around here.
Drive on the center of the road. Well, in your lane on pavement obviously, but don't be crowding the road ditch where you won't have time to correct if it starts to go in.
Keep your loader bucket low, and don't be screwing with the loader when on the road. I know one guy that used a loader to raise a round bale. It rolled off the bucket and crushed him in the seat. He survived, but he's stuck in a wheelchair for the rest of his life.
On a related note, don't be trying to overload the loader. I watched a guy try to lift out a giant cement footing for a satellite dish with the front loader. Both back tires of the tractor were off the ground before he got it stopped.
Obviously don't be trying to drive it sideways into a road ditch. A lot of tractors will handle going right through a ditch if they go in perpendicular to the ditch, but it's a thrill ride you won't do again.
Obviously, wider wheels reduce the likelihood of tipping, but keep in mind that sliding your rears all the way out puts much more stress on just about everything in the rear end. Better to widen it by adding duals and keeping your inner tires closer to the tractor.
Drive on level ground. Actually you can drive on pretty uneven ground, and in practice I've found that you'll start to feel uncomfortable long before you're ever truly in danger (a 15-degree incline will make you nervous but it's pretty safe.)
Lock your brakes together for road driving. Many rollovers can be traced to be being in roadgear (usually with a 3pt-mounted implement) and the driver stepped on an individual brake instead of using both rear brakes together.

Common sense goes a long way, of course. Be careful, but these are actual rollover stories I've been told.
(Around here, they'll probably stress that you also invest in a over-running clutch for your bush hog too.)

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