I'll recount the 3 tractor-related near death experiences I've had (the ones I know about anyway). I'm sure I will be called out for being an idiot, but it's for the greater good :)
1) Pulling a loaded manure spreader up a steep hill, and ran out of fuel on a JD 3010. I was in too high of a gear and the load started running the motor backwards pulling be backwards. For my third stupid mistake, I went for Park without realizing that I had no fricking brakes with the engine dead. Luckily the spreader quickly jack-knifed saving my life.
2) Driving a JD 4010 and square baler up a steep road and the power steering went out. My first response was to slam down the clutch and brakes. Oops, brakes are on the same system as power steering. There was just enough brakes to get me stopped, so I was rolling backwards almost immediately. I managed to use the clutch as a brake without popping it, then when i burned enough clutch to nearly stopped, I popped it to kill the engine. Could have easily ended in disaster.
3) Pulling a load of square bales down a steep hill with an AC WD-45. One rear tractor wheel slipped on a patch of loose hay and the rear of the tractor shifted sideways and wagon tongue started to jack-knife pushing the tractor even more sideways. I had to through out the hand clutch and went for a wild ride off to the even steeper hill off to the side of the road. I had pulled the same load down the same hill with the same tractor a hundred times before, but that was the last time I ever pulled a load down that hill with a tractor less that 80HP.
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