not a good weekeng

Saturday I was digging a stump out with the 5020 and the tractor slid into the whole and hit the stump in a way I couldn't push the clutch in, by the time I realized I'd better shut it off, the tractor had dug and pawed it's way right on top the stump, to high for the loader to lift me off. had to call the boy and get a jack some chains and a come along to get it off the stump.  did get the stump out with no damage to the 5020.

Sunday, I was working on building the road from the upper pasture.  wasn't paying attention and slid the right side right off the road.  now the left side was 2ft or more lower than the left, a tree top in front and stump behind me.  I thought for sure the machine was gonna roll right down the hill, thank fully I had the loader low to the ground and dropped it quick.  another call to the boy for the jack, chains, come along etc.  took an hour or better, but got the 5020 back on the road.  ugh, hope this week is better.  I can't seem to get pictures from my phone to my computer or I'd post some pictures.

Y'all are some lucky fellas. It only takes a second to find out how dangerous these things are. The terrible realization is sometimes it's a second to late

A little tractor will hurt you a lot quicker than a big one.

yesterday was at the local Rural King and they had about 1 month old chicks on sale for $1.00 I asked how many was in there and the lady said about 30.  then asked if she would take .50 cents a piece if I took them all.  she accepted...she was a bit off on her total, we came home with 83 peeps!!!!!  guess I'll be eating a lot of chicken this winter....lol

Lonn wrote: Which of these posts is not like the other, come can you tell me which one. dt I think you forgots which forum you was on The B tractor one had me chuckling, I'm glad you are alright, you too dt. I want to hear again about the fella that used his mouth to steer an N6 at road speed. I forgot who it was but it was one for the books. My best isn't quite as potentially deadly but it was painful. I was helping my dad build a feed house onto the barn and he was using old poles from his old barn which had burned years earlier. I had to pull some old nails out of the poles that were already up and one was just above my head so I took the claw hammer and grabbed onto the nail and pulled straight down. The nail head popped off and I kissed the end of that hammer handled like I've never kissed my wife. Split lip and loose tooth and I was done for the day. Dad laughed though.

ouch!!!

I agree on the lucky parts....I must have 500-600 lives! whew!

Tractors and tree stumps. There's so much that can happen. They just aren't made for each other.

THIS goes with stumps!!!!! LOL!!!!



It does work good,---BUT has been known to toss chunks across the field!!!
If there was room in here I would just "MOOSE" them out, but 60,000 pound crawler loader does NOT fit well in this area! thanks; ac fleet

I know of two people killed (one a classmate) because they threw a chain around an axle housing instead of hooking to the drawbar. If you don't think about it, it sounds like an ok and easy solution rather than get a clevas and hook to the drawbar.