Another tractor flip-over story...

Rescue is a good news story.....however, the important part is a discussion of what caused the tractor to overturn.....the rest of the story, so people may learn enough to prevent such an accident.
I think he had the tractor connected to something in an unsafe manner, and this resulted in the accidental upset when he let the clutch engage(foot slipped off). If anyone has (or can get) more info. to complete the "lesson learned" story, please post it for education of us all.
 
I was taught to always connect the tractor to anything you are planning to pull (chain, rope, or implement)at the draw bar or other connecting point located between the center-line of the rear axle and the ground surface. This rule, when followed, will prevent the over-turn action during a pull. I believe we will probably find this rule was violated by the tractor operator in this accident.
 
I was always told to pull stuff like that in reverse so the tractor does not filp. Pulling from the rear if the tractor stops the rear wheels keep on moving forward and next thing the front raises off the ground Keep on going and you are upside down.
 
If you hook to the rear of the tractor below the center-line of the rear axle, I believe the wheels will spin before tractor will over-turn. It should be noted however that the rear wheel(s) must be "free-to-spin" (not tied or chained to something immoveable such as the ground or a railroad track.
 
All I know is that my Rears are filled with fluid and when I plowing and go to deep and hit something the front end starts a raising.
 
(quoted from post at 10:35:32 04/11/13) I believe he was attempting to remove a stump with a TO-30.

From the original story from KGW.com:

"Jeff Smith was pulling a stump from his garden near McDowell Creek Park on Monday, but his mud-caked boot slipped off the tractor’s clutch. The machine flipped upside down and on top of him."

Jimps in GA.
 
I had to remove some old peach trees a few years ago, and put my disc on the tractor before pulling...

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=LG8VMm-EGVQ

Every action has an equal and opposite reaction, and if you're planning to pull something heavy with a light tractor, you need to think it through and take proper precautions before starting... which might include using a different tool altogether.

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Good way to keep from rearing up tractor when pulling.
As an aside, backing the disks into a tree was a good way to bend or break disks, also.
 
Go down to the Ferguson thread and there is a snap shot from the video. Of course we don't know that is what he was using to pull with, but if he was that would very well explain why it flipped over backwards
 
The front gets "lighter" for two reasonswhen plowing, the hydraulic lift pulls upward on the plow (manual or automatic draft action) and the tractor is pulling on the plow.......however, the tractor will not over-turn when pulling the plow or other implement because of the location of the attachment being on the trumpets and below the axle.
 
I found what you refer to on the Ferguson Tractor Forum thread on this accident. You are right. The hook he has on the "third link" (upper) 3-point lift connection is undoubtably what he was pulling from, and that is very dangerous since it can cause exactly what happened....and also can injure the tractor hydraulic linkage in the lift cover. He needs to be advised to immediately remove the hook from his tractor and NEVER pull from any point on the rear of the tractor above the rear axle!
 
I can add another reason I was pullin a small log thru the woods I tried to go between two trees but they were to close together both rear wheels rubbed the trees and up came the front end. When I am pulling logs in the woods my foot is always hovering over the clutch it could be because it scares me but I like to think it's respect and caution, it saved the day then. same day though my front wheel hit a log spun the steering wheel and broke my thumb now my thumbs stay on the outside of the wheel where they belong, live and learn.Oh I also now know how wide my rear wheels are and I don't put it where it don't fit no more.As long as I am talking misshaps and injuries I took down a tall beach tree about 10 yrs ago it came down ok but the top 20 ft. snapped off and came straight down stabbing into the ground about 2 ft.and leaning away against another tree, not knowing the bottom was 2 ft in the ground I hooked on near the ground and drove away.Instead of the bottom coming along the top came up and over hitting me on side of the head and my shoulder and came to rest on the wagner loader frame another lesson learned ouch.
 

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