Bryce Frazier
Well-known Member
Had a scary one the other day, and am just now coming up with time to report on it.
I have been working for a guy locally, GREAT guy. We are doing a LOT LOT LOT of hay, all he does actually!
Anyways, I was roading a International Hydro 86 back to the farm (I want one... bad...).
The boss was following me in a Dodge 2500 with a Cummins (I want one... bad...). He had his HAZARD FLASHERS on.
Somewhere along the way, a small car got behind us, I was doing 18 mph. Shortly after they got behind us, we were ready to turn off of the road, onto the farm road, which meant crossing on coming traffic in order to turn left.
I look behind me, and the boss swapped his HAZARD lights, over to a LEFT turn signal, and the car appeared to be hanging back a little bit (this is a 45 mph area).
I drive along a little more, then look behind me one more time, car is still way back there. I start to turn left. Going slow now, mainly because it is a BIG tractor and a TINY TINY road! I am about half way across the lane at a 45 degree angle, and I head a horn, I turn around just in time to see this little car RIGHT at my left rear wheel. I mean RIGHT freakin there! I turned to the right as fast as I could, he swerved to the left, off the road, then back onto the road, then took off!!!
I was now nearly side ways in the right lane, pointing the wrong direction when the boss goes HAULING past me! (now by myself).
Passes the guy, forces him to stop, and I think pretty well scared the you know whats out of him! I was watching as best as I could, but was a good 1/4 mi away! ALMOST got into a good fight with the guy, but boss just got back in the truck and came back to me (now breathing normally again, and off the road)...
Wow, scared me bad. Looking back on it, I don't think that even if they had hit me, it would have been that bad, because I am in a huge machine compared to that little plastic box, BUT I suspect that due to the speed he was traveling, it would have been ugly to say the least.
Everyone is okay! Just thought I would share my story, so we can all be reminded to look one more time...
I have been working for a guy locally, GREAT guy. We are doing a LOT LOT LOT of hay, all he does actually!
Anyways, I was roading a International Hydro 86 back to the farm (I want one... bad...).
The boss was following me in a Dodge 2500 with a Cummins (I want one... bad...). He had his HAZARD FLASHERS on.
Somewhere along the way, a small car got behind us, I was doing 18 mph. Shortly after they got behind us, we were ready to turn off of the road, onto the farm road, which meant crossing on coming traffic in order to turn left.
I look behind me, and the boss swapped his HAZARD lights, over to a LEFT turn signal, and the car appeared to be hanging back a little bit (this is a 45 mph area).
I drive along a little more, then look behind me one more time, car is still way back there. I start to turn left. Going slow now, mainly because it is a BIG tractor and a TINY TINY road! I am about half way across the lane at a 45 degree angle, and I head a horn, I turn around just in time to see this little car RIGHT at my left rear wheel. I mean RIGHT freakin there! I turned to the right as fast as I could, he swerved to the left, off the road, then back onto the road, then took off!!!
I was now nearly side ways in the right lane, pointing the wrong direction when the boss goes HAULING past me! (now by myself).
Passes the guy, forces him to stop, and I think pretty well scared the you know whats out of him! I was watching as best as I could, but was a good 1/4 mi away! ALMOST got into a good fight with the guy, but boss just got back in the truck and came back to me (now breathing normally again, and off the road)...
Wow, scared me bad. Looking back on it, I don't think that even if they had hit me, it would have been that bad, because I am in a huge machine compared to that little plastic box, BUT I suspect that due to the speed he was traveling, it would have been ugly to say the least.
Everyone is okay! Just thought I would share my story, so we can all be reminded to look one more time...