Re: What is the biggest mess you made with machinery?

Posted by redforlife on March 20, 2023 at 10:05:59 from (174.210.161.148):

In Reply to: What is the biggest mess you made with machinery? posted by Michael Soldan on March 20, 2023 at 07:25:47:

I chained something one time that was hydraulic. I forgot that I had put a chain on it, and activated the hydraulics in a self automatic thinkless mental mode. That really got things all bent to heck.

Drove a tricycle tractor front end right into a big badger hole that I already knew was there. Was mowing hay and the grass was kind of tall. Figured I'd see it, before I drove into it. I was wrong, and drove right into it nose first. Didn't break anything, but had one heck of a time getting the front end jacked up and out of there.

And I have been guilty of getting my hand on the wrong hydraulic lever and back up with a planter still in the ground. Anybody on here ever did that?? Get your hand on the lever for the markers, thinking your raising the planter itself, and back up without looking. Don't take long to realize your mistake, but it's already to late. Been there and done that a couple times. Don't remember really doing much damage, but the digging compacted dirt out of planter disks with a screw driver is real time consuming.

And one time I was taking a tree down that had been torn up by storm damage. Broke off about 8 foot up. But not broke all the way off. Done some sawing, but was concerned about what it'd do if I sawed it all the way off. Figured I just hook onto it with a chain, pull it with the tractor, and snap the rest of that little bit off. Well it didn't break off, and the draw bar on the tractor broke when I ranked on the chain. Should of hooked up different, or pulled at an angle, or done something different. I remember scratching my head, saying to myself, I bet this way would of worked. But then remembering, oh crap, you can't retry it now, because now your draw bar is broke. Not to many times you are broke down to the point of being dead in the water. But this time, I was dead in the water. Not much you can do with a tractor and broken draw bar.

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