Re: Question on ROPS That Saved Lives

Posted by kyhayman on December 24, 2003 at 21:29:01 from (205.188.208.73):

In Reply to: Question on ROPS That Saved Lives posted by Dale-SWMI on December 24, 2003 at 07:52:56:

A few years ago ('98 or '99) I was raking hay with a 2090 Case (I know, I know 105 hp is a little much for a rake but it sure is nice to avoid the bumble bees). Saw a pc of wood and wanted to make darn sure that it didnt get picked up by the rake so I was looking back a little longer than usual. Got too close to the creek bank and when I made a sharp left turn creek bank gave way from an undercut. Tractor rolled to the right over and into the creek. Went over 1 full time and stopped with the stub axle jammed in the ground. I was in a full ROPS cab with a seat belt on. Didnt have the belt good and tight. When it stopped I had come completely out of the belt and my head was under the dash, feet in the air, and was covered in broken glass. I walked away from it, got a (large) tow truck, and was running again in 2 hours (didnt use the tractor the rest of the day but I needed my rake). If I hadn't had roll over protection I might or might not still be here. We are in a dnagerous line of work, any risk that you can reduce (like a ROPS) is well spent.

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