Posted by IAGary on September 22, 2009 at 06:41:19 from (216.51.225.11):
In Reply to: trip rope posted by LEH on September 22, 2009 at 06:05:10:
Oh yes Kieth I have taken many of rides on a trip rope. And some were not intended.
I wrapped my gloved hand around the rope once to trip the fork and the driver did not stop. I couldn't get my hand unwraped quick enough and up into the air I went. Only went up about 4 feet above the full rack of hay but then swung into the side of the barn. About the same time I got my hands free and down I went between the load of hay and the barn.
I crawled out from underneath the rack and started unloading again after a few words with the driver.
We needed to replace the cable that the counter weight rode on. No way to get up there so dad decided to ride the fork up and do it while setting on the fork. We had one of those forks that took up 10 bales off one layer.
All was fine as we went up the side of the barn till he got to the door opening and could no longer use his feet as a stablizer against the side of the barn. He started spinning round and round yelling to let him back down. Next time up we had another guy on the trip rope to stop the spinning. I was only about 12 at the time so I am glad it wasn't me that had to ride that darn fork.
When you start spinning around in the door of this barn you can see you are a ways up in the air.
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