fireman 1,021 #1 Posted May 29, 2014 Check out this online news article from a local new paper. Sure looks like an upside down Wheel Horse by the transmission and mule drive! http://blog.ctnews.com/stamford411/2014/05/28/norwalk-man-rescued-after-tumbling-20-feet-in-lawn-tractor/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevebo-(Moderator) 8,034 #2 Posted May 29, 2014 Non wheel horse cart..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tankman 3,515 #3 Posted May 29, 2014 I would bet, a Wheel Horse. Hope the old guy is OK. Ouch! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,941 #4 Posted May 29, 2014 I'm betting... there is a safety lesson somewhere in that story. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
312Hydro 473 #5 Posted May 29, 2014 (edited) Check out this online news article from a local new paper. Sure looks like an upside down Wheel Horse by the transmission and mule drive! http://blog.ctnews.com/stamford411/2014/05/28/norwalk-man-rescued-after-tumbling-20-feet-in-lawn-tractor/ DSC01504.jpg It also has the tiller/snowplow mount and stock hitch with pin. Hope he's ok, Been there/Done that-http:// Edited May 29, 2014 by 312Hydro 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SALTYWRIGHT 859 #6 Posted May 29, 2014 HE WAS DRIVING ON THE SIDE OF THE HILL. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JUSS10 250 #7 Posted May 29, 2014 Almost rolled my new one in the ditch the other day while trying to mow along the road. It was a close call. Definitely wouldn't have been worth the extra few inches of grass cut if she did roll. Had to jump off and walk it through the ditch. Definitely want to know what it below you when on a bank of any sort. Justin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Save Old Iron 1,563 #8 Posted May 29, 2014 Best argument for operational seat safety switches ... wouldn't you say? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stratostar250 919 #9 Posted May 29, 2014 Just be safe, everyone. Hope this guy was okay. On the other hand, that plastic fender seems to have stayed together pretty good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
varosd 1,185 #10 Posted May 29, 2014 Firefighters from the Norwalk Fire Department secured the tractor and helped bring it up the hill using a winch awww! see they even rescued the Wheel Horse! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Austin860 82 #11 Posted May 30, 2014 That tractor either is hydrostatic or has a hydrolic lift. Has the hydro hose along the fender Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SousaKerry 500 #12 Posted May 30, 2014 Rolled my beast backing it off a trailer once(missed the ramp.) Was not on it but I never moved so fast in all my life, rolled it back over and drove it away. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjcap 13 #13 Posted May 30, 2014 Flipped my C-125 last summer going up a ditch straight on. I had to stop half way up the ditch and was fine until I released the clutch. The front end reared up, threw me a$$ over tea kettle and my poor tractor ended up on its side still running. Broke the plastic fender and scared the living daylight's out of me. I cut that same ditch with my JD 400 for 27 years and never had a lick of trouble, but the JD is much heavier upfront than the WH. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red-Bovine 289 #14 Posted May 31, 2014 (edited) Very easy to roll any tractor over when traversing a slope. Best to go straight up and down or at least a safe diagonal angle. Or better yet, use a walk behind. I rescued a guy who was pinned under a roll over one day. Similar senario. Red Edited May 31, 2014 by Red-Bovine Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joefrommi65 18 #15 Posted May 31, 2014 (edited) I had my grass catcher full of grass driving up a hill to empty it and the tractor road a wheely across the top of the hill before I could stop it.......needless to say it was time to change my undershorts and drink several beers and finish mowing the next day.lol Edited May 31, 2014 by Joefrommi65 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dcrage 621 #16 Posted May 31, 2014 Best argument for operational seat safety switches ... wouldn't you say? I'm with SOI for sure -- Really makes me want to fix that damn nonfunctioning seat switch on the 418-A I bought last year -- I have hills like this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
546cowboy 301 #17 Posted May 31, 2014 (edited) I read this the other day and I'll be darned if I didn't see one yesterday on my way home from picking up a pizza. It was a John Deere in the ditch with a trailer attached to it. The tractor was tilted over but the trailer was over on it's side and stuff scattered. Guess it happens more than you think. Now you see why all those safety switches are on these things. Stupid operators! I can see it now, another new government mandated warning sticker. "Ditches can be hazardous to your health"! Edited May 31, 2014 by 546cowboy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bmsgaffer 2,043 #18 Posted May 31, 2014 An argument for dual rear wheels and 520 front axle (though the front axle doesn't do much until its twisted into the stop). I do mow across a pretty steep slope (with my butt planted on the opposite fender) while my walk behind is dead (my land ends at the bottom, I can't mow into the neighbors yard). I would like to be able to put an outrigger down for when I absolutely have to mow the slope. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shorts 182 #19 Posted June 1, 2014 It's like Forrest Gump's momma said "you can't fix stupid", and besides Darwin has a law about something along these lines. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
55rj35jr 623 #20 Posted June 1, 2014 I was very blessed on Saturday was pushing some brush with my 1067 it climbed the pile and went end over end was able to get clear before it landed all but my foot caught under the seat, thank God my son lives close and was able to pull it off enough to get me clear,,only ended up with some burns and sore,scared me alot. The tractor lost alot of oil,bent the stearing wheel up and bent the lift handle,I was able to clean it up added some oil and she fired right up...please keep in mind safety at all times when using these machines. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,941 #21 Posted June 1, 2014 Ouch...glad your OK. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
varosd 1,185 #22 Posted June 1, 2014 looks like that exhaust stack acted like a mini ROPS ! I do have a slope on the back of the sand mound that I have to be careful of. agree that the older B-80 seats seem to make it feel more "secure" as opposed to the springy newer ones Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Uncle Buck 246 #23 Posted June 1, 2014 I have to wonder how many guys shift their body position to the uphill side to counterbalance the weight of the tractor to avoid rolling. Of course that is much more effective the fatter you are! LOL 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bmsgaffer 2,043 #24 Posted June 2, 2014 I have to wonder how many guys shift their body position to the uphill side to counterbalance the weight of the tractor to avoid rolling. Of course that is much more effective the fatter you are! LOL I've done this ever since I was mowin the yard at my parents house. Its like a wheel horse tradition. I only weigh a buck seventy five so im only mildly effective but I plan on putting the wheel weights back on and maybe adding some offset with spacers. Not the best looking but I like safety. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C-101plowerpower 1,605 #25 Posted June 2, 2014 my horse has done this more than once, with my grandfather on it, grandpa tried to mow to close to the ditch and rolled it over(he's had a stroke once or twice and his left leg didn't work like it's supposed to do after the stroke so he couldn't brake on time) with him trapped underneath, he was rescued by the local chinese takeaway that saw the tractor upside down. the horse and grandpa survived. Koen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
