I was cleaning horse corals today at my dads when I had an equipment failure of rather surprising results with his tractor!
I am not one that gets shocked or surprised by much of anything but this had me wound up for a bit.
The right side main pivot point for the whole loader system violently failed.
I had a full load of manure in it, about 1200 pounds, and was about 5 feet up when it broke! Another two feet higher and I think it could have possibley tipped the tractor over.
When it tore out it swung the bucket and loader frame over to the left so hard it lifted the rear tire off the ground. The rear wheels are weighted and have solution in them to give it about an extra 1200 pounds per rear wheel.
I am very much a safety and maintenance advocate. My dad is however a zero maintenance equals zero operating cost person.
If you never fix any thing it does not cost anything to run.
If it has to be fixed the cheapest band aid repair is best.
Hence all of the welds and plating that has been added the loader frame over the last 20 years.
Well now its getting a new frame made up this next week or so!
I am not one that gets shocked or surprised by much of anything but this had me wound up for a bit.
The right side main pivot point for the whole loader system violently failed.
I had a full load of manure in it, about 1200 pounds, and was about 5 feet up when it broke! Another two feet higher and I think it could have possibley tipped the tractor over.
When it tore out it swung the bucket and loader frame over to the left so hard it lifted the rear tire off the ground. The rear wheels are weighted and have solution in them to give it about an extra 1200 pounds per rear wheel.
I am very much a safety and maintenance advocate. My dad is however a zero maintenance equals zero operating cost person.
If you never fix any thing it does not cost anything to run.
If it has to be fixed the cheapest band aid repair is best.
Hence all of the welds and plating that has been added the loader frame over the last 20 years.
Well now its getting a new frame made up this next week or so!