Flat Thunder Channel
Senior Member
The end says it best 'uh oh'. If no one was hurt it is a riot.
Even then a ROPS can kill one if they aren't buckled in.I think it is quite possibly is real.
Not far from me a 19 year old man was killed while working in a gravel pit.
He backed a D-8 off a verticle drop off and was crushed.
It was a very old dozer with no ROPS.
I had a good friend killed about 40 years ago when he was unloading a D7G off a low-boy which he had got stuck by turning a corner a little too short. The trailer was tilted a bit and as soon as it twitched into reverse, it slid off the side. The deck was frosty. He was not wearing the seatbelt and he was thrown out the side and edge of the canopy cut him in half. The last time i saw him was in his coffin. I remember him every time i load or unload a tracked machine. If he had not been in such a hurry, and got the truck and trailer pulled out, he would still be alive. He was advised by an old catskinner who was there not to do it but he ignored the advice. His in-laws had large 4WD tractor which could have pulled it out only a half mile away as he was going to do some work for them. I am posting this to maybe show some people how dangerous this could be for somebody inexperienced that has no clue
Hey! We're moving on from rock crawling and RVing, I had a new shoulder joint installed two years ago and a new knee joint installed two months ago . Sold the Jeep and trying to sell the coach.I still get a grin when I know you are from the other forum, John. How is the motor home and Jeep side of things?