Cory
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Lets hear your stories
amazing how crashing in a certain spot is contagous. We have a corner on the other side of town that seems to go 10 or so months between wrecks, then we get 3 in a month or so all in the exact same spot. Never have figured that one out. Be careful when working somewhere that someone has crashed, the next lemming might be on the way.ointheadThe only mishap I ever had was 20 years ago when I was operating a Bobcat for a summer job. I was removing debris from a fence destroyed by a car crash. After loading the dumpster I was waiting on the front lawn of the home for the truck to come back and get the Bobcat when I was rear ended by an out of control pickup truck and flipped me over. I did hit my head on the cage and felt a bit dizzy , but otherwise was unhurt The driver who hit me flipped over and hit the remaining block fence and left in an ambulance. I was told that if the Bobcat was not there the truck would have hit the house instead.
I have heard of incidents where people have raised the bucket or attachment over something and then tipped the machine over and had an object come in the cab and stab though them and into the seat and pin them in or kill them instantly. As operators sometimes we need to think more before we do something.Steve I was the one that posted those pics last year..found them on a site that shall remain nameless...
To add to this topic however...I have not rolled our RC100 but I have very nearly tipped it over forwards and I know of someone in Georgia with the same ctl and mulching head we have that did in fact tip it forward and nearly took a log to the face...I will look for some pics to post this evening when I get home....