DKinWA
Charter Member
I was outside today and decided to unload my New Holland tractor and do a couple of things around the house. The trailer I was unloading it off of has a wood deck with a 5' beavertail. The ramps that extend from the beavertail are made of angle iron. So where am I going with this.......
For whatever reason, I usually don't wear my seat belt when loading or unloading the tractor. Well, today it never got above freezing and there was ice on the beaver tail that I didn't see. When I started backing down the beaver tail, the tractor started to slide without my approval Fortunately it was a short distance and I hit the ramps square with the tires and the tractor stopped sliding. It was a rather humbling experience that I do not wish to repeat. My little sledding trip easily could've resulted in a roll over if the tires wouldn't have landed square on the ramps.
The moral of the story........I will now wear my seatbelt all the time...... even when loading or unloading equipment. I'm sure a lot of you probably already know this, but I thought I'd pass it along for those that might not. Happy New Year everyone!
For whatever reason, I usually don't wear my seat belt when loading or unloading the tractor. Well, today it never got above freezing and there was ice on the beaver tail that I didn't see. When I started backing down the beaver tail, the tractor started to slide without my approval Fortunately it was a short distance and I hit the ramps square with the tires and the tractor stopped sliding. It was a rather humbling experience that I do not wish to repeat. My little sledding trip easily could've resulted in a roll over if the tires wouldn't have landed square on the ramps.
The moral of the story........I will now wear my seatbelt all the time...... even when loading or unloading equipment. I'm sure a lot of you probably already know this, but I thought I'd pass it along for those that might not. Happy New Year everyone!