Guest Posted August 17, 2003 Posted August 17, 2003 Heres a good one for ya... This morning when i got home from work, jumped on the sov and started tilling my garden....the right hand lift lever fell back, (must not have been set) got caught in the chain on the back tire and dang near tore my foot off....becarefull out there friends my foot is black and blue.... These tractors are GREAT fun, do load of work but heads up theres always potential danger. PS. i was looking back at the perty rows i was making....gotta love it. DougM
MDB Posted August 17, 2003 Posted August 17, 2003 Ouch, that sounds like you were lucky there Doug, Hope you didn't get hurt to bad...
Dadsy98 Posted August 17, 2003 Posted August 17, 2003 Sorry for your pain Doug, But, Where was the camera? Another photo opportunity lost! Can this be re-inacted after you recover?. This would be a great safety feature for the club.
Leroy Posted August 17, 2003 Posted August 17, 2003 Doug lemme get this understood, The right hand lever? Mine is on the left. I have a bar on the right and it pretty near hits the floor when i drop the left handle but my handle doesnt hit the tire even at it's lowest point it hits the fender. Were your fenders modified to allow the tire chain access to the handle? The chain your refering to is on the tires? Did that cause a over torque conditing and kill the engine or did it chomp on your foot until you could shut it off. It seems like a chomping condition would be prefered than an over torque because your foot would be stuck untill you could rock the thing or get some help to free your self. I'm not laughing it dont think it is funny I dont know another way to ask.
rokon2813 Posted August 17, 2003 Posted August 17, 2003 Best way to solve that would be remove that RIGHT hand lift lever and send it to me for disposal.....LOL
KSever Posted August 17, 2003 Posted August 17, 2003 Doug, Sadly to say I guess the Safety Glasses didn't work on the foot there buddy;)
SmilinSam Posted August 17, 2003 Posted August 17, 2003 quote:Originally posted by rokon2813 Best way to solve that would be remove that RIGHT hand lift lever and send it to me for disposal.....LOL These guys are all heart ain't they? :D
Kent Posted August 17, 2003 Posted August 17, 2003 Doug, How badly are you hurt? That could do some serious damage...
Guest Posted August 17, 2003 Posted August 17, 2003 Ill get a pic on how later...the right hand lever will drop to the running board leroy..., unless theres a foot in the way, bruised no broken bones, never would have even guessed on this one. Im guessing it dropped, my knee pushed it over, past fender onto foot....i yelled so loud my dog ran and hid....felt like it was in a vise... Yup without the kindness of fellow club members dont know what id do:D the button caught on a link on the chain. I dont think the lever is loose but it CAN drop all the way down. Oh well beware of loose levers and fast tire chains..... Everyday, before i get in my rig, i check it over, faithfully, oil, tranny lube, tracks, drive, coolant, look for missing bolts ect....will be looking over sov before operation in future.... no im not sending the lever away, Kris, im still wearing the greenbay packers safety glasses at work, boy do i catch heck for that. 10-4
KSever Posted August 17, 2003 Posted August 17, 2003 Take Care Doug and I hope your foot gets better.B) BUT I can pick that lever up anytime, bet if I was there this morning I could have had it real cheap:D;)
MPH Posted August 17, 2003 Posted August 17, 2003 Glad to hear you didn't break anything Doug. You now have just cause to invest in a pair of lug tires. Them Chains look mighty handsome on the grage wall, hangging nice and straight all summer..MPH
Boney Posted August 18, 2003 Posted August 18, 2003 Doug I hope you feel better soon. Ya know that lever would be a nice start to building a tractor. lol lol lol
Guest Posted August 18, 2003 Posted August 18, 2003 Geez guys, dont know what to say:I wasnt shopping for sympathy just kind of a public service announcemnt. Foot will heal, heart is broken however knowing my tractor would hurt me like that:(
Dadsy98 Posted August 19, 2003 Posted August 19, 2003 Did you ever see the movie Maximun Overdrive? It might of already started :) Steve
stormy2163 Posted August 19, 2003 Posted August 19, 2003 Hope your foot is feeling better and your feelings. Stormy
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