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We don't preach safety to be boring, but because it's the day you stop thinking about it that you wish you hadn't! We need reminders ourselves to be as safe as we can on our machines, and today's video is one heck of a reminder of that.
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@thomasambler8835 6 месяцев назад

Fractured my hip and broke 4 ribs this summer on a zero turn rollover. My first time on one, I was asked to show the homeowner how to operate it. Grass was wet, on a sloping lawn. I lost control, went backwards down an embankment, and had it roll over on me. No ROPS or seat belt. 4 screws and a plate in my hip holding it all together. Be safe out there, it can turn bad in a heart beat.

@bigtime37ja 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for this video. I have shared with all my friends. Glad he survived and THANKS to the first responders.

@milonkelveyberry4988 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for reviewing this topic, I work for fire and EMS I have been on numerous calls that did not have the outcome this one had.

@whenworkisplay 6 месяцев назад

Courtney , thank you. We need to be continually reminded of just how easily things can go horribly wrong. As a relatively new tractor owner, much of my learning has been through RU-vid. You mention the importance of ballast in every one of your videos. As a result, I now have fluid in my rear tires to lower my center of gravity. Big improvement in the feel of the tractor. Wheel spacers are next. Glad this incident had a happy ending. Take care, Ben

@treylem3 6 месяцев назад

Yeah, any slope can get sketchy in a millisecond when you're on a Zero Turn, tractors too. So thankful someone was close enough to hear him, help and call 911

@drozcompany4132 6 месяцев назад

Who heard the guy? There was no one around when the first deputy showed up. Guy's super lucky.

@TheFlatlander440 6 месяцев назад

I purchased my very first Toro Commercial grade zero-turn mower this past May and I will say it's quite the learning experience going from a garden tractor to a zero-turn. I have over 40% grade hills on my 20 acres especially right behind the house and it's impossible to mow it now using a zero-turn since I have to mow it from side to side as there is no room to turn around at the base of the hill with my house being right there. I kept forgetting it has no front steering nor brakes which made for some interesting scenarios until I got used to it. The yikes factor was on a scale of 11 out of 10 for the first few times mowing. I always keep the ROPS up and my seat belt fastened. Safety first since I'm almost 70 and live alone in a very rural area of northern Vermont. Thanks for the vid. Cheers!

@kdegraa 6 месяцев назад

40 degrees is pretty steep. Are the hills really that steep? A normal tractor would be difficult to operate safely on such a slope.

@TheFlatlander440 6 месяцев назад

@@kdegraa My homestead of 20 acres is located on the side of a very large hill (small mountain) and yes, the ground directly behind my home is at a 40% grade which is indeed steep. I was able to mow it side to side with my Cub Cadet garden tractor, very carefully mind you. Going up and down the grade is not possible due to the close proximity to the house where it levels off at the bottom. At my age, mowing it with a push mower is out of the question. My Cub Cadet XT-2 is only used for blowing snow since it no longer can climb the hills. I think it's a transmission issue and it's 7 years old. I am still in the market for a compact tractor when I can put aside enough money to pay cash for it.

@qcan8468 6 месяцев назад

Fellow Vermonter here. We have some significant hills as well and I refused to buy a zero turn. Since the front wheels are just casters, they provide no directional stability. You are betting your life on those small rear tire contact patches. Please change those steep hills to ivy or similar ground cover or decorative rock or something other than grass. Make mowing an enjoyable task, not something that can kill you.

@TheFlatlander440 6 месяцев назад

@@qcan8468 I would really like to have a retaining wall built there however, being on a fixed income and retired it's out of the question. Heck, I still want to purchase a compact tractor first. I used to mow it with the Cub Cadet and it worked pretty darn good as long as the grass was completely dry. I tried it with the zero-turn ONCE and almost rammed into my enclose deck, lol. I just let it grow out this past Summer and that's how is remains today, unmowed.

@kdegraa 6 месяцев назад

@@TheFlatlander440 from the description of your land, is your alias wishful thinking? My farm has maximum slope of around 18 degrees. This is steep enough for me. There is a little flat land too. I have a macadamia tree orchard on it. The slopes are good in some way but I’d prefer it if was flat. However what can you do but get suitable equipment. A machine is cheaper than land.

@billvilla7799 6 месяцев назад

Great video! Thank you for sharing. I would add one more caution...Comfort and confidence builds carelessness! I have seen more accidents with experienced operators than newbies.

@PurpleNovember 6 месяцев назад

That wasn’t the usual outcome for situations like that. A few years ago a guy in our area nearly drowned in 6 or 8 inches of water in the bottom of a ditch when he rolled a small tractor with the rops folded down. The pregnant wife saw everything and was on the phone and screaming for trying to push the tractor off her husband. She did get people over there and they got the tractor off just as the fire department arrived. He wasn’t breathing when they loaded him into the ambulance. He lived but was in the hospital for weeks. Doctors weren’t sure if he would recover 100%. Young couple just starting out in life.

@thomaswilson7036 6 месяцев назад

GREAT video!! Thank you for taking the time to talk to your audience about the importance of safety. Your wheel ballast should be stock equipment on all tractors, and I personally feel manufacturers are doing a disservice by not properly balancing these tractors.

@PurpleCollarLife 6 месяцев назад

Very good information.

@charlesclack5026 6 месяцев назад

A guy I know here in Louisiana had this happen to him in a cesspool but he wasn't that fortunate he didn't survive it

@406dn7 6 месяцев назад

This strikes a chord. I traded mowing with a zero radius turn mower for a better boarding rate for my horses. Some of the mowing was along irrigation ditches. I had some close calls, too close for comfort. I'm grateful that I no longer mow those ditch banks.

@badgerlandturf 6 месяцев назад

That tippy feeling is quite the pucker factor! You can get complacent using this equipment and that is when the foolish stuff happens. Safety first and foremost each and every time!

@pedrosmits 6 месяцев назад

I grew up with tractors on the farm. Learned it as a kid.

@davidhayden6724 6 месяцев назад

Great video Courtney! I do mow with a rotary cutter in some steep areas but always mow up and down the hills. Also have Rim Guard in the tires and keep the ROPS up at all times. Thanks for the safety reminder.

@8978Marty 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for sharing that

@tommybounds3220 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for the video.

@silverbackag9790 6 месяцев назад

Lawn looks nice.

@cdayejr 6 месяцев назад

I had not seen it so thanks for sharing

@kavemanthewoodbutcher 4 месяца назад

I worked for a country club, with my dad, for years. Dad rolled a mower into the one shallow spot in the ponds. From then on, we unbuckled our seat belts on those particular banks, because you'd be tied to a sinking mower with at least 18ft of water to fall through. Be Safe yall!

@GooseGosselin 6 месяцев назад

Thank you. New property and new tractor owner here. I have a pond on my place and this scares the sh!t out of me.

@JohnSmith-dj5gf 6 месяцев назад

More incentive to buy that offset flail mower I’ve been looking at.

@carlhausler9666 6 месяцев назад

Court, you hit the nail on the head, it happens in the blink of an eye. Thanks for sharing

@Outdoorsy368 6 месяцев назад

How ironic, I just installed wheel spacers on my b7800 yesterday. Tested it out on a spot that gave me a scare before and WOW what a difference. Highly recommend on small tractors and mowers

@whenworkisplay 6 месяцев назад

Hello. I have added fluid to the rear tires of our B2601, and spacers are next on my list. May I ask what size spacers you installed ? Thanks, Ben.

@Outdoorsy368 6 месяцев назад

@@whenworkisplay I went with 3" on each side, makes it 59" wide at rears. Just took it out to play and the areas that were puckery are much better!

@whenworkisplay 6 месяцев назад

@@Outdoorsy368 😁👍

@Noah_E 6 месяцев назад

In September 2020 I had a fawn run out from a thicket, in front of me while heading down a steep hill with a trailer in tow. I instinctively jerked the wheel to the right and over we went, with the trailer shoving us 15 yards down the hill on its side. My shoulder still hurts from that. My uncle had the momentum from a bushhog shove his old Ford through a fence and to a 45 degree angle. It didn't have ROPS, but a rear wheel hit a fence post, keeping it from tipping further. When things go wrong it tends to happen quickly. Be careful folks and have your ROPS up as much as possible.

@ryanclawson9275 6 месяцев назад

This is definitely a video that needs to be shared far and wide. Someone from my hometown was killed in the last year, similar situation. Mowing around a pond with a zero turn, it rolled over and the way it rolled killed him almost instantly. Growing up mowing, garden tractor and not a zero turn though, my granddad (old school heavy equipment operator) hammered safety around slopes and water into us. One of many equipment lessons that I’m thankful for and that sticks with me to this day.

@jerrywilder9403 6 месяцев назад

Good thing you guys were there 👍👍👍

@simonthebroken9691 6 месяцев назад

I had a very scary incident while towing. Although it wasn't near death, but very avoidable situation. I was inexperienced and unprepared towing a full size Blazer. Admitted i screwed up. I could've hurt my wife, myself or others on the freeway. I'll never forget how stupid i can be. The first rule in safety...do not rush.

@oefveteran09 6 месяцев назад

Thank the Lord that fellow survived; what a terrifying situation, and one so easy it could happen to any of us if we let our guard down. Thanks for the video, I'm glad you shared it. Stay safe out there, everyone.

@Jtwizzle 6 месяцев назад

What a lucky guy! If the pond was a couple inches deeper or if help did not hear/see him it was over.

@adamreed1750 6 месяцев назад

You DO NOT. I repeat DO NOT mow banks like that with a zero turn. Hes beyond lucky.

@zennyfieldster4220 6 месяцев назад

I have a small pond that has a steep hill going into it like that. Because I bought a 5 foot brush hog. I’m able to easily back down it while mowing. Literally the best way to mow it as it was too steep to mow with my family zero turn and the grass was too thick at that point.

@RandyGonzalez-rc4ry 6 месяцев назад

He lived!!!!

@Lanninglongarmmowing 6 месяцев назад

To think those are the areas I plan on mowing with my mini. That was scary. Thanks for sharing. There was an older farmer near me that rolled his farm tractor into a pond and died. I think his wife found him. I couldn't imagine.

@vinsonhelton7141 6 месяцев назад

Very good video to watch. We all need to see these videos to really help to motivate all of us to think about our safety. Also think about your family and friends too. It's odd that the safety stickers on the tractor don't sink in like the videos.

@mrmichaeltscott 6 месяцев назад

Follow your gut instinct. Don't let bystanders tell you what you can do.

@wbduckman 6 месяцев назад

Great awareness, vidio Courtney. Very grateful!

@jaredf5828 6 месяцев назад

I remember reading a report on the local sheriff's office website about an elderly man who died after his zero turn slid down an embankment, rolled over and trapped him underneath. Glad this guy was okay. Be careful everyone.

@carlstrohm3785 6 месяцев назад

Always use your ROPS if you have one and have the clearance to use it. If you are a new owner with a tractor, carry the load low to the ground, never up in the air. The higher the load is, the more tippy the tractor is. 🚜 Avoid driving sideways across hills. If you're on a zero turn, and there's any thought in your mind that it looks to steep, but it has to be mowed, drive straight down the hill nose first and then back straight up. Move over in the safe area and repeat. It will take a little longer but you won't be dead. Be safe out there.

@SavageCode 6 месяцев назад

Was the lawnmower ok?

@leonardfay7073 6 месяцев назад

Oh man. 😳

@sancoffsr 6 месяцев назад

These tractors can go over before you can react I know I put a cab tractor on it side wheel spacers now and wear your seat belt lesson learned

@RandyBeretta-db5bg 6 месяцев назад

🤨I use Muck Boots and a Weed eater.!!! Glad it was a happy ending.! 🤔

@kdegraa 6 месяцев назад

If the zero turn had a roll bar/ROPS it could have been better for the operator. Unless the bar sank into the mud.

@justanotherviewer52 6 месяцев назад

The things trying to kill you NEVER take a day off.

@erichedges2948 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for video. I have a zero turn that has rops and I refuse to mow with it down. I have noticed that a lot of zero turn companies are cutting cost on homeowners mowers by removing the rops. I have been looking at mowers and subcompact tractors. I am leaning toward a tractor for this reason.

@mervinkimballjr1251 6 месяцев назад

I got my first tractor ever a 1025r with cab and didn't take much to learn on how scary tippy they are but I go slow and learn as I go and can't wait to try some new stuff to try make it safer when I can afford it

@kbm3944 6 месяцев назад

I wish more zero turn manufacturers would do what cub cadet did and make more of the mowers available with a steering wheel instead of the two levers.Tthe levers work and they say, i would love them if i got used to them,they say....But why reinvent the wheel if that is what we are used to?.... I will buy a sub compact tractor with a mowing deck, when I am able to get a new mower simply because of the steering wheel and the versatility.....plus the good ones pretty much cost the same and have way more versatility anyway.......I think the rollover proterction system on anything is only as good as the operator....if you do not wear your seatbelt the rops wont help the operator much.....the excuse is always i want to be able to jump off if i get in trouble.....

@user-rl3yt1nl1k 6 месяцев назад

He won't do that again.

@robertwilson9012 6 месяцев назад

Hello Courtney !!!! I am writing to you - I do not know if you could help me or not ???? I bought a used 2005 John Deere GT 245 - lawn tractor - about two years ago - from a John Deere dealer !!!!! And I have been working with another John Deere - closer to where I live at now - I tried to see about getting an new mower deck for my lawn tractor !!!! But - according to this John Deere dealer - John Deere does no longer make replacement mower decks - for my 2005 John Deere GT 245 lawn tractor !!!! So, If you have an suggestion to help me - it would be greatly appreciated by me !!!! The mower deck has a couple of small holes in it - and I was thinking about having theses holes welded shut on the outside of the mower deck - that is why I was trying to replace this mower deck - but I guess I will have to get some help to remove this mower deck and find a good welding shop - to weld the holes on the mower deck for me !!! Thank you Courtney !!!! I am at stage 5 kidney failure now - according to me kidney doctor for now !!!! Please lift me up in your prayers - Courtney !!!!

@Brette_Caldwell 6 месяцев назад

I'd never buy a zero turn the front wheels are casters and have no steering. The rear wheels are the only control.

@1989Falkor 6 месяцев назад

I could use some rim guard in my 3032. Lil tippy with a load in the bucket.

@woodyhinson6527 6 месяцев назад

You can get hurt in the blink of an eye! You could also die! It's not worth taking chances that are dangerous!

@InsanePacoTaco 6 месяцев назад

Not sure how much a roll bar would help in a rollover in pond mud. Seems like it would be too narrow and just sink into the mud. Best to avoid the situation This is not saying to not use the ROPS. Just one of those "hadn't thought about that" situations.

@PurpleNovember 6 месяцев назад

It probably would sink in the mud but hopefully give the operator enough time to escape In situations like that in the past I would have the seat slid back and no seatbelt. I’m not in my early teens anymore so I’m no longer in those situations.

@chadbinette3201 4 месяца назад

I hope the man was ok but I'm sorry how can two grown men not flip that lawn tractor right off that guy? Really gonna take the time to take your dam shoes off when someone is in danger of drowning?

@GoodWorksTractors 3 месяца назад

Soft bottom pond...you sink down as you try to push up. Much harder than you'd think.