Here’s my experience- we were rearranging our shed digging out the shingles we had purchased last fall getting ready for the contractor when we decided to load up some of the smaller items in the car and then when I came back with truck and trailer I did not have to worry about small stuff. I could just load and go. So I brought the pallet of shingles (3 per layer and 7 high) along with some ice dam and felt paper to the trunk of my work car that we had with us. So I thought oh I will leave the pallet in the air and make it easier to grab off rather then bend over so far. Well I was on a slight incline and angled across that. Nothing bad and we had been on this all morning and never had a issue. So as I was getting out of tractor I felt it starting wanted to roll back. So I thought well I will just set the ballast box down and use that as a brake. Well when I did that the left rear tire came off the ground about 10 inches or so and all I could see was the thing tipping over. Luckily I was able to dive in and set the pallet back down and it all came down smooth.
Now please don’t ask why didn’t I use the parking brake? I have no idea. I rarely use it on either tractor to be honest and I did not think I was on a incline to write about.
Moral of the story never do any task without having your head in the game or getting rushed. This was our last pallet of the day to move so I guess you could say I let my guard down.
Stay safe out there.
Now please don’t ask why didn’t I use the parking brake? I have no idea. I rarely use it on either tractor to be honest and I did not think I was on a incline to write about.
Moral of the story never do any task without having your head in the game or getting rushed. This was our last pallet of the day to move so I guess you could say I let my guard down.
Stay safe out there.