Rough day.

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bfitz3

Feeling the Heat
Jan 6, 2015
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Northern Michigan
Notice anything a bit off?
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I'm clearing debris from a logging path, on my way towards a nice fallen maple. Get off the tractor to partially cut a stack of logs/branches so the grapple can work its magic without making a monster pile of branch quagmire. The chainsaw stops working. Won't start. Sounds bad. Crap. I'm ready to call it a day anyway, I get back in the tractor to head home, but first... Let's just move the recently made-easy stuff out of the way. I lower the teeth into the branches, move forward, and all but instantly, see the above. The pin holding the loader to the frame had popped out (and landed 4 feet away) and the grapple torqued to the left as seen above. Called a neighbor who came with his tractor. We were able to get it back on after a half hour or so. Things *look* straight! but we'll see how she goes on and off in the future.

On the bright side... The chainsaw seems like a trivial issue now. Also, when I thanked the neighbor for coming to my aid, he made the comment that "at (his) age, he realizes that good neighbors are far more important than a good president." We differ in political beliefs, but can definitely agree on neighborliness.

It was a good day.

Please... I hope nobody makes political comments on this.
 
Nothing like good neighbours :) ... Glad it doesn't look like significant damage. What kind of tractor?
 
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