- Location
- Montgomeryshire
Obviously it's a driver error, but to bracket that as being equivalent downright stupidity is pretty disrespectful without knowing the facts of the matter.
Too many people on this thread who seem to take the view that accidents only happen to other people (most of whom are inferred to be brain dead idiots). The fact that the operator in this instance was driving an expensive bit of kit seem to make them all the more blameworthy. Why?
Plenty of dog and stick farmers get their arms wound off by unguarded PTOs or break their backs falling through roofs that have been lacking maintenance for years without proper safety equipment. Accidents happen to everyone, and they happen to you and me too. A little bit less blame and a little bit more humility wouldn't go amiss here.
The poster of the video is apparently blaming it on the auto steer though? It is operator error, no ifs or buts, for whatever reason.
It makes no difference whether he was driving a MF35 with an 8’ ring roll on the back, or a Quadtrac with a 12m cultivator behind, he drove straight into a big pylon in the middle of a field. The size and value of the equipment is irrelevant.
Whether the operator was tired, on his phone, watching porn, or whatever, is no relevant. It’s still down to the operator, not the auto-steer system that the OP was blaming.
And yes, of course accidents happen to everyone. If I ever have a bit of a ding, obviously on my ‘dog & stick’ kit, I curse and kick my own arse for being stupid. I don’t seek to blame it on a bit of kit that allowed me to take my eye off the ball.