Wreckers!!

[Tomtrac]

Couple of accidents locally the last few days. One Valtra vs car View attachment 882967
And the second a mate’s Valtra that decided to hit a lorry and have a lie down. View attachment 882966

I wonder if they get the top one for carting rubble stone on an agri licence oh no its for his farm lol
And i couldnt make out any tyre marks off the silo trailers on the second one

 

[glasshouse]

ON the flat or down a hill?...over here we see lots of Maori overdrive..free wheeling down a hill with a big load on...lots of speed..ringpiece tightens so the driver touches the brakes..4WD engages and blows the UJ's on the driveshaft...either takes the sump off, or if the driveshaft digs into the road it flips the tractor...usual excuse is I was only doing about 30kph !!!!

Two estonian students did that to my tw30
Freewheeled it, prop broke off taking deisel tsnk with it, which had just been filled
Prop cam round and locked the front wheels solid, tractor stood on its nose, then came down.
Right beside a rrservoir
Tractor was written off

 

[Andrew]

Lifted of FB

 

[Sid]

Lifted of FB

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I had a round baler do that to me.
Turned on the steep baler came round sliding sideways, hit a dry patch and flicked over.

 

[ollie989898]

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Bet that has happened more than once.

 

[ollie989898]

The video starts around 25 secs, and gets interesting from one minute.

Bet he has got a fair few certificates.

 

[ollie989898]

I've known of more than one tractor have the 4wd propshaft let go. Case Maxxums, Fastracs, the lot. Shaft lets go and then takes out the sump or whatever else happens to be in the way. One happened to a mate of mine on the A303, hydraulic oil and diesel promptly dumped and the fire brigade and EA were there on scene quacking about pollution instantly. Why the hell manufacturers don't fit something to catch the shaft I will never know.

Those balers, I was told by a man in the know that at least two NH balers in this region had accidents last year because on very very dry ground the balers tyres offered zero grip, driver turns a bit tight and they slide, bending both drawbars!

 

[Deerefarmer]

Had a skidsteer roll when I was in my teens due to similar circumstances, booms up and slid sideways on a short slick bank, gripped again suddenly and laid it over....
Shut it off and snuck back to the barn and got our other skidsteer and set it back up again
Never told dad

 

[bumkin]

the prop shaft thing in the old days case used to have a bearing centre of the shaft the maxum 51 series weren't to bad as it had a short wheel base , then they must have had new designers who just thought f###k it we dont need those and hey presto flailing drive shafts the case mx had a problem that the early ones were longer wheel base and the shaft would banana when the brakes were aplied and it sripped the gears there is a guard on the seven series J D but it doesn't stop it knocking the hydraulic pump off =big bill

 

[Lincsman]

I've known of more than one tractor have the 4wd propshaft let go. Case Maxxums, Fastracs, the lot. Shaft lets go and then takes out the sump or whatever else happens to be in the way. One happened to a mate of mine on the A303, hydraulic oil and diesel promptly dumped and the fire brigade and EA were there on scene quacking about pollution instantly. Why the hell manufacturers don't fit something to catch the shaft I will never know.

Those balers, I was told by a man in the know that at least two NH balers in this region had accidents last year because on very very dry ground the balers tyres offered zero grip, driver turns a bit tight and they slide, bending both drawbars!

My TM one is in an enclosed casting.. its really so t can have front suspension, and the NH T8 is totally enclosed in a sheet steel tube... wonder if there is a grease nipple hidden in there???

 

[Lincsman]

I had a round baler do that to me.
Turned on the steep baler came round sliding sideways, hit a dry patch and flicked over.

Maybe they should have deep ribbed tyres?

 

[ridger]

My TM one is in an enclosed casting.. its really so t can have front suspension, and the NH T8 is totally enclosed in a sheet steel tube... wonder if there is a grease nipple hidden in there???

Yes there is at least one grease nipple which cant be got at, and the universal joint will let go at some point

 

[Tractor Tim]

Mechanical failure is to an extent, just had a customer who’s engine prop shaft snapped on a jd6920 and smashed the oil cooler and a load of other bits! The insurance will pay for the consequential damages but not the shaft.
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Just had ours go on a 6920 but it's the shorter shaft tight getting the bits out any tips to get the new one in?

 

[Phil P]

Just had ours go on a 6920 but it's the shorter shaft tight getting the bits out any tips to get the new one in?

I’m guessing it’s got a creeper box if it’s only got the short shaft. You’ll need to tilt the cab over to gain access, the shaft shouldn’t actually be that bad to get out/in. There’s a elbow fitting on the front of the powerquad that has a plastic pipe attached, that will probably need to come out. Put the flywheel end of the shaft in first then the pq end should just about drop in.

 

[Sid]

Maybe they should have deep ribbed tyres?

That one was on verdiestran implement tyres.
New one is on wide tyres. Even worse me thinks

 

[Agriimark]

 

[daveydiesel1]

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The road sign is in a good place

 

[forblue]

I think if anyone has to be thanked for driving carefully there must be an allfull lot of tossers on the road...............

 

[JP1]

 

[YELROM]

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What will he be loading out of the wood