tractor rollover

[Johns599]

Just reading the 4/9/17 post about the gent who, while pulling out a bush, rolled his tractor and died. I know a little about safety precautions, but have heard about several such fatalities. Hills are an issue, etc. Are there any roll bars that can be bolted on to an 8N?

 

[showcrop]

Here ya go. http://external_link.com/fordseries2n8n9n5016006016406417007012000201026003000-2.aspx

You will need a new seat with a back rest and seat belt along with the Roll Bar to make a complete ROPS.

 

[wellmax99]

john many times when the tractor front wheels come off the ground and maybe back flips the chain was hitched too high on the rear of the tractor,

I have seen people hitch a chain to the top hook of the three point hitch.

always hitch as low as possible, normally if you have an under belly hitch and you hook to it, if the tractor can not pull the load, it will just bounce, not flip over.

you would be surprised at and where people hitch loads to these little tractors.

 

[Cooter143]

(quoted from post at 20:45:35 04/30/17) Just reading the 4/9/17 post about the gent who, while pulling out a bush, rolled his tractor and died. I know a little about safety precautions, but have heard about several such fatalities. Hills are an issue, etc. Are there any roll bars that can be bolted on to an 8N?

I've never seen any roll bars on an older Ford but there may be something out there. The best thing to do is to be smart and be aware of what will get you. I had the ramps break unloading an 8N this weekend and it could have gone much worse. I got lazy and grabbed my ATV ramps because I didn't want to go fetch my trailer ramps. The weight was too much and they both snapped when I got the weight on them. I'm normally much more careful than that.

 

[Dell (WA)]

johns599.......would it surprize you to learn there is NO DOWN on yer 3-point lift? Ittza ALL GRAVITY. Even things like post hole diggers are gravity down, well actually screw down and hydraulic lift up outta the hole. There are "sun-shades" that semi-act like role-bars but to really be protected ya gotta be buckled into yer butt-buckett........HTH, the amazed Dell and self-appointed safety preacher

 

[Ultradog MN]

[i:654c4848f0]"The best thing to do is to be smart and
be aware of what will get you."[/i:654c4848f0]

Well said.
There are two ways to operate a tractor.
One is to learn what can happen and HOW it
happens then go about your business with
understanding, prudence and confidence.
The other is to not learn of the forces at
work then go about your business with fear
and a bunch of safety devices to protect you
from your own ignorance.
I recommend the former over the latter.
Running my tractors is one of the most
enjoyable, stress relieving things I do.
I can't imagine it being much fun if I were
afraid every time I got on it.

 

[Jim WI]

(quoted from post at 19:45:35 04/30/17)Are there any roll bars that can be bolted on to an 8N?

A Google search for 8N ROPS brings up one that it commercially available (pasting the link doesn't work) and one that is a design only.

 

[Tim PloughNman Daley]

I concur with what Ultradog said below. SAFETY is JOB #1 as Ford used to use as their motto. The biggest reason for N roll overs and fatal accidents is due to OPERATOR ERROR. Whether you like that expression or not, it is the operator being careless, not knowing how to operate the tractor, the do's and don'ts, and failure to READ the manuals as I preach here all the time, and not for my own benefit mind you. Newbies especially need to get copies of the essential manuals, the original (or a new reprint copy) Operator's Manual is a good one to start with. Most Ford parts suppliers who advertise here sell them. If you want to be a Ford Tractor owner, best thing you can do is start with manuals and READ religiously. Many fatal accidents happen as a result of guys trying to pull stumps rocks, or logs, usually from the top link, which is a no-no, and end up flipping over backwards. It happens so fast there is no time to react. There are DIY ROPS cages available, but common sense can't be substituted. EVERYONE PRACTICE and PREACH SAFE TRACTOR OPERATION.

Tim *PloughNman* Daley(MI)

 

[S10Vette]

Also need to be careful how you pull (tow) things. When I was about 12 years old I was towing a cattle chute on skids with the 8N. because I had the chain up at about midpoint (should have been down as low as possible), a skid caught and it flipped over so hard when it landed on the tractor seat it compressed the seat leaf spring all the way to the differential. Fortunately for me I was standing up at the time.

A protective rollover cage or bar would have been a good thing there too.

 

[Caryc]

If I have to pull anything with my 8N this is where I hook it up.

 

[Bert L]

Youngest brother destroys Ferguson TO-20 tractor
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