Random you tube find-Don't load your tractor this way!!

[OntheRidge]

 

[Lil Foot]

You could see that coming a mile off.
If he would have driven the tractor all the way forward, it probably would have put the truck's rear wheels back on the ground and it might have stopped.

 

[D2Cat]

That demonstrates why a trailer needs support at the rear, whether it's attached to the trailer or feet on the ramps. Something needs to keep the weight from lifting the rear of the tow vehicle.

 

[Henro]

That demonstrates why a trailer needs support at the rear, whether it's attached to the trailer or feet on the ramps. Something needs to keep the weight from lifting the rear of the tow vehicle.

This is certainly true.

Would wheel chocks on the trailer or front wheels of the truck made a difference?

 

[WI_Hedgehog]

It's because he was driving an LS tractor painted in Ford color onto a Chevy. Definitely.

Whatever he did, putting it in Reverse would have reversed what he did...
...and that's something to tell your son: "When in doubt, pull out."
Because if that guy had that mentality he wouldn't have had to do the Humpty Dumpty run.

 

[dirtydeed]

Because if that guy had that mentality he wouldn't have had to do the Humpty Dumpty run.

But that was the best part of the video...I really loved the dismount at the end of the show...that was just priceless.

 

[Runs With Scissors]

Hahahah........I'm glad he was not hurt, but that was "classic"


I use one of those brake holding tools to activate my front brakes when I load up.

I agree with @dirtydeed That dismount was priceless.......

 

[rc51stierhoff]

Thanks for that…that was great on a Monday.

1. I was impressed by a couple things…first the amount of flex in the trailer deck. Second, how quickly he rolled out of the face plant to get back up and run after the truck…there are a lot of college football players could learn from how he rolled and got back after it instead of laying there waiting for someone to throw a flag.

2. At least he turned the hazard lights on…probably needs to get a set for his person.

 

[mcmxi]

Whatever he did, putting it in Reverse would have reversed what he did...

A friend of mine up here is a pilot and also a flight instructor and he mentioned that pilots (the good ones) already have a plan in place in the event that something goes wrong. They've thought about what could go wrong and have gone through the checklist of actions to take in such an event. If you've thought about it, there's a better chance that you'll fall back to that rather than simply reacting and making a spur of the moment decision which might be a bad or dangerous one. I think this is a good strategy for many situations in life.

This guy should never have ran after the truck, trailer and tractor. He was probably thinking that he could get the driver's door open, jump in and stop it. As funny as it was, he was lucky not to have been crushed to death.

I chock the front wheels of my truck if I have any doubts when loading up a trailer.