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Re: Lets tell some stories about loading / unload
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Posted by Scotmac on May 11, 2007 at 08:35:04 from (71.7.94.18):
In Reply to: Lets tell some stories about loading / unloading posted by Chances R on May 11, 2007 at 07:12:45:
Got a load in from CA one day during harvest on a single drop. Had a "Navy G" on the top deck. Well...not wanting to fool around with the ramps, I told the driver to back along side my dock and we'd just pull 'er over the side. Half way off the truck, I realized I had no brakes...then I soon realized steering was partially froze. I started to bail off and caught my bibs on the cultivator brackets, finally broke free when the front end went over. Broke me loose and pitched me half way down the dock ramp. Tractor ended up on it's top along side the dock. I dislocated my left shoulder, but got up and told the wide eyed spectators we had combining to do and went at it. Had my shoulder popped back in that afternoon. Have been a ton more relaxed on loading and unloading since!
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