Had a rough morning.
If you look you'll notice a fence post on the ground parallel to the top of the drop off. 60 seconds before the photo was taken that pole was buried halfway in the ground. I put it there so my wife and daughter have an easier time backing up the ATV/Trailer to dump manure. This was probably the 30th trip I've made with a load of manure to dump it over the edge but this one went differently.
My front tires made contact with the post but instead of stopping against it, the pole rolled out of the ground and rotated my front wheel up and over with it. There wasn't enough ground on the far side of the pole to support the front tires so over she (and I) went. I flipped forward and the knob on the steering wheel tried to rip my left pectoral muscle off. Ass over tea kettle then I landed/slid down the corner of the front bucket. No cuts, no broken bones but my chest hurts a bit, my back hurts a lot and I've got a nice raised red streak running from my right shoulder blade down toward my tail bone ending in a very pretty bruise on my butt cheek (just short of the crack!).
I'm extremely lucky and extremely sore. I was able to pull the tractor back up with my truck with little effort and I got back on the tractor and spent the rest of the day alternating between it and the mower (with the suspension seat). This scenario won't play out again but I'll be wearing the seat belt any time I come close to this hilly corner of my property on the tractor. God and a few others were watching over me this morning and I'm very grateful.
If you look you'll notice a fence post on the ground parallel to the top of the drop off. 60 seconds before the photo was taken that pole was buried halfway in the ground. I put it there so my wife and daughter have an easier time backing up the ATV/Trailer to dump manure. This was probably the 30th trip I've made with a load of manure to dump it over the edge but this one went differently.
My front tires made contact with the post but instead of stopping against it, the pole rolled out of the ground and rotated my front wheel up and over with it. There wasn't enough ground on the far side of the pole to support the front tires so over she (and I) went. I flipped forward and the knob on the steering wheel tried to rip my left pectoral muscle off. Ass over tea kettle then I landed/slid down the corner of the front bucket. No cuts, no broken bones but my chest hurts a bit, my back hurts a lot and I've got a nice raised red streak running from my right shoulder blade down toward my tail bone ending in a very pretty bruise on my butt cheek (just short of the crack!).
I'm extremely lucky and extremely sore. I was able to pull the tractor back up with my truck with little effort and I got back on the tractor and spent the rest of the day alternating between it and the mower (with the suspension seat). This scenario won't play out again but I'll be wearing the seat belt any time I come close to this hilly corner of my property on the tractor. God and a few others were watching over me this morning and I'm very grateful.