[AT] Scary "wreck" but no damage

[charlie hill]

Len,  I had that happen a couple of weeks ago with my 6' bush hog while 
cutting some heavy brush.  It took a little bit of brake and lift work to 
get the thing to swing back around off the tire and into a position where I 
could it hooked back up.

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From: "Len Rugen" <rugenl at yahoo.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2010 10:14 PM
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Subject: [AT] Scary "wreck" but no damage

> I guess while discing, trash must have tore out the clip out of my hitch
> pin.  I push them all the way to the ring, so it's harder for them to
> pop out, but not impossible.  I was transporting the disc home, down a
> fairly steep hill on our gravel road, the hill was washed out and had
> cross ruts from the last rain.  After several loud crashes and lurches
> on the tractor, I realized I'd lost or broke the hitch pin.  The disk,
> being in transport position, caught up with the tractor, tongue between
> the rear wheels and frame under the 3pt. arms and against the rear
> tires.  I had slowed to idle, way slower than normal, because it was 
> rough.
>
> I was able to steer off to the right, then lower the disk, it rolled a
> few feet, then cut enough to stop.  I rolled away and let the hyd. lines
> pull out of the disconnects.  I got off, checked things out, other than
> a few paint scratches and maybe some chunks out of a pretty old tire, no
> damage....  No trace of the hitch pin.
>
> So, I backed up, hooked back on with another pin and went on home to do
> laundry  :-)
>
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