Dantankerous Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Friend of mine was baling hay. Something went wrong. High winds, tank full of fuel. Bad day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixgun Sheridan Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 WOW. Hope he pulled the ejection lever in time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Kris Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Very sorry to see that. I hope he has adequate insurance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 That plumb sucks. Brings to mind the fire in the shop where my son worked earlier this year. Three tractors melted; he lost about ten grand in tools... and his lathe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Damn! And people wonder why farmers can barely make a living. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 That’s terrible. I hope he is okay. That is most important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Lud Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Where was this at if I may ask? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantankerous Posted October 24, 2019 Author Share Posted October 24, 2019 32 minutes ago, JD Lud said: Where was this at if I may ask? South central Kansas. Burned up about about 100 acres as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painted Mohawk SASS 77785 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Imagine the heat in that fire..insurance is a wonderful thing especially if you are still around to collect it !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullett Sass 19707 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 I was bailing hay for my Dad and the farmer across the road from me was bailing wheat straw. I saw him jump off the tractor and start jumping around and kicking up dirt and throwing it about. I thought he stirred up some wasps. Then I saw the smoke, had to run a quarter mile the nearest farm house for the phone. The year was 1978, so not cell phone. Bullett 19707 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Folks we know had a garage business in a more rural area. Also a parts store and towing service. A storm came through at 2:00am and lighting hit the main panel in the garage. There was an alarm system that notified the local fire department but by the time they got there the garage was totally gone and other two buildings were too involved to do much more than contain. Total loss of the whole complex. In a large building he had a heavy truck recovery wrecker, a slideback truck, a restored Daytona 500 Charger, some special edition Dodge pickup and several other collector cars and motor cycles. There were also maybe 20 customer cars on the lot - most were toast. Same storm, some 20 miles from the garage, lighting hit a district ambiance building burning it to the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACKFOOT SASS #11947 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 I have seen LARGE fire extenguishers mounted on several round bailers, there is a good reason for it. Blackfoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Saint Paw Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 3 minutes ago, BLACKFOOT SASS #11947 said: I have seen LARGE fire extenguishers mounted on several round bailers, there is a good reason for it. Blackfoot Looks like there was one on the left front of this baler as well, he probably didn't notice the fire immediately and by then couldn't get to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantankerous Posted October 25, 2019 Author Share Posted October 25, 2019 4 hours ago, Bear Saint Paw said: Looks like there was one on the left front of this baler as well, he probably didn't notice the fire immediately and by then couldn't get to it. By the time he got out of the cab it was too late. He got out safe though. Of course, he's fighting the insurance company now. Ugh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoken D Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Most around here farmers roll the tractor over. Ain't good results. Also getting hit from the rear on highways. Also ain't good results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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