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Kubota, Going Downhill Can Be Different in 2WD vs 4WD.
QUESTION:why do you expect Kubota to have any liability. You operated a
piece of equipment (without using "common" sense), and now you expect Kubota to
pay? Your tractor has no front brakes?.....I can't think of any that do. You
present your story as if you had "no idea" of the lack of front brakes. Gosh
man, even a cursory examination (common sense) of the equipment would reveal
that fact. If the tractor is going out of control...........DROP THE LOADER.
Sounds like you panicked.Now all the rest of us should be forced to pay for
your blunder?
There are "many" references availible to
assist one in one's desire to educate him/herself in the proper procedures
needed to handle various situations (be they operation of equipment or gaining
"local knowledge"). If I were to mess-up in your city, I would have only myself
to blame. I would'nt expect you to pay for it.
Just the fact that you made the statement (yeah, yeah, pure country types.....)
shows that you've been faced with the reverse snobbery attitude of some from
the country. Well.......your handling of this situation displays part of what
brings about the "pure country" attitude. Country folks like to think of
themselves as more self-reliant than their "city-cousins". Part of
self-reliance is learning from your mistakes, a
ANSWER: No matter what equipment one buys, one should use common sense and if
unfamiliar with the equipment, should consult with someone who does.
Companies shouldn't be liable for common sense of all humans. My Kubotas
are both 4 WD. I know when to put it in 4WD and when to leave it in 2WD.
Because the equipment is used by others, each time one of us gets in one,
we go through a safety check and mechanical check lists. Doesn't take
long.
Reminds me of a lawsuit involving a ladder. A man purchased a ladder to
get on the roof of a barn. He placed the ladder on manure which softened
as the sun heated it up. When he came down, the ladder fell and the man
broke some bones. He filed a law suit against the manufacturer for not
putting a warning label on the ladder about not putting it on manure or
any other soft material.
My owner's manuals also combine 2 & 4WD, yet, I had no problems in regard
to the operation. Of course, I original learned about tractors from those
who had more experience than I and I also used common sense.
When I got my first 4WD, a neighbor explained what it was all about and
when to use 2 vs 4 WD. Tractors are complicated pieces of ag equipment.
Jumping on one and turning the key thinking it's just like a car would be
as if you jumped into an airplane to fly it or into an Indy 500 race car
without instructions.
Yup - typical lack of knowledge about basic physics. You were lucky the
"many times before." Your poor use of the tractor caught up to you. I know
a kid who has used ATVs for several years. One day he was on my Ranger 6 x
6. He knew better than to attempt wheelies on a machine not designed for
such maneuvers. Result was 3 broken bones in his leg/ankle. He told me
that since he did wheelies on it before and he never tipped it over, he
continued doing something stupid. And it caught up with him.
Speed kills particularly along with making the tractor top heavy with
keeping your load high. Basic physics. Tractors sit up high for a reason
so when you add a load plus speed, you are looking for disaster to strike,
particularly when traversing an incline.
it's the old "ignorance" stance. Apparently your neighbors figured you
didn't ask, hence you knew the obvious about handling loads on inclines
with speed. I'm sorry you were injured. You were lucky you weren't killed.
Speed kills. Making loads top-heavy kills. Unsafe driving practice kills.
>The point in going after Kubota is 2 fold. One, I think they
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