The same day we finished hauling hay, the guy buying it showed up to start hauling it to his place. They completed two loads on Tuesday night and he was back Wednesday morning by 7:00 a.m. for the rest.
Things were going along fine until one bale decided to just bail right off the top and fall back on to the tractor.
It bounced off the hood of the tractor and smashed the exhaust pipe. The pipe was pushed in to the window of the tractor. The bale fell off and didn't even break.
The best news is that the only physical damage to Boyd ended up being some scratches and minor cuts on his arm from the shattering glass. Luckily he was wearing sunglasses. He ended up with glass all in his clothes and down his hip boots.
He had to spend hours vacuuming glass out of all the nooks and crannies of the tractor.
He ordered a new window, exhaust pipe, light and a few other items. And, most importantly, he will increase the height of the stop on the fork.
I told my friend who works at a hospital about this mishap and she told me that the hospital actually has a code just for hay bale injuries. Sadly, it happens so frequently that is has its' own special code.
Close call--glad it was no worse than it was!
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