Set the brakes before trying to right a tractor. Slopes are often a factor in a rollover and you dont want a tractor to take off down a hill while tied to something else.

Grew up with grandfathers 1940's case tricycle. Always told if your going uphill go up hill, across hill go across hill Never turn on a hill.

The first rule of tractors is DONT ROLL YOUR TRACTOR.

Been there, done that. And to Jaysons point below, the quicker the engine is killed, the better off the outcome is going to be. In my case, it was about three seconds before I could reach the kill. Everything did fine, and in the 12 years since then, I have not rolled it again. ;-)

I've rolled my Kubota twice since I purchased it in 1985. Both times I was on a steep incline and a wheel either fell in a hole or the uphill tire hit a rock. It doesn't take much when your near the tipping point of your tractor! I was able to shut the engine off quickly both times, and the roll bar kept it from continuing to roll. The first time another contractor with a 4x4 pulled it right side up; the second I used a come along attached to a tree. Both times I pulled from near the top of the roll bar, and both times my battery leaked acid and had to be refilled and cleaned. Other than that she runs fine, but thank God for those roll bars!!

Most important thing , don't tell your wife !!

Great info that I pray I never need to utilize!! The turning the engine off seems logical but still an excellent point. Great stuff Neil!! Much appreciated for sharing!

great advice, wish you gave it to us 2 years ago when I rolled my car, this information is very basic and easy to understand but not many people tend to know what to do

If you are turning the engine manually for this reason in particular it is helpful to turn the engine in the reverse of normal rotation. Doing this will send any excessive fluid into the exhaust. If at any point the engine stops turning, do not force it, change direction to the normal rotation. If you can't make two full revolutions in either direction the engine is hydro locked on two or more cyl's. Usually you can make two full rev's in reverse rotation, however if the engine has a aftertreatment system you don't want to send the fluid out the exhaust.

Excellent advice on something I wouldn't have thought about.

I think the first thing you need to talk about shutting the engine off ASAP .so the sump doesn’t run dry killing the motor! The engine will keep running if the tractor was in neutral when it rolled !

Thanks! You have excellent videos. I've got a 1990 Kubota L2900.

I had someone roll a SAMA diesel tractor onto it''s side pulling logs into a landing. He yelled for me, he was off the tractor when it rolled. I ran down and didn't turn it off. I unhooked the cable from the logs and wrapped it around a tree and stood the tractor back up. It puffed one small puff of blue smoke then settled down into a regular idle. We went back to work and the tractor never had a problem. According you what I hear here that was the wrong way to deal with it, but it worked.

Great video and very helpful- thanks Neal!

1. Kill engine 2. Roll it back over 3. Let it sit for a while 4. Remove glow / spark plugs and turn engine over a few revolutions 5. Reinstall glow / spark plugs 6. Check all fluid levels (hydraulic, coolant, oil, fuel) 7. Fire it up and get back to work

If I dump a tractor and live through it, I'm not going to be in any hurry to get back on. In fact, before trying to put it up right, it's gonna sit there while I go take care of my bucket list.

Thanks Neil !!!!

"but did you DIE?!?!" 😂

Just don't get in a hurry. Up & down the slope. Not side to side. Especially where I live on the side of the mountain 👍🇺🇸

I put my B2320 on it's side.....once, about 3 weeks after I bought it. The turf tires kept any part of the tractor from touching the ground. For about 3 months after that I was so careful it took me twice as long to do any loader work.....but now I always use a counterweight, keep the load low and know where I can't go.

To be honest the first thing I expected to hear was DO NOT JUMP OFF!!! Unless you will be harmed by something entering the cab area, ride the tractor to a stop. Then kill the engine, carefully exit the equipment, and finally check for damage (personal and equipment). You would be surprised what injuries you don't notice when in an accident.

I once rolled my tractor and later that night when I was sleeping I woke up and shit my pants. My fluids must have been in places they don't belong.

I work for the road dept in my county. We have rolled several pieces of equipment. The 2 drum roller, the rubber tired roller, backhoe, excavator, shoulder mower, dump trucks, all have been on their side.

Great advice

Got a wall of bent conrods hanging up from my rental tractors being rolled.......never had that problem back when crankcase vent tubes were the norm. Since they switched to closed PCV systems, its been almost a guarantee a rod will bend unless the customer is really quick with the shutdown (almost never!)

Didn’t know that, thank you! I love your videos!

If you can, shut off engine immediately. Get away from tractor and seek medical attention if needed. Tractor is no where near as important as you are. Remember, machines are replaceable, you are not. You may also need to return home to clean up and to change your underwear. LOL Now, swallow your pride and go get other folks to help you to get the machine back upright. Be sure to take key from the ignition (if applicable) and put in your pocket! (That will prevent anyone from trying to start engine.) TAKE YOUR TIME AND BE PATIENT. Take your time and upright tractor slowly and safely, making sure that it is secured and cannot roll away in any direction once uprighted. Use of blocking / chocking and extra straps/chains are recommended. Check battery and neutralize any spilled acid with baking soda. You can also flush the hell out of the area with excessive amounts of water (not very practical unless you are already back near a water source). Turn engine over backwards (if possible) by hand until you can get at least 2 full revolutions. This may prove to be difficult with some engines due to lack of access and may need to be done back at a shop where tools and other things are available to gain access to manually rotate engine. Check all fluids (engine oil, coolant, trans/hydraulic, battery) and make sure they are in the "safe zones". If not, fill to appropriate levels. Once you are certain that engine is not hydrolocked and will freely crank over, you should be ready to attempt to start engine. Again make sure tractor is secure, not in any forward or reverse gear, and attempt to start engine. Once engine begins running, expect a lot of smoke from the exhaust and other possible strange happenings once engine fires up at first. All should calm down and dissipate rather quickly as engine continues to run and warm back up. Pay attention to everything, including gauges and indicator (idiot) warning lights. If you take your time and use common sense, your unfortunate mishap will be much less of a loss overall. Oh, and call your insurance company if you have farm/equipment insurance (hopefully). Often times any decent insurance will help to pay to get your tractor repaired.

A friend had a F250 with a fuel injector get stuck and flood a cylinder. Luckily it didnt bend a rod trying to crank when the leaky injector was discovered. After the replacement came in, we pulled the old one, put a rag in the port to catch the fuel, and turned it over. It shot the rag out, and sent a jet of diesel about 30-40 feet. Everything was fine after that, but boy was that a bit of a surprise how much pressure it came out with.

hey Neil, first off, thank you for another interesting and informative video. for future TMT's, I would suggest doing some chainsaw tips/safety stuff. you are a Stihl dealer, so that shouldn't be hard. thanks.

Never a bad video. Keep it up

All great tips you don't want to hydro lock the engine ! but the best tip would be is to not roll your tractor ! LOL stay safe working ! Curt :-)

ZOMG that row of skid steers in the background.

Thank you. Great information!

Sure hope I don't need this advice! Thx Neil. Cheers 🇨🇦

Thanks for the video.

should be a day course for the use of the tracker or any farm equipment special on a riding lawn mowers

Always wear your seatbelt, do NOT try to jump off the tractor. More people die from trying to jump off than don't. Having a fire extinguisher at hand wouldn't hurt. After utilizing the info in the video I would recommend checking all the lugnuts before moving the tractor, primarily on the side of impact. I also would recommend before trying to start the engine to change the oil. Fuel and possibly antifreeze could compromise your engine oil.

Where are good tie down points when trailering? And with this episode, where would you attach lines to right a rolled tractor. I understand the latter question has many variables but I’ve often wondered why like automobiles tractors are not supplied with tie down “rings.”

Similar if the tractor gets flooded. Played this game with a tractor for irrigation sitting down by a creek. Twice.

I got flat land so little chance of rolling it. Preventing the rollover is the best plan.

Good advice. My son turned over my little Kioti tractor they got it upright and I told him to put a ratchet and a socket on and slowly turn the engine by hand and when he got a lot of resistance to stop wait a few minutes and then he's it around again then he calls back and says it will turn very easy now I said well now you can start it

great information

Thank very informative!

Correction: The damage is from the liquid NOT compressing. The engine is designed to compress gases. If the liquid compressed, there would not be a problem. Liquids do not compress. Basic physics. This means that with liquid in the cylinder as the piston comes up, and the cylinder volume decreases, the liquid will not compress and get smaller. If there is not enough space left for the volume of liquid, it must find space somewhere. It will either stop the piston dead, breaking the rod, crank, and/or piston or find a way to escape, through the cylinder wall, head gasket, and or valves. Btw, both gases and liquids are fluids. Gases are compressible fluids and liquids are non compressible fluids.

I lucked out rolled compact tractor and then got it stood up and sure enough engine was hydraulic locked with oil in cylinder when i turned key to restart engine.Like he said don't try to start without having it checked out good.

Thanks!!✌🏻

I’m surprised there isn’t some sort of bubble level sensor that can indicate an unsafe angle prior to rollover. Something that could electronically sense ballast weights and implement changes.

Good to know

You don't want to just walk off, need to check the battery, it likely dumped acid and you want to get the neutralized.

big fail by not saying that the first thing to do is SHUT THE TRACTOR OFF!!

I noticed your antifreeze is green. Can you use the red type antifreeze for those kind of engines

yeah, realized that i have 3 similar situations, things can happen very fast

take it to a dealer to get the ROPS (roll over protective structure) checked out

Have a new r630 my driver rolled it ,have the best insurance u can buy ,15k in damage windows plastic etc,thing that sucks is they dont give you a loaner anything how are you supposed to work while its getting repaired🤷🏻‍♂️

Bring back TMT

Hi all I was unfortunate to have a mishap with a Ford 7840 just over 11 yrs ago the tractor ended up over the plough line and where the tractor stopped unknown to me there was what we call an under runner this is where water has flowed under the surface leaving a thin crust, the downside rear wheel broke through and I was thrown out the back window (if I was wearing the lap belt the accident inspector said I would be dead) on the third roll in an unconscious state and when I came to I was unable to stand the result was a broken neck causing a spinal leasion. I am now Tetraplegic (Quadriplegic in US) but I'm still alive. Have a good day all

Fluid does not compress (compact) -- might as well have solid cement on top of the piston

I was told by an individual who told me that the Kubota is the worst tractor for tipping (rolling over). I have never heard this before and I would like to hear anyone's thoughts on this. Thank You!

the term is hydraulic the motor similar to getting water in a boat motor. I would first thing truncated the key off running or not good info though

Is it safe to tow the tractor(across the land, not on a trailer) after a roll once it's standing back up, but before you attempt repairing hydrolock/cylinder venting and drainage? Asking for future reference.

So, hypothetically (ha), say I got it righted, started the engine immediately, and drove it home (1/4 mile) without issue. Is it reasonable to assume I got lucky and the engine's okay?

mine has a decomp lever, it just holds valves open.

wait 24 hrs, not just for the tractor, but for you own emotional and psychological reset. the "knee jerk" response will always result in more bad news. Get it back on wheels with breaks Locked and wheels Chocked. Next day you will have a clear mission.

....anyone can safely roll a tractor if they have enough altitude; 5,000 feet AGL is a good starting point for rolling. The landings however, always tend to suck.

I rolled my B2650, no damage but now it stalls when I try to accelerate with the hydrostatic pedal, if I let off the pedal in time, the tractor roars back to life. Everything else works fine (front and back end attachments, and it idles great in both turtle and rabbit). Any thoughts on what could be causing this issue?

You should do a video on "how to right a tractor", I bet a lot of owners just kind of rough it and connect straps to anything they can find...

Roll it back onto its wheels. Did I get it right?

Let's see if there are any youtube videos of tractor rolls.

Hi all I was unfortunate to have a mishap with a Ford 7840 just over 11 yrs ago the tractor ended up over the plough line and where the tractor stopped unknown to me there was what we call an under runner this is where water ha flowed under the surface leaving a thin crust, the downside rear wheel broke through and I was thrown out the back window (if I was wearing the lap belt the accident inspector said I would be dead) on the third roll in an unconscious state and when I came to I was unable to stand the result was a broken neck causing a spinal leasion. I am now Tetraplegic (Quadriplegic in US) but I'm still alive. Have a good day all

We get what you mean but fluid doesn't compress and it's why the piston will push fluid ans the rods will bend

Used to roll my B7100 all the time it was tippy over a piece of gravel. I bought a bigger tractor, problem solved!

Hey Neil, is there anything I should keep in mind if I happen to roll my tractor on purpose?

What you should do if you rolled your tractor? Don't be under it! Thanks, Tim

Good common sense advice!

If we do roll the tractor where would be the best places to put the straps to upright it?

Ii wanna see a demonstration 😂

know the limits of your tractor, if it doesnt look safe it probably is not. do not put yourself and your expensive equipment at risk.

i thought you levde the mosheen for 24 owrs to prvnt ren uwaes

"what should you do, if you roll your tractor"? consider yourself lucky you're alive, say, daang and go get a beer!

Don't these machines come with a rollover kill switch? They should.

well i think most people would say oh shit as it going over and then i would most likely would say ouch ! if you are not not past out or dead or crushed to death

Step one: cry; step two...

i rolled one tractor it took me a week to get back on it

You cannot compress a liquid that is why things go boom!

Hydrolock it

*tries" to compress the fluid, not "it compresses the fluid* must be a new super special fluid that Kubota developed. Careful how you word things, Facebook will be full of this new "Kubota only compressible fluid."

Fluid does not compress.

Stunk or bend

Was expecting to see info on how to right the tractor, shutting it off and not starting it right up seems like a no brainier, unless maybe you think you can drive it back up...

14 sec... He said 'roll your tractor by accident'. WHAT... who would do this on purpose???

If it takes seconds for the the shit to go to the top it will take seconds to get back down not 24hr ... maybe 10 mins max max have a beer and then start it up . Not wait for 24 hrs that’s a joke.

First thing is check your credit remaining on agri financing...

That’s why you wear the brown pants

Have

The real first thing you should do is get the hell out of it

1st to do is buy yourself a case of pampers and wipies.

I saw a deuce punched 60+ shift 5th to second threw the head 200 yards in the air.

Stop, look around, and make sure nobody saw what you did

Do tractors have seat belts?

What if you do it on purpose?