We were going to just head home on Sunday, but around 11:00 we decided to make one last run for the weekend.
Sunday on Pritchett was a scary episode at rockpile. After I climbed it I looked back and saw Tanner's rig going over. I jumped out to see them quickly climbing out and Shawndra holding her head. Cooler water and other items that had fallen out made the scene appear even more dramatic. I quickly drove around and down the bypass and got into position to get they buggy back on it's tires so we could make a quick escape out and get to the hospital if needed.
The cause of the rollover? Tanner had it, and from the photos he was on the right line about half way up. Something popped during the climb which we later found out to be a hub that caused him to lose the momentum upward and lift to the right and fall off the pile sideways. Shawndra was riding in the back seat w/ a lapbelt on, but the that area is more designed for smaller children with full harnesses. Without the harnesses on she had enough movement to get whiplash and smack her head on the cage. :sick: As you know, head wounds bleed a lot. The bleeding stopped quickly and she was very coherent... so we were able to let the adrenaline slow and make a safe trip back out.
The cage held up great, but because of the extremely hard hit that it took it's will need to be cut off and re-made. It is bent slightly out of shape but the rest of the chassis is solid. I believe that at least one triangulated bar from the bottom to the top would have prevented it from distorting and that's what we will do on the next version.
Sunday on Pritchett was a scary episode at rockpile. After I climbed it I looked back and saw Tanner's rig going over. I jumped out to see them quickly climbing out and Shawndra holding her head. Cooler water and other items that had fallen out made the scene appear even more dramatic. I quickly drove around and down the bypass and got into position to get they buggy back on it's tires so we could make a quick escape out and get to the hospital if needed.
The cause of the rollover? Tanner had it, and from the photos he was on the right line about half way up. Something popped during the climb which we later found out to be a hub that caused him to lose the momentum upward and lift to the right and fall off the pile sideways. Shawndra was riding in the back seat w/ a lapbelt on, but the that area is more designed for smaller children with full harnesses. Without the harnesses on she had enough movement to get whiplash and smack her head on the cage. :sick: As you know, head wounds bleed a lot. The bleeding stopped quickly and she was very coherent... so we were able to let the adrenaline slow and make a safe trip back out.
The cage held up great, but because of the extremely hard hit that it took it's will need to be cut off and re-made. It is bent slightly out of shape but the rest of the chassis is solid. I believe that at least one triangulated bar from the bottom to the top would have prevented it from distorting and that's what we will do on the next version.
