Here’s what happens when your trailer hitch ring wears so thin that it eventually gives up the ghost.

The Welshman hauling grain with this 14t Gull trailer apparently got a bit of a shock when he realised it had decided to part company with his tractor.

Having buried its drawbar deep in the dirt, it took four students and four shovels two hours to free.

Thanks to Antony Turner at the Co-op farms near Hungerford, Berkshire for sending this shot in. If you’ve captured any amusing machinery mishaps on camera, send them in to fwmachinery@rbi.co.uk

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