What is that smell??? ...or why my Bush Hog caught fire...

[Larro Darro]

My Daddy burned an old Long tractor to the ground one time. I was away in the Navy at the time, but the story I heard was the hay was really thick, there was a oil leak and the exhaust was underneath the running boards. Not sure what caught first, but about half the hayfield burned, as well as the tractor. He was able to unhook the drum mower in the road before it burned anything but the skirt on it. A fire extinguisher used at the right time would have saved us a few dollars that day.

 

[Wagtail]

My Daddy burned an old Long tractor to the ground one time. I was away in the Navy at the time... A fire extinguisher used at the right time would have saved us a few dollars that day.

I know Mate, and being retired Navy myself having fire extinguishers around the ship (+ bi-annual shipboard fire fighting training) has made not having them around uncomfortable. I've got two in the house, one in the kitchen & one by the wood heater, one in the Ute and one on the 4105.

I've never had to use any of them... YET.



But they're there if I need them. :thumbsup:

 

[Ken45101]

If the slip clutch was working, it was wearing down and eventually slipping under a normal load. They are normal "wear items" that need to be replaced periodically. They are not that expensive.

Bush Hog does warn that the clutches should be loosened and slipped every month and then retightened.

Good suggestion on a fire extinguisher although the typical dry chem extinguisher isn't all that effective on a grass fire.

 

[Larro Darro]

When Daddy set the hayfield on fire, someone drove by and called 911. The local VFD came to put out the fire. They got it out, but with our sandy soil, the deep tracks were a lasting reminder of the event.