Caution: Tractors are Very Dangerous
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ksmmoto
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This post has sure woke me up. I will never attach or detach the pto again with the tractor running. Also reminded me of several stories that I will post soon.
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JoeinTX
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Yes, they are dangerous as you see they can kill you in a heartbeat if you let them. I couldn't look at all the pictures, I just don't stomach that stuff very well.
As for safety, it was pounded into me by a very cautious father who I thank God everyday for.
Never work on a PTO implement with the shaft still connected to the PTO. May sound overly wary, but I haven't gotten caught in a disconnected PTO shaft yet.
Don't trust your hydraulics too much-they can fail and be on top of you before you know it. The number of times I've seen someone up under a loader or an implement that is being held up only by the hydraulics I can't count and it scares me everytime I see it.
Never get directly between your running equipment (or your car/truck for that matter) and anything else in close quarters. I now a fella who's old MF with poor brakes pinned him to the chisel he was hooking up-he got lucky and survived.
Heck when I go to clean the underneath of my push mower I always disconnected the spark plug wire just in case. Oh well, enough preaching for now and just don't get in too big of a hurry.
As for safety, it was pounded into me by a very cautious father who I thank God everyday for.
Never work on a PTO implement with the shaft still connected to the PTO. May sound overly wary, but I haven't gotten caught in a disconnected PTO shaft yet.
Don't trust your hydraulics too much-they can fail and be on top of you before you know it. The number of times I've seen someone up under a loader or an implement that is being held up only by the hydraulics I can't count and it scares me everytime I see it.
Never get directly between your running equipment (or your car/truck for that matter) and anything else in close quarters. I now a fella who's old MF with poor brakes pinned him to the chisel he was hooking up-he got lucky and survived.
Heck when I go to clean the underneath of my push mower I always disconnected the spark plug wire just in case. Oh well, enough preaching for now and just don't get in too big of a hurry.
44trxfun
Gold Member
Thanks SkyPup! They say a picture's worth a thousand words, but I don't think I need that many to glean the value of the pics you posted. I always force myself to look at the safety posts and share them with my family. As hard as they can be to look at, there's always a valuable lesson. It certainly helps to make us vigilant. Thanks again.
oliver28472
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Joe, not just hydraulics. I knew a man who was untangling fence wire from a bush hog. Tractor was at the shop, engine turned off. He was under the bh and one of the rear tires blew out, probably as a result of the wire being slung around. He was crushed to death. This was a farm tractor, not a compact.
Phred
Veteran Member
I know this is an old thread but work has been busy and the hay is finally up.
With the recent hay work in mind I will add a couple of thoughts.
I have PTO shields on all my stuff for the very reason shown in this pdf file. Even then I stay in the seat when the pto is running. Also I always use the seat belt.
But I will say that I am bad about two things:
1) I have been known to hookup or disconnect the pto shaft with the tractor running at idle with the pto off. The issue is my tractor has a turbo and I hate to shut it down without a cool down of a few minutes. So when in a hurray I will disconnect the pto shaft to swap implements when the pto has been off long enough to have completely stop spinning. Usually it has been off for the 5-10 min it took to drive from the field to the location of the next implement. But the tractor is really hot from working hard and the drive.
In theory this is ok since the pto is off. But what if the tractor malfunctions some how? Maybe time to rethink this.
Sure the odds are small, but the pentalty is clearly shown in the pictures.
2) Round balers jam some times. When the hay is thick and your pickup teeth get a little worn. No I do not go near the baler when the pto is on, but in some cases you need to shut down the pto, open up the back and manually clear the baler. This means reaching in the back and pulling out the jammed hay. Not a fun job.
I always use the safety supports to hold the back open. Because in the event of a hydraulic failure the back could fall and crush you or basically cut you in two. Not a pretty picture.
But again if the tractor is idiling and some how the pto kicks in!
It's likely that they will be able to add a picture to that pdf of me wrapped around the starter roller!
Scary stuff. For those not familar with the inside of a round baler, mine has a couple of rollers made of steel that have a few inches of clerance between them in some places. So with 70 hp pulling you could get wrapped up and crushed through those rollers and spit out the back before you knew what happened.
I fear the resulting scene would make some of those pdf pictiures seem mild.
Fred
With the recent hay work in mind I will add a couple of thoughts.
I have PTO shields on all my stuff for the very reason shown in this pdf file. Even then I stay in the seat when the pto is running. Also I always use the seat belt.
But I will say that I am bad about two things:
1) I have been known to hookup or disconnect the pto shaft with the tractor running at idle with the pto off. The issue is my tractor has a turbo and I hate to shut it down without a cool down of a few minutes. So when in a hurray I will disconnect the pto shaft to swap implements when the pto has been off long enough to have completely stop spinning. Usually it has been off for the 5-10 min it took to drive from the field to the location of the next implement. But the tractor is really hot from working hard and the drive.
In theory this is ok since the pto is off. But what if the tractor malfunctions some how? Maybe time to rethink this.
Sure the odds are small, but the pentalty is clearly shown in the pictures.
2) Round balers jam some times. When the hay is thick and your pickup teeth get a little worn. No I do not go near the baler when the pto is on, but in some cases you need to shut down the pto, open up the back and manually clear the baler. This means reaching in the back and pulling out the jammed hay. Not a fun job.
I always use the safety supports to hold the back open. Because in the event of a hydraulic failure the back could fall and crush you or basically cut you in two. Not a pretty picture.
But again if the tractor is idiling and some how the pto kicks in!
It's likely that they will be able to add a picture to that pdf of me wrapped around the starter roller!
Scary stuff. For those not familar with the inside of a round baler, mine has a couple of rollers made of steel that have a few inches of clerance between them in some places. So with 70 hp pulling you could get wrapped up and crushed through those rollers and spit out the back before you knew what happened.
I fear the resulting scene would make some of those pdf pictiures seem mild.
Fred
slowrev
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The nut that holds the steering wheel on a tractor is the really dangerous part on a tractor.
Be careful.
Keep alert (whatever a lert is ?)
Ben
Be careful.
Keep alert (whatever a lert is ?)
Ben
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I bagged one a while back. I'm not sure why you should keep one though. I couldn't get anything for it, and I don't know how to cook one. Maybe you just keep 'em for good luck?! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
I bagged one a while back. I'm not sure why you should keep one though. I couldn't get anything for it, and I don't know how to cook one. Maybe you just keep 'em for good luck?! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
slowrev
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I think you just skin em and roll them in corn meal and fry. Not sure though.
Lerts are apprently trainable because they can be taught to stay.....
Ben
Lerts are apprently trainable because they can be taught to stay.....
Ben
Syncro
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Well you can add my 'thanks' to the list. I never took some of these simple situations seriously until I actually viewed those pictures. All rotating machinery will get more attention from me beginning now. Thank you again for the heads up!
