Fire extinguishers

Hay Dude · Feb 25, 2021

Fuddy1952 said:
I had one I recharged with air compressor, rubber tipped nozzle put in end then pressed lever to fill watching gauge.

These have schrader valves.
Putting one on the big Massey next.

groundcover · Feb 26, 2021

Something like this helps to keep the debris off.
Small Cover w/ Elastic Back, Pull Bottom Strap, Window, 22 1/2"H x 6 1/4"W
Have been very impressed with the cold fire foam.
Cold Fire Foam - RDR Technologies

Tx Jim · Feb 26, 2021

repete said:
Add some dish soap to the water to reduce the surface tension of the water and it will be more effective on hay fires.

Ditto on adding liquid dish soap or a product called "Fire Out". One doesn't appreciate the importance of a fire extinguisher especially when rd baling until you see a FIRE behind you. BTDT yrs back.

Tx Jim · Feb 26, 2021

4570Man said:
What do you do to prevent freezing?

OOPS I forgot about my water charged fire extinguisher during the 0°F temperature we experienced last week & I didn't empty it. OH WELL all my pipes survived so it could have been worse! :cool2:

Peter 315 · Feb 26, 2021

4570Man said:
What do you do to prevent freezing?

He adds alcohol...........:laughing:

fried1765 · Feb 26, 2021

Peter 315 said:
He adds alcohol...........:laughing:

That works particularly well on Fridays!
You can drink it!

sea2summit · Feb 26, 2021

Hay Dude said:
These have schrader valves.
Putting one on the big Massey next.

Can you post the link to where you got them?

Bearsixty7 · Feb 26, 2021

I just have a small ABC strapped to the ROPs on my little tractor. I wanted it when brush hogging last fall as I have seen sparks from rocks or hidden steel fly out from them decades ago on the farm, grass wasn't dry so no issue then.
I guess we were very lucky, never had a fire on a tractor or implement brush hogging, raking or baling all those years. I don't even recall a fire extinguisher on any tractor or implement back then.

Now days I have them every where! I have a FE in my pickup, in the TJ, on the tractor, 1 in the boat plus a suppression system in the engine bay, a couple in the toy hauler and 2 or more in the house/garage and shop and so far only used one years ago on someone else's pickup that caught fire but I arrived too late and it burned until the Rural FD arrived.