Fire, tractor

[ruffdog]

About as close as it get.

Scary...you dodged a bullet there. Crazy times with all the storms etc.

 

[MJZ]

Round 2. Fire 1/4 mile from us. Air tankers making runs. That's actually pretty cool...if the county wasn't on fire

 

[part-time-Farmer-NC]

So sorry to hear about your loss(es). Can be a scary time. Hopefully you can get fairly treated by Ins adjuster and they move quickly. Maybe the dealer can help you determine the cost at the 50ish hr mark so you will be well prepared for the adjusters review. And hopefully the dealer will give you a multiple tractor discount!

 

[mllud]

Your dodging Fires were Dodging Tornados, down south its Hurricanes.
Glad you missed worst damage but that was too close.
A 300' buffer of three-inch grass and fireproof exterior maybe.
Cave dwelling?
Stay safe

 

[MJZ]

Your dodging Fires were Dodging Tornados, down south its Hurricanes.
Glad you missed worst damage but that was too close.
A 300' buffer of three-inch grass and fireproof exterior maybe.
Cave dwelling?
Stay safe

Hang in. There. Tornadoes are serious. I'm thankful we cleared most of the cedars close to house. And thankful we could afford a tractor and mow late last fall.

 

[WinterDeere]

Glad you, your family, and your home all survived that mess. Here's what I'd do:

1. Call insurance company, make a report, ask for someone to call you. I agree, you're going to want to have such a low-hours basically new mahine gone over, to make sure nothing is wrong, esp. given it suddenly sounds different.

2. Pop open and replace air filters. Save the old in case insurance company wants to inpsect. Check all fluids, make sure all is good, but I can't imagine fluids were affected much if plastic bits on tractor survived the heat.

3. Get back to work, while you wait for the insurance company to get around to you. If many were affected worse than you, it might be awhile.

 

[mllud]

This thread has me more concerned about keeping my property trimmed up better. I'm slacking.
About 40 years ago my neighbors brush fire got away and burnt across my property. I watched the volunteer firemen turn and run as it came out of the woods and hit my open field. Three-foot-tall overgrown pasture. I had just bought my property.
How to meet your neighbor!

Even if you're careful with fire your neighbor may not be.

 

[ning]

This thread has me more concerned about keeping my property trimmed up better. I'm slacking.
About 40 years ago my neighbors brush fire got away and burnt across my property. I watched the volunteer firemen turn and run as it came out of the woods and hit my open field. Three-foot-tall overgrown pasture. I had just bought my property.
How to meet your neighbor!

Even if you're careful with fire your neighbor may not be.

My neighbor has near-misses about every other year. As in, sets a burn pile going, it gets away from him, and I'm faced with the dilemma - a, call FD now? or b) go help? or c) wait and see?
I've done (a) twice; once I was very close and already on the tractor so I went (b) and helped; a few weeks ago here it was (c) with me holding my phone and watching through the binoculars...

You know I'm on edge when I see him light something up.

 

[CoyPatton]

Glad you and your family are ok.
As for the tractor, I would assume that the metal throughout the tractor including the engine suffers from fatigue ad the properties would likely have changed from the intense heat you say was present. Get all you can for it from the insurance and buy a different tractor—new or slightly used.

 

[kenhar]

Don't do anything to clean or inspect anything. Leave everything as it is for the insurance adjustor to see the damage firsthand. Any "improvements" you make will cost you. The adjustors' job is to get the company off with as little payout as possible. Dealt with insurance 20 years. Some adjustors have a heart and most don't. The company has the last word. You're a star while paying the premiums on time but the enemy when it's their turn to pay. Been there.