Share One Safety Tip

[blueriver]

First safety rule ... "slow down and think"

 

[roadhawk]

Always have the emergency brake in your truck on & wheel chocks in place (I put them in front of the front wheels, and on my trailer wheels now) while driving your tractor onto a trailer. If the back end of the truck comes up/gets light while you're still on the backend of the trailer and you don't have the brake on/chocks in place, the truck can start rolling forward.

 

[chrisott]

ROPS up - seatbelt on
ROPS down - seatbelt off

 

[MichKubota]

Whats a "shuttle mechanical safety interlock"? I don't think my L4200GST has one of those.

JayC

Here is what it looks like on my L3650 GST.

 

[roman]

For tractor work...
"load light - carry low"

For chain work...
When attaching a slip hook around any item, face the hook opening away from the direction of travel.

 

[creekbend]

Originally posted by Dr Zinj -- 10-13-2011 "The Ten Commandments of Tractor Safety" Very informative and well worth viewing. I realize that it includes more than "ONE" safety tip, but I think it will meet the OP's approval.

 

[Soundguy]

Always have the emergency brake in your truck on & wheel chocks in place (I put them in front of the front wheels, and on my trailer wheels now) while driving your tractor onto a trailer. If the back end of the truck comes up/gets light while you're still on the backend of the trailer and you don't have the brake on/chocks in place, the truck can start rolling forward.

better bet is to block the rear of the trailer.. that KEEPS it from unloading the rear of the truck.. etc.

soundguy

 

[Soundguy]

For tractor work...
"load light - carry low"

For chain work...
When attaching a slip hook around any item, face the hook opening away from the direction of travel.

and when using a chain, lay a piece of carpet over the chain, or slip it thru a fire hose. it helps to arrest sling and backlash if the chain breaks.

soundguy

 

[KML]

I keep a cell phone ON me. Had a neihbor have a log roll onto his leg, he was out there for 3 hrs pinned with a badly broken leg before someone came looking.

You might not always have coverage and yes, your phone might get broken, but it's cheap insurance IMHO. Even on my small property I go hours without seeing someone and almost always work alone. My wife wouldn't miss me until diner time or the trash needing to go out so it could be a while

 

[jbrumberg]

I'll add two: ear protection and stay hydrated

 

[ddb123]

I'll add two: ear protection and stay hydrated

+1 Yep

 

[tungularafishcamp]

watch out for hypothermia unless you are one of those pansies with a cab

 

[North West Farmer]

When parking your tractor or equipment on hilly ground, park accross the hill versus parking nose up or down hill. This reduces the potential of equipment run away due to failure of your breaking or securing system.

It only takes a moment to position you tractor and/or equipment across the hill side, but it can prevent or greatly reduce the chances of a catastrophic incident.

Nick, North West Farmer

 

[Redneck in training]

always use 4wd and lowest gear when mowing hills - and mow up and down.

One more vote for that. In fact whatever you do on slopes use 4WD. Learned it the scary way.

 

[BethesdaEC]

When parking your tractor or equipment on hilly ground, park accross the hill versus parking nose up or down hill. This reduces the potential of equipment run away due to failure of your breaking or securing system.

It only takes a moment to position you tractor and/or equipment across the hill side, but it can prevent or greatly reduce the chances of a catastrophic incident.

Nick, North West Farmer

I will add one more related to this. Make sure that your parking brakes are adjusted properly so they can hold your tractor on a steep hill. From the factory mine couldn't hold my tractor on a slightly inclined driveway, let alone some of the hills I have been working on lately. Mine are so strong now my wife doesn't have enough leg strength to set them but they will hold securely on the scariest of hills. Usually there are turnbuckles on rods, jiggle the brakes and follow the movement until you find them.

 

[Soundguy]

if on a slope in a plain non synchro gear tractor don't take it out of gear.. might not get it back in..