Tractor Safety Tips

Tips, Tricks

1. Good video. Safety equipment and fast action saved the day. I understand this is not meant to be a comprehensive safety policy and just some safety tips, but I'm still going to comment.
   
   The extinguisher shown on the video is tiny(2kg?). How about 2x12kg or 12kg plus 2x6kg or a 12kg and a water hose? It's also good to have a couple of small extinguishers and a fire cloth. I'm mostly considering amateurs here, as I guess your professional workshop might be required by your insurance company and/or authorities to have even more equipment. The difference between nothing and one extinguisher is not that much. It might be ok if there's just basic mechanic work being done, but for someone who welds and grinds... no go.
   
   You mentioned eyewash solution too, which is nice and actually the most important first aid item IMO, at least out of those that most untrained individuals can really use. A water hose ready to use is even better, and also helps in case there is more contamination than just eyes.
2. Great video! For something as important as this you may want to put the bullet points in the description. Keep up the good work.
3. What exactly is the truck in the background if you don't mind me asking
4. 2:30 made me break out in cold chills when you reached across that spinning grinder while looking at the camera!
5. Hey! Just for fun, why don't you do a video of you trying to start that old firetruck behind you???
6. Hello again!　from japan,hokkaido Island. I have three anteak tractor. ford4000, davi brown f850 , so, I leaned your video. than you.
7. nice video. love the 686 and the old ford.
8. i've thought of something REALLY DANGEROUS, accidentally setting fire to dan's beard with oxy-acetylene torch
9. Nice! :D
10. A lot of good reminders!!
11. As a mechanic I've made a lot of those mistakes. I always learn from them. the scariest experience I had was when a coworker was helping me replace a strut. the coil suddenly came out of the compressor and hit him in the head knocking him unconscious. luckily only a concussion and 8 staples to the head. lucky to be alive.
12. hi rachel, this was the one thing that worried me about your vids. many areas of danger are not imagined until after they happen. inspection pits fill up with carbon monoxide as it's heavier than air so never be in a pit with a running engine. TYRES have enormous energy within them and can burst or stick before seating and then blow. air lines seem like a fun thing but air through the skin can kill. CHAINSAWS have a very short plug lead and testing for a spark with a flooded engine often causes a flash fire. JACKS TO LIFT but never go under anything jacked until stands are holding weight. setting carbs not to idle on HONDA ATC great idea as a wheelie that leaves you lying on your back is no fun when the bike carries on going and will soon be too far to catch up with. always treat chains and sprockets as mincing machines. and NO 1 RULE-- NEVER LEND ANYTHING.
13. Rachel , , , Hi ! Really nice video. Very good advise.
14. If that Ford is running on propane and it caught fire, I'm surprised it didn't blow the operater and shrapnell 200 feet in the air.
15. Glad to hear no one got hurt. Great tips!!