Re: Cause of Tractor Fire?

Posted by rebuilder on November 30, 2003 at 12:19:47 from (66.228.102.204):

In Reply to: Cause of Tractor Fire? posted by Gramps544 on November 30, 2003 at 11:42:22:

Gramps: Working at a salvage yard I can give you your #1 job. Keep your tractor clean. Blow off chaff regularly, fix execive fuel leaks/oil leaks. If your tractor has the underslung exhuast beware using in dry grassy conditions. Essentially if you look your tractor over every day or so top to bottom(that means under the sheet metal too!)in dirty working conditions, you are well on your way to keeping that tractor on your farm. O and by the way if you have been working that tractor hard, make sure you leave it set outside and cool down a good long while before you store it in the shed/barn. Many of the fires we see are after the equipment is stored and the guy goes in to eat supper only to have the fire dept. out there soon after. One fire a guy lost 3 late model J.D. 4x4's and 2 new combines. We got a magnum off another guy which burned as well as catching the disc he was pulling on fire as well! Seems a bird built a nest on his turbo charger in between field work and the wind was blowing 50 mph so the 90 gallons of diesel fuel made a nice blowtorch too cook his disc.

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