Posted by GVSII on February 20, 2012 at 18:44:16 from (67.249.163.187):
In Reply to: pull starting a tractor posted by Kent Petersen on February 14, 2012 at 20:41:37:
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I can't begin to tell anyone how many trucks,cars and tractors I've either pull started,push started or hand cranked to get started with no mishaps. It dosen't take much more than one good vehicle and two people with 2 bits worth of common sence.[/quote]
That doesn't mean you have more common sense, I've done it too without any mishaps.....just means we were lucky!
Look at military refueling operations from fuel trucks. They are required to ground the fuel truck before operations. 2 times in just a few months 2 fuel trucks blew up because of faulty grounds. In both cases the trucks were grounded to steel post set in concrete, one a lamp pole and the other a fence post. One was at Sullivan Barracks, Mannheim Germany, 5/77 Armor Bn, the other at Boatwright Maintenance facility, Ft Know Ky. They had been grounding those trucks like that for many years. Same things happen while doing other things like tow starting something. All it takes is one little mistake or maybe a brake failure and it bite you in the butt.
Seems to me one type of person that get themselves in trouble around equipment are the ones who think they know it all.
Rick[/quote]
Well oldtanker I'm 70 years old and doing it my way hasen't got me yet. I think I'll keep doing it the same way. As an aside I spent 34 years in aircraft maintaince. I've refueld and defueled many many aircraft and know the importance of proper grounding. Never had any mishaps doing that either.
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