Posted by robert major on August 11, 2015 at 23:48:07 from (216.81.18.8):
Hi Guys I Would just like to remind everybody to make sure you are carrying a/ big enough capacity fire extinguisher on your equipment and it works if you need it.!. I'm sitting here writing this at 1am, after a very lucky escape from near loosing a section of straw and un harvested crop that belongs to another guy, And our tractor and round baler .I Was out from 8 to midnight would of been later, trying to finish baling straw for our barns on the guys land with no sun heat on.
I dumped a bale out, got half the next one. As I'm turning to watch the pick up again I notice a fire on top of a roller at the front. 20 seconds is all it took to start, it was getting bigger quick to. I Threw the brakes on dumped the pto out and managed to get the fire out before it got to big. Lucky for me I had the big fire extinguisher and it worked.
I will admit this is the first time I have had an extinguisher with me baling as it was the other guys land and a just incase poo happens kinda deal. Yes I know it was stupid not having one on our own land baling to. we kinda had the it happens to someone else attitude with equipment fires. The extinguisher I had with me was the farms only machine one from our combine. it was a pure fluke I had grabbed it the first day of baling this year.
so the moral of the story is it happened to us, the guys land and crops safe, which would of been a major problem. the balers got some very small fire damage that i can tell now, and have to find the cause. It was all cleaned off and greased today, I also think that helped as under the guards was pretty clean to, so only the bale could burn. after the fire was out it was still smoking a little but I managed to drive it home and hose it down before ejecting the bale, I have heard of a smoldering bale being ejected and flaring up burning the baler or field when the air hits it. Well thats my story it ended fairly well, so please take the advice and get extinguishers, if you dont have them and if you do make sure they will work. We got to go buy a few more for our machines now they are cheap compared to equipment and replacement hassle!. Regards Robert
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