Posted by oldtanker on August 10, 2018 at 06:03:25 from (66.228.255.59):
In Reply to: Another baler fire posted by Billy Shafer on August 10, 2018 at 02:25:51:
My BIL has lost a baler to a fire and in another fire lost a tractor.
The baler went up on a windy day on an open station tractor. Happened right in front of my moms house and a garden hose did keep the fire from spreading to the ground or tractor but it still took the the VFD to actually put the fire out.
The tractor fire was something else. Started as an electrical fire. BIL says that from the time he noticed the smoke to the time the cab was fully involved allowed him enough time to get back into the cab and grab his cell phone. VFD first truck was on site according to the BIL's phone with 911 about 14 minutes.
Both the tractor and baler were total losses. But it points out that there is nothing that says "this will keep you from having a fire". You may be more likely to hear a bad bearing if you can hear it over the tractor and still have your hearing. And never mind what your lungs look like after breathing in all the dust and crap through the years. Nor can you judge every situation. Yea it's great to say don't panic and just dump the bale. But what's more important? A tractor or your life? Sure if you catch it right away you may have time to save the tractor. But if because of dust/wind conditions it isn't noticed soon enough just get out/off the tractor and get away from it. And this is what young people are getting taught today. A tractor is NOT worth your life.
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