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Jerry/MT

11-05-2004 17:20:39




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For those of you who park their tractors outside in the winter months in places where it gets down below freezing, you might want to consider using reverse gear and backing up when you first move your tractors. There have been cases of folks being killed when their tires were froze to the ground and they started up going forward. With the rear wheels locked to the ground the tractor reacts by raising the the front end up so that it ends up on its back. Without a ROPS, you could end up seriously injured. You have to be pretty quick to realize what is happening and chopping the throttle or stomping on the clutch pedal to stop it. So if it's below freezing at night put the tractor in reverse and break the wheels free first. Don't be an accident statistic .

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Bus Driver

11-06-2004 04:02:19




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 Re: Winter Safety Tip in reply to Jerry/MT, 11-05-2004 17:20:39  
During the Korean war, tank treads would freeze into the mud and be stuck. They would drive onto somtehing that held the tracks out of the mud when parking. Drive onto some plywood or rocks and park it there.



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another doug

11-06-2004 03:51:44




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 Re: Winter Safety Tip in reply to Jerry/MT, 11-05-2004 17:20:39  
Jerry , I never really thought of that, they always jumped as they broke loose, but I can see the danger in this. I have had close calls, but not of this type... thanks for the heads up!...another doug



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Hugh MacKay

11-06-2004 03:00:27




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 Re: Winter Safety Tip in reply to Jerry/MT, 11-05-2004 17:20:39  
Jerry: My suggestion if anyone is parking a tractor where it may freeze down, they best sell the tractor. Anyone that inept, aint going to cut it as a tractor man.



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Davis In SC

11-05-2004 21:07:05




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 Re: Winter Safety Tip in reply to Jerry/MT, 11-05-2004 17:20:39  
If I recall correctly, that is noted in the owner's manual for the 8-N Ford. Always use reverse if wheels are frozen to ground... I still have the manual to the one my Dad bought to do work for the Soil Conservation. Sure wish I still had the tractor, too.....



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rotten robert

11-05-2004 18:46:37




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 Re: Winter Safety Tip in reply to Jerry/MT, 11-05-2004 17:20:39  
Wow that"s a new one on me, but I can understand how that could happen. We always shedded our tractors when I was a kid on the ranch. And I thought the Winter Safety Tip was "Don"t eat yellow snow."



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Drill in Alberta

11-06-2004 04:24:14




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 Re: Winter Safety Tip in reply to rotten robert, 11-05-2004 18:46:37  
I live where its below freezing for up to seven months of the year and have never had, nor even heard about that problem.



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Rod F.

11-06-2004 18:59:24




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 Re: Winter Safety Tip in reply to Drill in Alberta, 11-06-2004 04:24:14  
This happens frequently in March here in the eastern Canada. Tractor is sitting on snow and ice. Warm front comes in with rain, melts snow and ice pack, turns ground soft. Tractor sits down in the mud. It's still winter. Everything freezes hard. Tractor is anchored down. I can see where a light tractor like an 8n would pull it's front up driving forward to free itself. If it does, the driver will be dead. I've had big tractors and dozers frozen down, but they don't rise up. That said, Jerry has still given some very good advice.

Rod

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Stickler

11-06-2004 17:56:41




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 Re: Winter Safety Tip in reply to Drill in Alberta, 11-06-2004 04:24:14  
Me too, snow for 7 months and the tractors are my only means of clearing snow. Not everyone has a shed big enough to fit their tractor inside. I've yet to have the wheels freeze in though. Seems to me you'd have to either park it mud to have it freeze in, or else take off in 1st gear at full throttle and pop the clutch to get the front end to come up. Still sounds like reasonable advice though.

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