Fire extinguishers

[Hay Dude]

Decided to up the ante a bit with my on board fire protection. Hay fires and baler fires are a REAL serious issue. Have water extinguishers on the balers. Now the tractors...
I prefer the 2.5G Badger-type stainless water extinguishers, but they are pretty expensive. Was looking around on Ebay last weekend and found a guy out of MA that reconditions, tests them and sells them at a more affordable cost. He also sells the mounts cheap. They arrived in 2 days. Mounted 2 on tractors already, have a few more to go. I keep the ABC type in the cabs, too for electrical/oil fires.
Anyone else have other mounting locations, or ideas? Heres the outside mount I did on 1 of the 3 today. I don’t know if I will keep the decal. A little large, but makes it easier for my guys to find in an emergency.

 

[Wagtail]

Good stuff having the extinguisher... if it's possible I'd try and have some training in the use of them, perhaps via your local Fire Brigade/Dept. Instructions are all well and good but actual experience goes much further.

Is there some way that you can cover the top 3/4 of the extinguisher, perhaps a clear plastic bag, IOT keep debris/mud from the front tyre clogging the 'workings' of the unit?

 

[fried1765]

Decided to up the ante a bit with my on board fire protection. Hay fires and baler fires are a REAL serious issue. Have water extinguishers on the balers. Now the tractors...
I prefer the 2.5G Badger-type stainless water extinguishers, but they are pretty expensive. Was looking around on Ebay last weekend and found a guy out of MA that reconditions, tests them and sells them at a more affordable cost. He also sells the mounts cheap. They arrived in 2 days. Mounted 2 on tractors already, have a few more to go. I keep the ABC type in the cabs, too for electrical/oil fires.
Anyone else have other mounting locations, or ideas? Heres the outside mount I did on 1 of the 3 today. I don’t know if I will keep the decal. A little large, but makes it easier for my guys to find in an emergency.

Very nice looking installation!
Tag shows 2017 service date.
Is that acceptable?

 

[Hay Dude]

Good stuff having the extinguisher... if it's possible I'd try and have some training in the use of them, perhaps via your local Fire Brigade/Dept. Instructions are all well and good but actual experience goes much further.

Is there some way that you can cover the top 3/4 of the extinguisher, perhaps a clear plastic bag, IOT keep debris/mud from the front tyre clogging the 'workings' of the unit?

I have emptied more than a few. Had a brush fire I drove up on and helped him put it out. Also had a mouse nest fire in an engine compartment a few years back.
I also keep them on my hay balers.
Most all the tire mud flings outside the FE.

 

[Hay Dude]

Very nice looking installation!
Tag shows 2017 service date.
Is that acceptable?

Thanks. I think that’s an old sticker. They are fully reconditioned. Havent charged that one yet, its empty.

 

[4570Man]

What do you do to prevent freezing?

 

[repete]

Add some dish soap to the water to reduce the surface tension of the water and it will be more effective on hay fires.

 

[Hay Dude]

What do you do to prevent freezing?

I take them off during coldest parts of winter.
I left one on a piece of equipment years ago all winter. Forgot about it. Nothing happened to it!

 

[Hay Dude]

Add some dish soap to the water to reduce the surface tension of the water and it will be more effective on hay fires.

Yes I do that with each discharge. Foam works great on fires.

 

[Fuddy1952]

Thanks. I think that’s an old sticker. They are fully reconditioned. Havent charged that one yet, its empty.

I had one I recharged with air compressor, rubber tipped nozzle put in end then pressed lever to fill watching gauge.

 

[Hay Dude]

I had one I recharged with air compressor, rubber tipped nozzle put in end then pressed lever to fill watching gauge.

These have schrader valves.
Putting one on the big Massey next.

 

[groundcover]

Something like this helps to keep the debris off.
Small Cover w/ Elastic Back, Pull Bottom Strap, Window, 22 1/2"H x 6 1/4"W
Have been very impressed with the cold fire foam.
Cold Fire Foam - RDR Technologies

 

[Tx Jim]

Add some dish soap to the water to reduce the surface tension of the water and it will be more effective on hay fires.

Ditto on adding liquid dish soap or a product called "Fire Out". One doesn't appreciate the importance of a fire extinguisher especially when rd baling until you see a FIRE behind you. BTDT yrs back.

 

[Tx Jim]

What do you do to prevent freezing?

OOPS I forgot about my water charged fire extinguisher during the 0°F temperature we experienced last week & I didn't empty it. OH WELL all my pipes survived so it could have been worse! :cool2:

 

[Peter 315]

What do you do to prevent freezing?

He adds alcohol...........:laughing:

 

[fried1765]

He adds alcohol...........:laughing:

That works particularly well on Fridays!
You can drink it!

 

[sea2summit]

These have schrader valves.
Putting one on the big Massey next.

Can you post the link to where you got them?

 

[Bearsixty7]

I just have a small ABC strapped to the ROPs on my little tractor. I wanted it when brush hogging last fall as I have seen sparks from rocks or hidden steel fly out from them decades ago on the farm, grass wasn't dry so no issue then.
I guess we were very lucky, never had a fire on a tractor or implement brush hogging, raking or baling all those years. I don't even recall a fire extinguisher on any tractor or implement back then.

Now days I have them every where! I have a FE in my pickup, in the TJ, on the tractor, 1 in the boat plus a suppression system in the engine bay, a couple in the toy hauler and 2 or more in the house/garage and shop and so far only used one years ago on someone else's pickup that caught fire but I arrived too late and it burned until the Rural FD arrived.

 

[Hay Dude]

Can you post the link to where you got them?

eBay seller. The guy was excellent to deal with

 

[Fallon]

I'm guessing 2.5 GALLON WATER FIRE EXTINGUISHER REFURBISHED IN VERY GOOD CONDITION | eBay is the actual link.