Crazykansasan
New member
- Joined
- Apr 8, 2002
- Messages
- 24
- Location
- Just west of Kansas City
- Tractor
- Bx2200 June 2001 traded for BX22 March 2002 Bobcat 863
I've just been reading the new posts in this forum. This probably should be in the tractor safety forum, but like me I'm sure it a lot of you don't read that forum as often.
Seems like hyd. leaks are abundant. Kubota has a safety warning in all of their owner manuals and a procedure for checking for leaks. This entails using stiff cardboard and not your hands. If you have a small leak that can't be seen we're not talk about a garden hose water @ 60psi but oil a 1000psi or greater. If stream is small enough and pressure high enough it will penetrate skin. the results are not pretty or enjoyable. Please be careful.
I also read another post asking if it was normal for an implement to drop when the tractor is stored. The answer is yes, but you should never know it. All implements and attachments should be lowered and/or put in a neutral state when stored. This takes stress off and prevents accidents. When you stop drop all attachments to ground or install safety stops. After engine is off, move hyd. controls in all directions. This will relieve hyd. pressure in lines and insure all attachments are in a neutral condition.
This may seem like common sense to most of us, but there are alot of new owners and operators out there. I would hate to see a anyone feel responsible for a injured child. Our "toys" are kid magnents.
Be Safe!!!!!
Seems like hyd. leaks are abundant. Kubota has a safety warning in all of their owner manuals and a procedure for checking for leaks. This entails using stiff cardboard and not your hands. If you have a small leak that can't be seen we're not talk about a garden hose water @ 60psi but oil a 1000psi or greater. If stream is small enough and pressure high enough it will penetrate skin. the results are not pretty or enjoyable. Please be careful.
I also read another post asking if it was normal for an implement to drop when the tractor is stored. The answer is yes, but you should never know it. All implements and attachments should be lowered and/or put in a neutral state when stored. This takes stress off and prevents accidents. When you stop drop all attachments to ground or install safety stops. After engine is off, move hyd. controls in all directions. This will relieve hyd. pressure in lines and insure all attachments are in a neutral condition.
This may seem like common sense to most of us, but there are alot of new owners and operators out there. I would hate to see a anyone feel responsible for a injured child. Our "toys" are kid magnents.
Be Safe!!!!!