FORD TRACTOR SAFETY RULES

Tim PloughNman Daley RIP · Feb 27, 2020

The recent fatal tractor rollover accident the other day inspired me to remind all farm tractor and implement owners/operators to remember these general safety rules. These are from the OEM Ford Manuals but apply to every make and model of machine. SAFETY IS RULE #1!

FORD TRACTOR OPERATOR SAFETY:

GAS CAP EXCHANGE PROGRAM FOR VENTED CAP:

Gasoline boiling in tractors has been a serious issue in recent years and one major reason is the OEM gas cap on early models was not vented and thus could cause a vacuum in the tank. FORD offered an exchange program to switch your OEM non-vented cap for a new vented style. This is the service Bulletin that covered that.

Tim *PloughNman* Daley(MI)

Pitch · Feb 27, 2020

I'll add one of my own.
If you parked outside and your rear tires a frozen in mud, manure or just ice, make your first move in reverse!

Ultradog MN · Feb 27, 2020

I was going to post this yesterday...
It never hurts to be reminded about safety.
On the other hand, we kill about 35,000 people a year on the nation's highways.
Yet, when we jump in our cars to go to their funeral no one harangues us to drive safely.
Accidents happen. They always will.

Jim L WA · Feb 27, 2020

Good stuff Tim. I'm not starting an argument here, just a question on the gas cap issue. The N gas tanks are vented, at least the one on my 2N is. Why would I need a replacement cap?

Duner Wi · Feb 27, 2020

Page 2 Item #4. Never operate tractor with out stabilizer weight.
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HFJ · Feb 27, 2020

the vent on N gas tanks often becomes plugged. if it does, it's WAY easier to simply replace the cap with a vented one, rather than clear the two holes that the vent consists of. if u look in your FO-4 for the diagram of the gas tank and its vent, you'll see why.

Kid Shileen · Feb 27, 2020

Tractors are dangerous. Old tractors are very dangerous.

Gaspump · Feb 27, 2020

501 and 2000 offset models.

Jim L WA · Feb 27, 2020

Thank you for the explanation.

krank · May 12, 2020

How many of you have a fire extinguisher on your N series tractor?

Gantt · May 12, 2020

(quoted from post at 07:09:19 05/12/20) How many of you have a fire extinguisher on your N series tractor?

i have one on both of mine. and one in each vehicle i own. a couple in my shop, one in the kitchen and one in the laundry room. fire is the only thing that truly frightens me as an adult. you only have a few seconds to extinguish it. once it grows beyond a certain size, its uncontrollable then you are waiting on the fire department to come out.
when i take a truck out for a road test at work, i take one with me if the truck does not have one.
an ounce of prevention....

Caryc · May 13, 2020

(quoted from post at 07:09:19 05/12/20) How many of you have a fire extinguisher on your N series tractor?

This is on my 8N. I have the same mount on my MF202.

FORD TRACTOR SAFETY RULES

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