encourages all owners to know their equipment and to follow good safety
practices when using Kubota and all of our products. Your equipment has been designed and
built with your safety in mind, but a tractor and its attachments are unable to control
their own operation, or to choose the environment in which they work.
The ultimate responsibility for
safe operation lies with you, the operator. We at Country Tractor & Garden wish you
safe operating!
| THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF
TRACTOR SAFETY |
| 1. |
Know
your tractor, its implements and how they work.
Please read and understand the
Operator's Manual(s) before operating the equipment. Also, keep your equipment in good
condition. |
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| 2. |
Use ROPS and
seat belt whenever and wherever applicable.
If your tractor has a foldable ROPS,
fold it down only when absolutely necessary and fold it up and lock it again as soon as
possible. Do not wear the seat belt when the ROPS is folded.
Most tractor fatalities are caused by overturns.* |
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| 3. |
Be familiar
with your terrain and work area - walk the area first to be sure and drive safely.
Use special caution on slopes, slow
down for all turns and stay off the highway whenever possible.
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| 4. |
Never start
an engine in a closed shed or garage.
Exhaust gas contains carbon monoxide,
which is colorless, odorless - and deadly.
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| 5. |
Always keep
your PTO properly shielded.
Make it a habit to walk around your
tractor and PTO driven implement - never over, through or between the tractor and
implement, particularly if either is running.
The PTO rotates with enough speed and strength to kill you.
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| 6. |
Keep your
hitches low and always on the drawbar.
Otherwise, your tractor might flip
over backwards.
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| 7. |
Never get off
a moving tractor or leave it with its engine running.
Shut it down before leaving the seat.
A runaway tractor can be extremely dangerous.
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| 8. |
Never refuel
while the engine is running or hot.
Additionally, do not add coolant to
the radiator while the engine is hot; hot coolant can erupt and scald.
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| 9. |
Keep all
children off and away from your tractor and its implements at all times.
Children are generally attracted to
tractors and the work they do. However, a tractor's work is not child's play. Remember, a
child's disappointment is fleeting, while your memory of his or her injury or death
resulting from riding the tractor with you, or being too close, will last a lifetime. |
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| 10. |
Never be in a
hurry or take chances about anything you do with your tractor.
Think safety first, then take your time and do it right.
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