Starting and Stopping Tractors Safely

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Starting and Stopping Tractors Safely
Unit 4

• Starting Procedures
• Different types of Tractor Engines
• Starting Problems

• Engine Warm-Up
• Stopping tractors safely

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Starting Procedures
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Starting Procedures

• Daily maintenance and safety check

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Starting Procedures

• Daily maintenance and safety check
• Mount the tractor using steps safely

http//www.safetyline.wa.gov.au/PageBin/farmhazd00
31.htm
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Starting Procedures

• Daily maintenance and safety check
• Mount the tractor using steps safely
• Adjust seat (fasten seatbelt if ROPS equipped)

http//www.gov.mb.ca/labour/safety/agriculture/agp
ublicat/farm006.html
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Starting Procedures

• Daily maintenance and safety check
• Mount the tractor using steps safely
• Adjust seat (fasten seatbelt if ROPS equipped)
• Check controls
  (neutral position)

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esis/pto.jpg
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Starting Procedures

• Daily maintenance and safety check
• Mount the tractor using steps safely
• Adjust seat (fasten seatbelt if ROPS equipped)
• Check controls
  (neutral position)
• Check for people
  in the area

www.kendor-ranch.com/ Email.htm
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Starting Procedures

• Depress clutch

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clutch.jpg
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Starting Procedures

• Depress clutch
• Open throttle

www.four-h.purdue.edu/ tractor/ljs.html
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Starting Procedures

• Depress clutch
• Open throttle
• Turn switch to ON position

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Starting Procedures

• Depress clutch
• Open throttle
• Turn switch to ON position
• Check indicator lights

http//www.sweettractors.com/kioti20tractors/Kiot
i20LB1914.html
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Starting Procedures

• Depress clutch
• Open throttle
• Turn switch to ON position
• Check indicator lights
• Turn switch to START position

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Starting Procedures

• NEVER START OR RUN A TRACTOR IN A POORLY
  VENTILATED BUILDING

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Gasoline Engines

• Not as common in modern agriculture
• Choking
• Problems with
  excessive choking

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Diesel Engines

• Most widely used
• Different ignition system
• Importance of warming-up
• Glow plugs
• Starting Fluid use

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LPG Engines
(Liquid Propane Gas)

• Similar starting to gasoline engines
• Vapor starting system
• Starting procedure Danger of opening vapor
  valve too quickly
• After Warm-Up

Antique Tractors, Etc.
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Starting Problems

• Maximum Crank Time
• Problems
• Ignition
• Fuel System

Check your operators manual for more
troubleshooting information
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Engine Warm-Up

• Proper Warm-Up
• Operators Manual
• Suggested Methods

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Stopping the Engine

• Problems created from stopping incorrectly
• Specific recommendations vs. general procedures
• Shut off engine (different depending on type of
  engine)

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Points to Remember

• The length of useful engine life is affected by
  starting and stopping procedures
• Warm-up is important!
• Use common sense!