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

1. Daily maintenance and safety check

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Starting Procedures

1. Daily maintenance and safety check
2. Mount the tractor using steps safely

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31.htm
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Starting Procedures

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

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ublicat/farm006.html
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Starting Procedures

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

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Starting Procedures

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

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Starting Procedures

1. Depress clutch

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Starting Procedures

1. Depress clutch
2. Open throttle

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Starting Procedures

1. Depress clutch
2. Open throttle
3. Turn switch to ON position

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Starting Procedures

1. Depress clutch
2. Open throttle
3. Turn switch to ON position
4. Check indicator lights

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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!