Tips to curb the combine fire epidemic - Farm Progress
Here are tips from Timmerman and Field to reduce the risk of combine fires and minimize damage if one occurs. Maintain equipment. “Even small leaks in a fuel or hydraulic system can cause a small fire to become a large one in seconds,” Field says. Check for leaks daily and correct them if discovered. Get the combine seriously clean.
Viewing a thread - JD 9760 combine fire - AgTalk
2007年8月13日 · All Top Fuel Funny car race cars in the NHRA are required to have fire suppresion systems on them. Just basicly fire bottles with hoses going to the critical areas, namely the engines and triggered by a lever or button by the driver. Have seen some pretty big fires put out in a hurry.
Viewing a thread - combine fire - AgTalk
2010年9月30日 · A few years back, during a dry fall, everyone was having trouble with fires on cotton strippers. People tried everything under the sun but basically decided extremely dry wind conditions were the problem.
How to Prevent, Fight Combine Fires During Harvest Time
2024年10月2日 · Warm, dry, windy harvest conditions combined with crop dust and chaff accumulating on hot surfaces can increase the risk of combine and other machinery fires. (File photo courtesy of Kindred,...
John Deere 7760 Burnt To The Ground - The Combine Forum
2011年6月10日 · This was a brand new John Deere 7760 cotton picker that was operating in Chinchilla, QLD, Australia. Had only done three weeks work. John Deere Fire Technician from the USA are looking into the cause. There was also another 7760 in NSW that caught fire. The fire was only in the accumulator and it was extinguish and a new accumulator is on order.
Static fires - The Combine Forum
2017年9月7日 · Interestingly a chain won't drain static. Wash your combine with anti cling fabric softener like bounce. Static is a surface charge, and you need a bit of resistance on a paint surface, especially when its hot and dry.
Combine Fires: a $20 Million Avoidable Problem - Successful Farming
2024年9月20日 · The $20 million in property losses each year from combine and tractor fires doesn't include the cost of lost time and downed crops during the harvest season, Shutske adds. "The fires also cause 40 to 50 serious injuries each year, and occasionally a person is killed because of a farm machinery fire."
Funny Cotton Picker Moments on the Farm | TikTok
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Harvest Time Equipment Fires - SDSU Extension
2024年10月11日 · Learn some expert tips for preparing your equipment and fields for a safe harvest, along with insurance considerations before and after a fire event.
Combine fire! | Yesterday's Tractors Forums
2007年9月25日 · Funny how a half a gallon jug of drinking water can save a $400,000 combine! I was driving back from the woods with a load of firewood and came up on a combine going down the road with smoke rolling out the back. The guy must have noticed the smoke so he pulled over about the time I got there.