Tractor safety
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Operators caught in this type
accident often die from the
steering wheel puncturing their
chest, says the safety specialist.
That type injury, he adds, leaves
little chance for survival.
Gunning the engine when a
wheel is stuck, such as in a field
mudhole or sink, is another
frequent cause of rear tractor
flips. Should the tire suddenly
catch hold while the motor is under
full power, the rear axle torque, or
turning power, may cause the
entire tractor, rather than the
wheel, to flip backward. In some
cases, the tire has flown free from
the wheel, and caught the operator
in the head.
“You’re taking a big chance if
you try to become unstuck that
way,” Murphy warns.
A similar rear-axle-torque
related flip can occur when a
tractor momentary loses power
while going uphill, causing the
forward motion to stop, and begins
drifting backward down the grade.
To regain movement uphill, the
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power, hoping for a burst of speed,
instead, the rear axle torque
causes the opposite effect, or flips
the machine backward.
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