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<blockquote data-quote="simme" data-source="post: 1809634" data-attributes="member: 40418"><p>As stated above, general industry has made big improvements in safety, deaths and injury in the last 50 years. Farmers and some other self employed folks still have room for improvement.</p><p></p><p>Best to never connect or disconnect a PTO shaft when the tractor is running. Some tractors engage the pto with an electrical rocker switch. Some with hydraulic or electro-hydraulic system. Any system with an electrical control is subject to unintended start. One millimeter of movement of the electrical contact may be all it takes. Or corrosion in switches or connectors.</p><p></p><p>Never walk or work under equipment held up by hydraulic cylinders and hoses. How old are those cylinders and hoses? Working under that equipment makes your life dependent on some old o-rings and rotten hoses.</p><p></p><p>A guy I grew up with went to work for a large local institution and became head of purchasing. Probably 10's or 100's of millions spent per year. He had a small farm as a hobby. He was very cheap. Evidently had a problem with his hay baler twine tying system. The twine tubes would not move. Just need to replace a part. Instead, he would get off the tractor with the PTO running, reach in and move the twine tube by hand. One day he did not come home from baling. Found with the tractor and baler still running. He was the second local guy I know that was killed by a running baler.</p><p></p><p>Industry teaches that all accidents are preventable. I never bought into the "ALL", but for sure many or most are self inflicted.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="simme, post: 1809634, member: 40418"] As stated above, general industry has made big improvements in safety, deaths and injury in the last 50 years. Farmers and some other self employed folks still have room for improvement. Best to never connect or disconnect a PTO shaft when the tractor is running. Some tractors engage the pto with an electrical rocker switch. Some with hydraulic or electro-hydraulic system. Any system with an electrical control is subject to unintended start. One millimeter of movement of the electrical contact may be all it takes. Or corrosion in switches or connectors. Never walk or work under equipment held up by hydraulic cylinders and hoses. How old are those cylinders and hoses? Working under that equipment makes your life dependent on some old o-rings and rotten hoses. A guy I grew up with went to work for a large local institution and became head of purchasing. Probably 10's or 100's of millions spent per year. He had a small farm as a hobby. He was very cheap. Evidently had a problem with his hay baler twine tying system. The twine tubes would not move. Just need to replace a part. Instead, he would get off the tractor with the PTO running, reach in and move the twine tube by hand. One day he did not come home from baling. Found with the tractor and baler still running. He was the second local guy I know that was killed by a running baler. Industry teaches that all accidents are preventable. I never bought into the "ALL", but for sure many or most are self inflicted. [/QUOTE]
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