(Prepared by the Farm
Safety
Committee of the Farm Equipment Institute and approv-
ed by the National
Safety
Council, Incorporated.)
1. Be
sure
the
gear
shift
lever is in
neutral
before
starting
the
engine.
2. Always engage
the
clutch gently, especially when going up a hill
or
pulling
out
of a
ditch.
3. When
driving
on highways, or to
and
from
fields, be
sure
that
both wheels
are
braked
simultaneously when
making
an emergency stop.
4. Always ride on
seat
or
stand
on
platform
of
tractor.
Never
ride
on
drawbar
of
tractor
or
drawn
implement.
5. When
tractor
is hitched to a
stump
or heavy load, always
hitch
to
drawbar
and
never
take
up
the
slack of chain
with
a
jerk.
6. Be
extra
careful when
working
on hillsides.
Watch
out
for
holes or ditches into which
a wheel
may
drop
and
cause
tractor
to
overturn.
7. Always keep
tractor
in
gear
when going down steep hills
or
grades.
8. Always drive
tractor
at
speeds slow enough to
insure
safety, especially over
rough
ground or
near
ditches.
9. Reduce speed before
making
a
turn
or
applying
brakes.
The
hazard
of
overturning
the
tractor
increases
four
times
when
speed is doubled.
10. Always stop power take-off before
dismounting
from
tractor.
11. Never dismount
from
tractor
when
it
is
in motion.
Wait
until
it
stops.
12. Never
permit
persons
other
than
the
dri
vel' to
ride
on
tractor
when
it
is in opera-
tion. . .
13. Never
stand
between
tractor
and
drawn
implement when hitching. Use an iron hook
to handle
drawbar.
14. Do
not
put
on or remove belt
from
belt pulley while
the
pulley is in motion.
15. Should
motor
overheat, be
careful
when refilling
radiator.
16. Never refuel
tractor
while
motor
is
running
or
extremely hot.
17. When
tractor
is
attached
to a power implement be
sure
that
all power line shielding
is in place.
Operating Instructions for Cockshutt
"30"
Tractor
ACCIDENTS
CAN
BE
PREVENTED
WITH
YOUR
HELP
C·18 ·46
RULES
FOR
SAFE
TRACTOR
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