Tractor Rental Hydrostatic Transmission 4WD (Kubota L4330 HST) T4WD

Safety Information

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF TRACTOR SAFETY

1. Know your tractor, its implements and how they work. Please read and understand the Operator’s Manual(s) before operating the equipment. Also, keep your equipment in good condition.
   
   
2. Use ROPS and seat belt whenever and wherever applicable. If your tractor has a fold able ROPS, fold it down only when absolutely neccessary and lock it again as soon as possible. Do not wear the seat belt when the ROPS is folded. Most tractor fatalities are caused by overturns.*
   
   
3. Be familiar with your terrain and work area — walk the area first to be sure and drive safely. Use special caution on slopes, slow down for all turns and stay off the highway whenever possible.
   
   
4. Never start an engine in a closed shed or garage. Exhaust gas contains carbon monoxide, which is colorless, odorless — and deadly.
   
   
5. Always keep your PTO properly shielded. Make it a habit to walk around your tractor and PTO driven implement — never over, through or between the tractor and implement, particularly if either is running. The PTO rotates with enough speed and strength to kill you.
   
   
6. Keep your hitches low and always on the drawbar. Otherwise, your tractor might flip over backwards.
   
   
7. Never get off a moving tractor or leave it with its engine running. Shut it down before leaving the seat. A runaway tractor can be extremely dangerous.
   
   
8. Never refuel while the engine is running or hot. Additionally, do not add coolant to the radiator while the engine is hot; hot coolant can erupt and scald.
   
   
9. Keep all children off and away from your tractor and its implements at all times. Children generally are attracted to tractors and the work they do. However, a tractor’s work is not child’s play. Remember, a child’s disappointment is fleeting, while your memory of his or her injury or death resulting from riding the tractor with you, or being too close, will last a lifetime.
   
   
10. Never be in a hurry or take chances about anything you do with your tractor. Think safety first, then take your time and do it right.

• Never assume that children will remain where you last saw them.
  
• Keep children out of the work area and under the watchful eye of another responsible adult.
  
• Be alert and shut your tractor down if children enter the work area.
  
• Never carry children on your tractor. There is no safe place for them to ride. They may fall off and be run over or interfere with your control of the machine.
  
• Never allow children to operate the tractor even under adult supervision.
  
• Never allow children to play on the tractor or implement.
  
• Use extra caution when backing up, look behind and down — make sure area is clear before moving.
  
• When parking your tractor, if at all possible, park on flat ground; if not, park across a slope. Set the parking brake(s), lower the implements to the
  ground, remove the key from the ignition and lock the cab door (if equipped) and chock the wheels.