necessary and fold it up 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
are generally attracted to tractors and the work
they do. However, a tractor’s work is not
child’s play. Remember, a child’s disappoint-
ment 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.
* Kubota Tractor Corporation strongly recommends the
use of ROPS and seat belts in almost all applications.
FROM THE BEGINNING...
KNOW YOUR TRACTOR
Be thoroughly familiar with the Operator’s
Manual(s) for your tractor and any implements
before starting up the equipment. Know each
control, its location and how it works. Know
how to stop the tractor and all implements
quickly in the event of an emergency.
ROPS
Many tractor accidents are overturns. They are
usually caused by inappropriate speed or
application, terrain, inattention, lack of proper
ballast, or a combination of these. The use of
rollover protective structures (ROPS) and a
fastened seat belt has saved many lives. They
generally will limit a side overturn to ninety
degrees (90˚) and will provide an important
safety zone for the operator
provided the
operator is wearing the seat belt
.
Kubota has provided ROPS as standard
equipment on new tractors since 1985, and has
made ROPS available for all older tractor
models. If you own or use an older model,
regardless of make or age
,
ask your tractor
dealer about a ROPS and make sure your trac-
tor has this important safety device.
ROPS are attached to the tractor frame and
come as either two post fixed or foldable, four
post, or as an integral part of a ROPS cab. Fixed
ROPS may interfere in areas of low clearance or
overhead obstructions in certain situations,
such as, low hanging roofs or low tree branches
in orchards, where vertical clearance is not
