Where to mount fire extinguishers

[Andrew]

We have 2kg in the cab of each tractor, various different places but all secure.

Then a 50kg on the back of the balers. Is there room for one on the baler drawbar?

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

I hace one like this, easy to use, can refill it yourself, APW extinguishers are easily refilled by unscrewing the top and filling the cylinder with water about three-quarters of the way up. The top is then screwed back on, and the unit is pressurized with an air compressor via the Schrader valve located on the back of the main valve body.

 

[stroller]

https://www.screwfix.com/p/sx-cs5-white-black-pressure-sprayer-5ltr/7490x

I bought one of these

 

[ollie989898]

Not sure I fancy a fire extinguisher to the face if you overturn the tractor!
I’ve had a few machinery fires, first one I sacrificed my clothes and drink and instantly regretted saving the horrible tractor!
The second was a forklift, by the time you would have got the pin out of the extinguisher it would be a waste of time!

I'm not in favour of anything in the cab that is loose. The number of people who carry pins, tools or even the drawbar hook on the cab floor scares me a lot.

 

[DeeGee]

I must admit to having taken the title to this thread in the wrong context.

My initial thoughts were ‘anywhere where there are no hidden cameras and you are unlikely to be disturbed’.

Sorry for intruding.

 

[Finn farmer]

Don’t always bale with same tractor so thought mounting in the machine would be better somewhere in about drawbar area.

IMO there should be an extinguisher in every tractor. And some insurance companies even demand it. Saved our Mf 365 twice, that thing liked to casually start burning.

 

[Andrew]

IMO there should be an extinguisher in every tractor. And some insurance companies even demand it. Saved our Mf 365 twice, that thing liked to casually start burning.

Since we started carrying extinguishers we have saved a forklift, a tractor and 3 square balers. Definitely worth it.

 

[Courier]

I always have a powder fire extinguisher in the house just inside my bedroom door - If i am ever disturbed by intruders then as I "panic" this would be the first thing to hand to defend myself and my loved ones with.

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

word of warning how many service there powder ones, with vibration all the powder sets in the bottom, and they need taken off turned upside down and a good shake every so often, or through time they wont work

 

[Andrew]

word of warning how many service there powder ones, with vibration all the powder sets in the bottom, and they need taken off turned upside down and a good shake every so often, or through time they wont work

How often? Ours get professionally serviced every 12 months.

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

How often? Ours get professionally serviced every 12 months.

just take if off and give it a shake when ever you think, lot depends on how much vibration is getting

 

[Kidds]

Most tractors I’ve driven would be better burnt. Also, any fire extinguisher I have had cause to use has been woefully inadequate.
Seriously, you should get hold of an old fire extinguisher and have a go with it to see what they might do. They are certainly not magic wands.

 

[fiatf130]

They should always be shaken before use. Would have thought water would be best to use as powder ones will not remove heat and so there's a risk of reignition.

 

[fiatf130]

An extinguisher can actually do quite a bit if used correctly. The issue is most people don't know how to use them correctly!

 

[Suffolk John]

Hello all......I have just retired from the fire extinguisher industry after 27 years. I don't wish to be patronising to yourselves or condescending to your fire extinguisher provider but they really need to offer you some correct and valid advice.
Balers and combines catch fire because of heat and dust. Deal with the dust.....less chance of a fire. Deal with the heat of a fire with something that will COOL it. Powder WILL NOT. Powder will blast the dust all over the place potentially making the fire spread. FOAM SPRAY aka AFFF SPRAY is the best option on machinery where there is also a flammable liquid risk.....diesel, petrol etc.
Your service provider should be telling you that powder is NOT the best option. If they are saying it is, they haven't got a clue what they are talking about and should not be in the industry.
Leave aside the BS recommendations of 2012.....it's ALWAYS been like this. Nothing has changed. Deal with baler and combine fires with WATER based extinguishers, not powder.
Although I think the suggestion of a 50 litre unit is a bit over the top!!!!!
Mount them where you can get them quickly in the event of a fire.....you decide where that is on your respective machine. And ALWAYS mount them on a bracket.....don't let them roll around the cab.
Finally.....ask your service provider how to use them.....you don't need a full training session, just some basic instruction.
Hope this helps.

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

mine i posted is 9 litres, proper tight farmers one, refillable from the tap, about 2/3 full, charge with that free air out of compression, no servicing by a company, and has lots of other uses, like washing the windows in winter time, or water for a radiator, win win

 

[Rob Graham]

For those of you familiar with proper plumbed-in motorsport extinguishers, I could never fathom why something with the potential to go on fire like a baler or combine didn't have it as an option from the factory nevermind standard, puzzles me! I know the powder ones smay be naff but at the press of a switch and the baler is doused in water it would content me to pay a small premium on these expensive machines.

 

[Lofty1984]

Ours are powder never even considered if they’d be up to the job cheers for the sound advice @Suffolk John

 

[Kidds]

mine i posted is 9 litres, proper tight farmers one, refillable from the tap, about 2/3 full, charge with that free air out of compression, no servicing by a company, and has lots of other uses, like washing the windows in winter time, or water for a radiator, win win

Where can you buy them from?

 

[YorkshireAndrew]

Where can you buy them from?

I was looking at some of these on Fleabay last night , very reasonably priced I thought .