Towing and pushing

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Tractor safety

21.0.4.

When attachment and tractor are unhitched, both

vehicles should be blocked by brakes or chocks.

21.0.5.

All shields should be secured in place after hitching

and before use of any attachment.

21.0.6.

When attachments become clogged, the engine should

be shut off and then they should be cleared.

22.

Carrying of passengers or objects

22.0.1.

Tractors should not carry—

(a) any person for whom there is not a safe seat;

(b) children; or

(c) loose objects unless a safe place is provided for them.

23.

Towing and pushing

23.0.1.

A tractor should not be used to push other vehicles

unless an adequate and securely fastened push bar

is

fitted to it.

23.0.2.

Tractors should not haul loads so heavy as to prevent

effective control, especially on any sloping, uneven, soft or other-

wise unsafe ground.

24.

Operating on sloping ground

24.0.1.

When starting up a slope, the operator should choose

a power gear to avoid stalling or shifting of gears on the slope,

and should engage the clutch slowly to avoid upsetting backwards.

24.0.2.

Adjustable wheels should be spread as far as possible

for the job at hand.

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