Wear your seatbelt any time you’re going to be around other vehicles. In the field, while it may seem like common sense to buckle your safety belt, you’ll find almost no farmers strapping themselves in. More likely than an accident in your tractor will be the need to quickly turn off the engine and hop out and do something that needs doing. The safety roll bar will help to prevent serious injury. Practice good tractor safety and drive safely.
Especially if you’re using attachments and other hardware, go extremely slowly and use precaution when executing turns.
“HO/A #1 The FLSA prohibits youth under 16 years of age from operating a tractor of over 20 PTO (power-take-off) horsepower, and from connecting or disconnecting implements or parts to such a tractor. “[7] X Trustworthy Source US Occupational Safety and Health Administration U. S. government agency responsible for setting and enforcing workplace safety standards Go to source In some places, it’s necessary to obtain a registration to drive your tractor on the road (the UK and Australia, for example) while many other regions forego registration as long as your tractor displays reflective caution tape and is clearly visible.
Follow proper driving safety when adding a bucket. Never drive with the bucket in full “up” position, but always remember to raise it into the drive position so it’s not dragging in the mud.
Make sure that the area in front and behind, making sure especially that no one is behind the tractor Back the tractor up slowly Practice a safe stop, applying the emergency brake Put the transmission in neutral Dismount the tractor and hitch up[9] X Research source
