Fire Safety Measures - Belarus 1523.5 Operator's Manual

3.3.2 Fire safety measures

The tractor shall be equipped with fire fighting equipment, i.e. a shovel and a fire extin-
guisher. Operating the tractor without fire fighting equipment is forbidden.
Never fuel the tractor with the engine running.
Do not smoke when fueling the tractor.
Do not fuel the tank to the max. Leave some volume for fuel to expand.
Never add petrol or mixtures to engine fuel. This combination may create increased
danger of inflammation or explosion.
Places for tractor parking, storing of fuel and lubricants shall have a plowed around
band of not less than 3 m width and also be provided with fire extinguishing means.
The tractor must be filled with fuel and lubricants by a mechanic way and with the engine
stopped. Use lighting at night time. It is not recommended to fill in tanks using buckets.
While carrying out repair operations in field conditions with the use of electric/gas welding,
clean the parts and assembly units from plant remains.
Prevent the manifold and muffler from getting dirty with fuel, thatch, etc.
Avoid thatch winding around rotating parts of the implements coupled with the trac-
tor.
While washing parts and assembly units with kerosene or gasoline, take care to ex-
clude a possibility of inflammation of flushing fluid vapor.
Do not operate the tractor in places subjected to fire risk with the hood and other protective
units removed from heated parts of the engine.
Do not use open fire to warm up oil in the engine sump, to fill in fuel tanks, to burn
out dirt in a radiator cell.
In case a fire bed occurs, cover it with sand, canvas cloth, sackcloth or other dense tex-
ture. Use a carbon-dioxide fire extinguisher. Do not pour water over burning fuel and oil.
Make sure there are no flammable materials near the exhaust manifold and the
muffler when the engine is running.
While harvesting hay and thatch, operating at places with increased danger of fire, avoid
amassment of inflammable materials on a muffler guard and on gas links.
Performing daily maintenance, make sure to do the following:
- check the condition of the wiring, wire bundles in the engine area, in the cab front area,
and the condition of visible parts for signs of abrasion, melt or damage of outer insulation.
In case of detecting the above mentioned faults, restore the damaged areas using insula-
tion tape and eliminate the cause of insulation damage;
- check the hydraulic system elements. If there is steaming and leakage, it shall be elimi-
nated by tightening of threaded connections. Faulty high-pressure hoses and pipes shall
be replaced.
To avoid burning of tractor wiring, never use fuses with current rating higher than the rating
specified in subsection 2.20 "Switching unit and electric cutout fuses".
It is forbidden to mount wire bridges and other current-conductive elements, manufactured
using crude method instead of cutout fuses.
Turn off the power disconnect switch when finishing to operate the tractor.
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