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carbon monoxide gas from tractor exhaust

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Waynadoo

12-20-2006 13:23:14




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Has anyone ever heard of or experienced inhaling carbon monoxide while on a tractor? My tractor is an Allis D-15 (top exhaust) and I swear on cold days when the wind blows right at my face I get to feeling dizzy and get off the tractor ASAP!!




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doogdoog

12-20-2006 20:50:15




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 Re: carbon monoxide gas from tractor exhaust in reply to Waynadoo, 12-20-2006 13:23:14  
Aloha, You could install one of those carbon monoxide alarms that they sell.

Mahalo,
doogdoog



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MF#1

12-20-2006 18:40:11




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 Re: carbon monoxide gas from tractor exhaust in reply to Waynadoo, 12-20-2006 13:23:14  
Yep, BTDT! Setting tobacco on an MF 50 gasser with the rear exit exhaust, right at my back. In a hollow surrouded by trees with no wind. Got so bad I had a plant in both hands waving them around in a circle while my Uncle tried to keep up by himself. I rolled off that thing and could only crawl away. Took about 4 or 5 hours to get the cobwebs out. Don"t ask what happens when you are deprived of oxygen at altitude either!

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frankiee

12-20-2006 14:10:19




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 Re: carbon monoxide gas from tractor exhaust in reply to Waynadoo, 12-20-2006 13:23:14  
My eperience has to do with my stupidity but is similar.
I blew snow for a company when I was young and used thier tractor.
It had a homebuilt cab and heat houser.
The exhaust developed a leak and people drove it anyway until it was going to get fixed.
I drove it and got out some times for air.
One day I was blowing and felt a bit light headed but wanted to go that extra 10 feet before I got out for air.
I felt funny so I went to step on the clutch.
In that 1 to 2 seconds I knew I was going out.
I stepped on the clutch in a daze and swipped the gear leaver into what I thought was neutal. I was pretty much out and I knew it.
I threw myself out of the cab wondering if the tractor would run me over or not. I did not know if it was moving or not. I knew I had to get out or it was curtains for me so I took the chance with the tractor tire.
Lucky for me the tractor must haave been stopped.
I did the funky chicken in the snow for a while and seen my tounge in the snow if that was possible.
I figured this might be it. All of this in 1 or 3 seconds. Curtains maybe. I started to come to. The cold air revived me. I dont even know if I was passed out or not. But was I sick.
I stayed in the air for about 1/2 an hour them drove that tractor back to the shop and told the owner I was done for the day and until the exhaust was fixed.
I latter heard stories of that same shop and 3 men going down from CO . One made it out and went in after the other 2 and draged them out.

I later researched what happens when overcome by CO.
Its bad
Its real fast.
I experienced it for myself.
Luck and not the speed which its noticed is the thing that saves people.
I mean it can take a person down within 1 step.
2 painters when down in our area because they had a generator near a door in the housee they were painting. It was not that close to the door but a house acts as a chimminy and the gas was sucked in.
They were found one in each room dead.
Did not even make it out the bedroom door.
I dont know if they even got a step in the direction.

I cant say enough of how fast it can take a person.
I say research it and do what is needed to keep fumes away.
It builds up in the system also. I forget how long it takes to get it out of the blood but it just keeps adding up in the blood then just a bit can take a person over the thershold.
You are a wise person to ask for other opinions
Live long

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old

12-20-2006 13:57:39




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 Re: carbon monoxide gas from tractor exhaust in reply to Waynadoo, 12-20-2006 13:23:14  
Yep best way to fix that is make the exhause pipe longer so it goes over your head. I've had that problem on a few of my tractors till I made the pipes longer. But it can then casue problems with getting them into a shed



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Matt Kane

12-20-2006 13:30:48




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 Re: carbon monoxide gas from tractor exhaust in reply to Waynadoo, 12-20-2006 13:23:14  
When I bought my super 55 diesel, the owner said he wouldn't let his wife drive the tractor. I was curious and asked him why, and he said it almost killed her. Well When I bought the tractor is had a ton of blow-by and was pretty much worn out (Its rebuilt now). It didnt have a stack pipe off the side of the exhaust and all of the fumes went into her face. She was brushhogging and she passed out after 3 hours of mowing. They took her in a found out she was badly poisoned by the carbon monoxide from the exhaust. It now has a stack to keep the exhaust in the air and away from me. It happens.

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JMS/MN

12-20-2006 13:29:05




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 Re: carbon monoxide gas from tractor exhaust in reply to Waynadoo, 12-20-2006 13:23:14  
As an early teen I got gassed while cultivating corn with a WC- short exhaust pipe just cleared the hood. Got tired and laid down in the field. Scared heck out of my folks when they came out to see why the tractor wasn't moving.



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gorilla

12-20-2006 17:45:03




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 Re: carbon monoxide gas from tractor exhaust in reply to JMS/MN, 12-20-2006 13:29:05  
Your body has an affinity for carbon monoxide and will take it in at a rate 210 times easier than it will oxygen. The oxygen doesnt have to be displaced. You just have to have "some" carbon monoxide around for it to kill you.



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Jon Hagen

12-21-2006 06:36:47




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 Re: carbon monoxide gas from tractor exhaust in reply to gorilla, 12-20-2006 17:45:03  
An interesting side note on this tractor exhaust discussion.
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