Tractor Safety

Lighting and Marking of Agricultural Equipment on Highways: Summary of ASAE Standard S279.18

Serap Gorucu, Charles Brown, and Carol Lehtola

Safe Tractor Operations: Foundations of Tractor Safety

Serap Gorucu, Carol J. Lehtola, and Charles M. Brown

The Safe Tractor Operations series contains six articles devoted to tractor safety. This publication aims to familiarize new and beginning farmers, Extension agents and specialists, and the public with safe tractor operations. It gives guidance about how everyone in an agricultural operation can work together to make using tractors safer. Written by Serap Gorucu, Carol J. Lehtola, and Charles M. Brown and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, June 2024.

Safe Tractor Operations: Tractor Operator Checklist

Serap Gorucu, Carol J. Lehtola, and Charles M. Brown

An operator checklist is provided at the end of this publication from the Safe Tractor Operations series. This checklist is designed so that it can be kept as a record of a tractor operator’s training. Written by Serap Gorucu, Carol J. Lehtola, and Charles M. Brown, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, June 2024.

Safe Tractor Operations: Dangers of Extra Riders

Serap Gorucu, Carol J. Lehtola, and Charles M. Brown

The Safe Tractor Operations series contains six articles devoted to tractor safety. This publication discusses the serious risks that extra riders on tractors face. Written by Serap Gorucu, Carol J. Lehtola, and Charles M. Brown and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, June 2024.

Safe Tractor Operations: Road Safety for Tractors and Farm Machinery

Serap Gorucu, Carol J. Lehtola, and Charles M. Brown

The Safe Tractor Operations series contains six articles devoted to tractor safety. This publication discusses practical tips to help prevent collisions involving tractors and other farm machinery on public roads. Written by Serap Gorucu, Carol J. Lehtola, and Charles M. Brown and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, June 2024.

Roll-Over Protective Structures (ROPS) for Tractors Used in Agricultural Operations -- OSHA Standard 1928.51

Serap Gorucu, Charles Brown, Carol Lehtola, and William Becker

UF/IFAS Numbered fact sheet.

Safe Tractor Operations: Loading and Towing

Serap Gorucu, Carol J. Lehtola, and Charles M. Brown

The Safe Tractor Operations series contains six articles devoted to tractor safety. This publication lists safety recommendations for towing equipment and loading a tractor onto a trailer or truck. Written by Serap Gorucu, Carol J. Lehtola, and Charles M. Brown and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, June 2024.

Safe Tractor Operations: More Tractor Safety Tips

Serap Gorucu, Carol J. Lehtola, and Charles M. Brown

This publication from the Safe Tractor Operations series discusses tips for maneuvering tractors, hazards of filling gas cans, hand signals, handling large hay bales, and more. Written by Serap Gorucu, Carol J. Lehtola, and Charles M. Brown, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, June 2024.