I wouldn't think of a dairy as a particularly hazardous operation. But for all these cows, it was.
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Dairy explosion 1
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For any that don't want to click through, it was attributed to a fire in the manure truck that spread out of control (the fire, not the manure). Said their other truck had a previous fire also, so I interpret either a design/engineering failure on that end, or the users weren't doing something correctly with them.
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Out this way, some ranchers pressure wash their tractors often and sometimes daily when working around combustible dust.
Some ranchers lose their tractors to fire occasionally.
My game camera caught a tractor across the road going up in flames.
The heat kept triggering the camera every few seconds and I have about 900 photos.
Dust buildup on the top of the transmission.
Exhaust pipe running over the top of the transmission.
Large plastic fuel tank above that.
After a hour or so of burning diesel fuel, the hydraulic tank at the front of the tractor exploded.
That produced a couple of dramatic pictures.
Feed truck?
Dry silage?
It happened before?
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Ohm's law
Not just a good idea;
It's the LAW!
Some ranchers lose their tractors to fire occasionally.
My game camera caught a tractor across the road going up in flames.
The heat kept triggering the camera every few seconds and I have about 900 photos.
Dust buildup on the top of the transmission.
Exhaust pipe running over the top of the transmission.
Large plastic fuel tank above that.
After a hour or so of burning diesel fuel, the hydraulic tank at the front of the tractor exploded.
That produced a couple of dramatic pictures.
Feed truck?
Dry silage?
It happened before?
--------------------
Ohm's law
Not just a good idea;
It's the LAW!
Combustible dusts are a real problem. Easy to create time consuming to control.
NFPA has a number of relevant publications. Would farmers ever have time to research this stuff?
[ul]
[li]NFPA 61, Prevention of Fires and Dust Explosions in Agricultural and Food Processing Facilities[/li]
[li]NFPA 652, Standard on the Fundamentals of Combustible Dust[/li]
[li]NFPA 654, Prevention of Fire and Dust Explosions from the Manufacturing, Processing, and Handling of Combustible Particulate Solids[/li]
[/ul]
One of these documents states (I do not remember which one) that the "action level" for housekeeping combustible dust is 1/8 inch,
NFPA has a number of relevant publications. Would farmers ever have time to research this stuff?
[ul]
[li]NFPA 61, Prevention of Fires and Dust Explosions in Agricultural and Food Processing Facilities[/li]
[li]NFPA 652, Standard on the Fundamentals of Combustible Dust[/li]
[li]NFPA 654, Prevention of Fire and Dust Explosions from the Manufacturing, Processing, and Handling of Combustible Particulate Solids[/li]
[/ul]
One of these documents states (I do not remember which one) that the "action level" for housekeeping combustible dust is 1/8 inch,
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Lots of hydraulics on a manure truck as well.
Here is an example of what can go wrong:
Here is an example of what can go wrong:
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