Train hits Deer................
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I used to drive one of those, a very, very long time ago. The piece shown in the pictures is the back of the tractor, with the cab above the drive wheels. If you look closely you can see the doors that would open forward and the steering wheel. The disc implement is on the back of the tractor.
The front of the tractor would have had the engine, fuel tank above it as I recall and the front wheels. It appears the front was separated from the rear, so unless the tank was ruptured and if it landed mostly right side up I could see the motor continuing to run. They did not have any sort of electronic fuel control. You shut off the motor by pulling out a control **** that manually shut off the fuel flow.
The front of the tractor would have had the engine, fuel tank above it as I recall and the front wheels. It appears the front was separated from the rear, so unless the tank was ruptured and if it landed mostly right side up I could see the motor continuing to run. They did not have any sort of electronic fuel control. You shut off the motor by pulling out a control **** that manually shut off the fuel flow.
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the fuel tank on these sound gard body john deeres is actually at the very front. in front of the radiator on the nose. dchamberlain is exactly right all u have to do to shut 1 down is pull a **** on the dash out.
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And how come people still get hit by trains...not like they don't know where they are going and coming from
you can see their tracks
you can see their tracks
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Hhhmmm, it may have run for a while, but look at the gear behind the flywheel and the fan. No run'em in picture.
On edit...maybe not the gear, looks like that shaft is broken. But I think I see the belt on whatever pump or gizmo is hanging out there, and you can clearly see the fan--no blur.
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