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Protecting the operator in case of a rollover requires a Rollover Protective Structure (ROPS) and a properly installed and fastened seat belt. Seat belts are necessary to keep the operator within the ROPS safety zone in case of a rollover.

Today's farmers and Agricultural workers are exposed to many on-the-job hazards, which result in a death rate five times greater than all other industries averaged together. Nealy half of the fatalities involve tractors. By using a ROPS and seat belt, and not allowing passengers on the tractor at any time, a very large portion of all tractor related deaths can be prevented.

"Farm and Workshop Welding is your practical handbook for welding on the farm or in your home workshop, school workshop, blacksmith shop, or auto shop: Learn hands-on welding and start repairing and creating metal equipment and structures; Hundreds of step-by-step photographs illustrate welding processes and show the differences between good and bad welds; Covers all the major types of welds, including arc welding, MIG welding, gas welding, TIG welding,...

"Handy Farm Devices" is more than an engaging trip down memory lane. For any small farmer or homesteader, the techniques and devices described in detail are just as useful, durable, and fully functional today as they were 75 years ago.

Cool pastels and sleek, highly graphic lines give visual heft to this brief, tactile tour of the farm. The sheep on the cover sports fuzzy fleece, the barn is made of vertically oriented brown corrugated"wood," the pig features a patch of touch-it-again moleskin, the tractor is equipped with a marvelously rubbery-feeling tire, the hens walk across a corkboard-like yard and the cow's brown spot is a soft terrycloth.

If you raise livestock or crops, you'll need a fence. Good fences are critical to success. They protect your animals (and plants) and keep them at home, and they can also minimize the damage done by pests and predators. In Farm Fences and Gates, you'll learn how to build and repair the fences you need-and make the difference between a world of trouble and peace of mind. Wood posts or steel, wire mesh, barbed wire, chain link, or rail, this book...

"Describes a field trip to a farm. Includes easy-to-read text for beginning readers"--Provided by publisher.

Join Farmer John on a fascinating trip to Old McDonald's farm and have a harvest of fun learning about tractors, combines, farm animals and much more! All about horses takes you right into the exciting world of horses. Learn about riding, rodeo action, watch a foal learn to run and learn about the care and feeding of horese.