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<blockquote data-quote="mrbb" data-source="post: 130353" data-attributes="member: 13825"><p>something you can also do, to help prevent fires is, </p><p>before parking machine after using and its HOT up to ,</p><p> Is just leave it outside to cool off, back to a COLD motor and such</p><p> once it is fully COLD< (and thus FIRE safe more or less(minus any electrical possibilities, adding a battery disconnect can help here as well if these worry you too)</p><p> But if you DON"T park the machine in your building till after its all cold, it will for sure lessen the odds of a fire from debris or fluids dripping on hot motors or items(exhaust and so on) as there won't be anything hot enough to cause a fire!</p><p></p><p> simply leave machine outside away from building , wait till fully COLD< </p><p> then quickly start machine let run enough to build pressure enough to work hydraulic system, then drive into building park and shut off, this won't allow enough time for things to get hot enough to ignite anything, fluids, debris and so on!, thus lowering the odds of a fire !</p><p> and again if you add a battery disconnect switch close to battery, (or just disconnecting battery when parking ) that also lessens the odds of a mouse chewing a wire while parked and causing any sparks from a short in system, </p><p>it however won' t help when you starting after turning power back on, , but you will be there when doing so, so you could act on things if needed, </p><p> compared to to a parked machine all alone in storage! just an added step you can take to decrease odds of a fire IMO<</p><p> plus, having a battery disconnect switch will also prevent any drain on battery while parked, which pretty much all machine have any how, so there worth adding</p><p></p><p> so, food for thought on that addition to help you easy your worries!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mrbb, post: 130353, member: 13825"] something you can also do, to help prevent fires is, before parking machine after using and its HOT up to , Is just leave it outside to cool off, back to a COLD motor and such once it is fully COLD< (and thus FIRE safe more or less(minus any electrical possibilities, adding a battery disconnect can help here as well if these worry you too) But if you DON"T park the machine in your building till after its all cold, it will for sure lessen the odds of a fire from debris or fluids dripping on hot motors or items(exhaust and so on) as there won't be anything hot enough to cause a fire! simply leave machine outside away from building , wait till fully COLD< then quickly start machine let run enough to build pressure enough to work hydraulic system, then drive into building park and shut off, this won't allow enough time for things to get hot enough to ignite anything, fluids, debris and so on!, thus lowering the odds of a fire ! and again if you add a battery disconnect switch close to battery, (or just disconnecting battery when parking ) that also lessens the odds of a mouse chewing a wire while parked and causing any sparks from a short in system, it however won' t help when you starting after turning power back on, , but you will be there when doing so, so you could act on things if needed, compared to to a parked machine all alone in storage! just an added step you can take to decrease odds of a fire IMO< plus, having a battery disconnect switch will also prevent any drain on battery while parked, which pretty much all machine have any how, so there worth adding so, food for thought on that addition to help you easy your worries! [/QUOTE]
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