Tractor Bumper, which is made in the Netherlands, is designed with road safety at its core. Every year there are 16 deaths on average and over 100 serious injuries from accidents involving agricultural vehicles in the Netherlands alone.

Accidents involving agricultural vehicles are three times more fatal than accidents involving a car and are 1.5 times more deadly than accidents involving trucks. In more modern farming, agricultural vehicles are used for a multitude of purposes, not only around the farm but also on the public road and in urban environments. Twenty-six per cent of accidents involving agricultural vehicles happen in urban areas.

Modern tractors are getting bigger and can achieve higher speeds of up to 50km/hr to 60km/hr to cope with the increasing workloads. Tractors by design are equipped with two headlights in the middle, along with two ‘‘width lamps’’ up high on either side of the cab. However, the cab is smaller than the actual width of the tractor, so these lights don’t give an accurate representation of the real width of the tractor. This means that for other road users it is very difficult to estimate the width of the tractor as it approaches, especially on narrow roads and in the dark. With the tractor bumper it clearly highlights the maximum width of the tractor for other road users, drastically improving safety.

In a frontal collision between a tractor and another road user, there is a greater risk that the vehicle will go underneath the tractor wheels, because they are not shielded. The tractor bumper helps to protect this area, in front of the wheels and between them, deflecting the car on collision. When the tractor bumper is set up correctly (underside of bumper 40cm from the ground), it is the same height as that of a car bumper.

Added road safety

The tractor bumpers are a universal fit for any front linkage and are fully adjustable to suit different tractor and tyre widths. For added safety, the bumper features a unique “break back” protection system which prevents the bumper becoming damaged in the event it gets caught while reversing.

All bumpers are powder-coated for added protection and feature LED marker lights, as well as red/white reflective panels as standard. Various options are also available such as an integrated 135 litre toolbox, extra lights, guide bars, jack stands and ballast weights from 600kg up to 2,000kg.

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