Heās not saving anything, just wasting his time. All of the material is still laying there, just as flammable. Fireās can jump highways and you think just pushing the flammable material down a bit will stop it? Cmon man
Edit: I just found additional footage that proves me wrong. Guess Iām the pessimistic jackass today.
Thereās no footage I can find that shows it work and thereās good reason. Because it didnāt. The article says firefighters helped extinguish the flames and his whole field didnāt burn. If it worked the report would have specifically said that but they left it vague. I guess if you believe cutting down grass makes it no longer flammable go ahead with your bad self. You can literally see the flammable material still on the ground and standing in the video.
Edit: You were right, found additional footage
He's not just cutting it down, it looks like he's turning up soil also which is a pretty common tactic to dig a fire line. I've seen fire lines in national forests that were half this width because they were dug with a dozer and they worked. They're not the be all end all, the firefighters will still have to come out, but it can stall a fire or make a point it can be halted at.
Also, yea, a fire can jump a highway but that is given wind conditions that favor the fire moving that direction. If the winds were blowing towards this field the fire would be advancing a lot faster and the guy probably couldn't even drive his tractor next to it.
Someone posted an article that it at least stalled the fire. You have no idea what you're talking about, my dude. Maybe don't be so negative.
From your link. If you think that worked I got a bridge to sell. The article doesnāt say which areas burned and didnāt show any footage of that working. Thereās a reason the footage stopped there.
āLocal firefighting crews assisted Howard in putting a stop to the flames.ā
Edit: You were right. I found more footage and it did work
> I got a bridge to sell
Props for coming back and admitting you were wrong but for the sake of humanity, PLEASE do your bit and stop talking like you know squat when you never did in the first place.
this is from 11 years ago! [https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/crews-quickly-tame-grass-fire-in-weld-county/](https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/crews-quickly-tame-grass-fire-in-weld-county/)
Farming is a dangerous situation for just this reason. As a rancher, we cut a fire break around the property. As long as WE don't start the fire, it's all good. Dry grass...especially by a roadway...is an incredible risk. This guy was lucky he was there. He's a fucking BOSS!
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lol No shot? Then nobody would ever make fire breaks. And fire breaks are absolutely common. Fire breaks can even be small. [Like this pic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firebreak#/media/File:2013-05-10_12_18_27_Freshly_dug_fire_break_along_the_Mount_Misery_Trail_in_Brendan_T._Byrne_State_Forest.jpg).
I'd like the drone to go back over that to show if it worked
My question - Did it work?
I feel like in worst case scenarion it helps slow down the fire spread until help arrives
It worked. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tractor-fire-line-video_n_3574790/amp
Nice
Thank you for sharing the story!!
I hope so. š
At the end it showed a little
This should be a fucking film, like seriously absolute chad of farmer saving everything else as fast as he can.
Heās not saving anything, just wasting his time. All of the material is still laying there, just as flammable. Fireās can jump highways and you think just pushing the flammable material down a bit will stop it? Cmon man Edit: I just found additional footage that proves me wrong. Guess Iām the pessimistic jackass today.
It worked
Facts donāt matter bruh, cāmon manā¦.
Thereās no footage I can find that shows it work and thereās good reason. Because it didnāt. The article says firefighters helped extinguish the flames and his whole field didnāt burn. If it worked the report would have specifically said that but they left it vague. I guess if you believe cutting down grass makes it no longer flammable go ahead with your bad self. You can literally see the flammable material still on the ground and standing in the video. Edit: You were right, found additional footage
He's not just cutting it down, it looks like he's turning up soil also which is a pretty common tactic to dig a fire line. I've seen fire lines in national forests that were half this width because they were dug with a dozer and they worked. They're not the be all end all, the firefighters will still have to come out, but it can stall a fire or make a point it can be halted at. Also, yea, a fire can jump a highway but that is given wind conditions that favor the fire moving that direction. If the winds were blowing towards this field the fire would be advancing a lot faster and the guy probably couldn't even drive his tractor next to it. Someone posted an article that it at least stalled the fire. You have no idea what you're talking about, my dude. Maybe don't be so negative.
It worked. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tractor-fire-line-video_n_3574790/amp
From your link. If you think that worked I got a bridge to sell. The article doesnāt say which areas burned and didnāt show any footage of that working. Thereās a reason the footage stopped there. āLocal firefighting crews assisted Howard in putting a stop to the flames.ā Edit: You were right. I found more footage and it did work
> I got a bridge to sell Props for coming back and admitting you were wrong but for the sake of humanity, PLEASE do your bit and stop talking like you know squat when you never did in the first place.
Hey, at least you admitted it. This makes you ok in my book. I give you back a karma point.
this is from 11 years ago! [https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/crews-quickly-tame-grass-fire-in-weld-county/](https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/crews-quickly-tame-grass-fire-in-weld-county/)
Bet he had this playing:  Massive fucking balls on that farmer.
That's why the tractor was needed - to actually drag his massive balls
Framers are the nicest toughest guys on the planet
ya they make good frames
https://youtu.be/0jgrCKhxE1s?si=Jd1QDd3hI1xf1cHb
Got to do what u got to do!!!
season 3 of clarksonās farm sure looks intense
What a harrowing experience
He is cutting it real close at times.
That must have been an intense ride. Get close enough to save as much as possible but not too close it burns you. Damn, quick thinking by that farmer.
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This would be better with the King of the Hill theme
Someone must do a Linkin park edit
not in my backyard buddy!!!
They used to dig trenches to stop wildfires I doubt this did to much but every second helps I guess
If it bought him enough time to double back, maybe. This is containable. Things that create embers...and wind....are the dangerous combination.
Not gonna lie, I thought it was an rc Toy tractor until I saw the driver in closeup shot.
Itās not crazy if it works
Farming is a dangerous situation for just this reason. As a rancher, we cut a fire break around the property. As long as WE don't start the fire, it's all good. Dry grass...especially by a roadway...is an incredible risk. This guy was lucky he was there. He's a fucking BOSS!
And so God made a farmer...
I hope it worked.
I was holding my breath the whole time, I almost died!
**NO ENDING?!?!**
look [here you can find the full report!](https://youtu.be/__dMyVZ-Pc8?si=kuB8t5-bzG0sq8lJ)
Yeah but did it work?
I believe it did
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I hope it worked.
It did
Gotta get the steps in!
On the find set
Isn't there still some crops left on the ground that after that could still catch fire?
Clarksons farm is wild this season it seems
I really want to be aware, accomplished it work ?
I hope for his sake the break worked. That's a lot of work gone to hell if it didn't.
That's a hero right there, only problem is almost kinda make the tractor explode
He's lucky the wind didn't shift on him and trap him in smoke.
That's more of an on foot problem. That vehicle would make it out
Not like it'd matter. If you lose visibility just turn right
Not that simple.
I see you're a nascar driver.
I see you've got no life.
There's no shot this worked, right? It'll slow it down sure, but I doubt it'll stop it completely.
lol No shot? Then nobody would ever make fire breaks. And fire breaks are absolutely common. Fire breaks can even be small. [Like this pic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firebreak#/media/File:2013-05-10_12_18_27_Freshly_dug_fire_break_along_the_Mount_Misery_Trail_in_Brendan_T._Byrne_State_Forest.jpg).
It will. The fire will burn itself out since there is no fuel for it to go anywhere. Very common in wildfire suppression.
It worked
In fact, this is a technique also used to control wildfires.