How far would you drive a tractor?

[oosik]

I drove my Kubota M6040 into Cheney ONCE. Twenty miles - round trip. Went to the ADM( Archer Daniels Midland ) grain scales to weigh the tractor with its heaviest attachments. Sixteen of the miles are on county roads. Uneventful, but unnecessary now. I have all the weights I need. It was the only time I've ever driven it on asphalt. Actually - it's the only time the tractor has been off my property.

 

[RjCorazza]

If the area in question is used to seeing farm equipment on the road I would be inclined to travel that distance if it were important.
A few years ago I regularly drove my smaller L4060 on country roads for a 4-5 mile run to mow a plot.
In my state I am required to pull off the road when 5 or more cars stack up behind the SMV, but I pulled over for any of the occasional cars (when possible), and they clearly appreciated it. They are also somewhat used to seeing tractors on the road.

 

[Redlands Okie]

Good point about insurance.

 

[hube2]

I was going to mention the insurance as well. My insurance only covers me if I am on my property or I need to be on the road to get between mutliple properties that I own, the second part does not count for me since I do not multiple properties. The insurance is the only thing that would stop me. We've had a lot of incidents over the last several years with cars coming up too fast and rear ending tractors. The cars always loose. But there was one where the farmer was not were he was allowed to be and he was the one that paid the price.

 

[oosik]

My tractor & implements are covered by my homeowners policy - while on my property. So...... when I made that one trip to have the tractor weighed - I was extremely careful. I borrowed two of the neighbors flashing beacons and had all my warning lights going, full blast. It WAS a risk. That's why I've only done it once. Crazy "cagers" are not limited to any one place.

 

[bdog]

I guess another thing to consider is your area of operations. I live on the edge of city with 250k people but it is a big time farming area. I see tractors on the road everyday. People are more or less used to it. If tractors on the road are a rare thing in your area I might be more concerned. I bought a 15' batwing shredder from a guy a couple of weeks ago but had to go out of town for work and haven't been able to go get it yet. He is 6 miles from me on the other side of the interstate. Instead of of loading it up and having to chain it down, etc I plan on driving my tractor over there Monday to just pull it home. Over the years I have bought a half dozen implements from this guy including some things 16' wide and I have pulled them all home with my tractor.

 

[Egon]

Perhaps check into the local regulations for driving tractors on the road.

 

[tman1020]

Sounds a bit sketchy I would try to find a way to Trailer it.
But if you decide to drive it try to pick a time of day that would have the least amount of traffic. And make sure you have plenty of flashers.

 

[dodge man]

I’ve roaded both my Kubota BX and JD 2025r about 7 miles. I have both a yellow light bar and the factory flashers. I agree, no chase vehicle. Do you have other routes available? Does the 4 lane have wide shoulders. If not I wouldn’t do it. Farmer got killed 2 years on a 4 lane near here and he was in a pretty good sized JD.

 

[sea2summit]

About ten years ago I didn't have a trailer large enough and drove the tractor I bought home about 110 miles across state lines. I was on a fairly major highway and went through several towns.




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Serious question how were the temps because that looks pretty dang hot leading me to believe the pavement would be hot, part 2 how did the tires look?