Driving new tractor home from dealer

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Do any of you see a problem with me driving my new (M8540) tractor home from the dealer?

We are waiting for a rotary cutter to show up. Once it does, I can take delivery of it and the tractor... however it will be sometime next week before a truck can be scheduled to have them deliver it. I proposed driving it home, and the dealer said that would be fine (of course they did!).

It is about 4.5 miles from one end of town where the dealer is located, to the other end of town where I am located. I live in a relatively small country town. Driving on the streets is not my concern.

My concern(s) are:

Driving a new tractor with a fresh engine for a while at top (near top) speed.

Does anyone see any issues driving down the road at top (near top) speed with a rotary cutter hanging on the back of the 3 point hitch?

I haven't been doing this long enough to know where the lines are of being OK and being stupid.

Appreciate the comments.

There shouldn't be an issue with the mechanical aspect of it.
At 15 MPH it is barely a 20 minute trip and I would guess that tractor's top speed to be WELL over 15 MPH.

As to your inexperience, that could be a problem.
15 MPH at the side of the road can be G'dawful fast for a (relative) newbie.
According to run off cuts you might want to drop down to something more like walking speed.
I suggest you stay ON the road surface - 4 way flashers, etc.
 

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