How far is too far for driving tractor on the road?

[dieselscout80]

You guys saying you can drive a tractor 40 miles on the road with untaxed diesel, must be leaving out some details. I imagine you need to be a registered farmer, and/or get some type of special plate and exemption. Doesn’t make sense that anyone can simply drive their machine on public roads at will, and avoid federal and state road taxes

If it’s not got a dmv tag it isn’t taxed for fuel use.

 

[DarkBlack]

My bet would be "road work" is little more than a fast idle as far as power requirements. After all. No wind resistance! ;-)

Liquid ballasted tires are not rolling efficient at all.

 

[DarkBlack]

If it’s not got a dmv tag it isn’t taxed for fuel use.

That doesn’t sound right. Do you have a link that states that?

 

[Deere Dude]

I saved a bunch of money roading my tractor 13 miles to a dealer with my bicycle in the bucket. The problem was it was all uphill on the return trip home. I thought I was going to die in the first 1/2 mile. It was trailered after that unless it was a quick recall job.

 

[newbury]

In Alexandria, Va. I used to road my B7610 the 4 miles from my house near Ft. Belvoir to the house I own near Beacon Mall. That was about 2009-2012. Maybe once or twice a year. Then about 2015 traffic got just too darn heavy and crazy at most times of day.

 

[arrow]

There seems to be a lot of folks that think you need a F250 to pull a 3500# bass boat, or a 5000# tractor. That's just not the case

If one is carting a 5000 lb load regularly, l wouldn’t consider anything less than a 3/4 ton.
Here’s why: l tow on a regular basis with a 5 ton trailer 20’ long and carrying 5 to 8000 lb tractors. You cannot believe the inconsiderations of surrounding drivers where you have to jamb on the brakes or maneuver suddenly, I want every bit of weight on the pulling machine to be able to handle the forces generatd by sudden maneuvers sometimes necessary to avoid catastrophe. 3/4 tons have the extra weight, larger brake size and more powerful engines to aid when the indeterminate arises.
Now granted, I am on the road quite abit and 98% of my trips are trouble free.
When trouble does arise, l am glad to have a 3/4 ton under me to withstand and control the forces generated by sudden maneuvers.
As l stated earlier, there is more to consider than simple tow weights in my experience.

 

[tjandrews]

Most amusing. I live on US 20 in Central NY. US 20 is a major highway that goes all the way across the US, from sea to shining sea. My place is just south of Syracuse, but it is definitely rural - dairy country for the most part. I see farmers driving farm equipment by my house all the time, guys that I know are hauling at least 10 miles one way regularly. Not just tractors, either. I also see, in season, combines, self-propelled choppers, highboy sprayers, and the like, much of it looking gigantic.
State Troopers patrol this road, as well as the County Sheriff. As long as it is folded up not to be too wide, they pretty much ignore the farm equipment, unless, of course, there's an accident. And the infrequent accidents are almost always not caused by the farm equipment.
That said, I have driven a tractor with a 3-point sprayer on the back as far as 5 miles a couple of times, and I was nervous about it every minute. While I have no problem driving the half-mile to my brother's house in the winter to clear his driveway with the snowblower (He bought it, after all...), I don't care for going much farther than that.
43 miles? NO WAY!

 

[Hard Knocks IV]

I've driven that far many times on the road,amazing how much I missed buzzing down the road real fast in a vehicle.Heck I'm sure I put that many miles on a tractor some days in the hay field doing things like mowing and raking.Just make sure you have all your fluids in the tractor up to snuff and carry some food and water.With the sight seeing you'll be amazed how fast the time will pass.

 

[boatmoter]

I have some hunting property here in central NC I really want to build up/fix up a few food plots. A few years ago had a forestry mulcher dude come in and make me a 1 acre plot 2 - 1/4 acre each food plots and shooting lanes in the pin planted cutover. It has proven to work pretty well for deer hunting so far.

So far I have been taking my John Deere 1445 front mower up there on a trailer mowing it a few times a year. It has been cleared off a few years now. I am thinking that in 2025 I can take my Kioti dk45se on there with a disc and run through the mowed areas a few times. Then sow some food plot seeds on it to attract turkey and deer. Then use the mower for maint going forward. I said a few times a year, I have missed the window for this year to plant clover. So I thought I would start out with some beans in spring of some sort, then in the fall disc it back up and plant a clover ish blend.

This fall I broadcasted some oats and wheat in it after mowing. Did "ok" but not great. Hard to tell exactly as after it was mowed lots of grass seeds fell to the earth too. This is my second year doing this and the deer love to come around so the idea is working, just want to make it even more productive. My goal it to plant perennial seeds of some sort long term.

So my question is, the trip is about 43 miles one way from home and I am thinking maybe doing this twice a year for 2025. I figure I should be able to make it up there in about 3-4 ish hours. Even if I had to leave it over night and drove it back the next day is ok. This is a 2012 model with about 500 hrs and I want it to last me the rest of my life if possible.

I usually only run it up to about 2500 rpm doing anything and plan to stay at that rpm/speed for the duration of the trip. Tires are R4's with plenty of life on em.

To rent a truck and trailer to haul it will cost for a single day approx $4-500. I don't have anything tough enough to haul that kinda load.

Planning to retire next year so how long it takes isn't a problem for me.

Suggestions?

depends upon how often you want to buy tires. the roads wear the tires out quickly

 

[Mini Baler Guy]

I have some hunting property here in central NC I really want to build up/fix up a few food plots. A few years ago had a forestry mulcher dude come in and make me a 1 acre plot 2 - 1/4 acre each food plots and shooting lanes in the pin planted cutover. It has proven to work pretty well for deer hunting so far.

So far I have been taking my John Deere 1445 front mower up there on a trailer mowing it a few times a year. It has been cleared off a few years now. I am thinking that in 2025 I can take my Kioti dk45se on there with a disc and run through the mowed areas a few times. Then sow some food plot seeds on it to attract turkey and deer. Then use the mower for maint going forward. I said a few times a year, I have missed the window for this year to plant clover. So I thought I would start out with some beans in spring of some sort, then in the fall disc it back up and plant a clover ish blend.

This fall I broadcasted some oats and wheat in it after mowing. Did "ok" but not great. Hard to tell exactly as after it was mowed lots of grass seeds fell to the earth too. This is my second year doing this and the deer love to come around so the idea is working, just want to make it even more productive. My goal it to plant perennial seeds of some sort long term.

So my question is, the trip is about 43 miles one way from home and I am thinking maybe doing this twice a year for 2025. I figure I should be able to make it up there in about 3-4 ish hours. Even if I had to leave it over night and drove it back the next day is ok. This is a 2012 model with about 500 hrs and I want it to last me the rest of my life if possible.

I usually only run it up to about 2500 rpm doing anything and plan to stay at that rpm/speed for the duration of the trip. Tires are R4's with plenty of life on em.

To rent a truck and trailer to haul it will cost for a single day approx $4-500. I don't have anything tough enough to haul that kinda load.

Planning to retire next year so how long it takes isn't a problem for me.

Suggestions?

The tires will wear much faster. make sure your tractor is in 2WD if it's 4WD if you go down the highway. It will be a 4 hour drive. I would rent or buy a trailer.