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How fast can your tractor go the road or street?
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jimg
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This one was supposedly clocked at 55mph w/ throttle to spare. I think at that speed the ride must have been really exciting.
matthew3120
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Yes that is true I have a John Deere 3120 that does go 23.6 mph. and 25 mph on flat paved highway.I was stopped just a last week at my local wal-mart by the city police and he clock me at 24mph and wanted me to keep under 15 mph. he was telling me that by law I have can not go any faster then 20 mph. If I go faster then 20 mph I have to have a plate on the back.
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matthew3120
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Yes that is true I have a John Deere 3120 that does go 23.6 mph. and 25 mph on flat paved highway.I was stopped just a last week at my local wal-mart by the city police and he clock me at 24mph and wanted me to keep under 15 mph. he was telling me that by law I have can not go any faster then 20 mph. If I go faster then 20 mph I have to have a plate on the back.
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Danno1
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I think the manual for my 6100 says something like 8MPH (top gear, max RPM). It's definitely in the single digits anyway. And yes, the brake pedals lock together.
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I think the manual for my 6100 says something like 8MPH (top gear, max RPM). It's definitely in the single digits anyway. And yes, the brake pedals lock together.
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Danno1
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I think the manual for my 6100 says something like 8MPH (top gear, max RPM). It's definitely in the single digits anyway. And yes, the brake pedals lock together.
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I think the manual for my 6100 says something like 8MPH (top gear, max RPM). It's definitely in the single digits anyway. And yes, the brake pedals lock together.
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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I was stopped just a last week at my local wal-mart by the city police and he clock me at 24mph and wanted me to keep under 15 mph. he was telling me that by law I have can not go any faster then 20 mph. If I go faster then 20 mph I have to have a plate on the back.
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Must be something local or the (draconian) state/ republic you live in. I'm not aware of anything other than the posted speed limit concerning a vehicle traveling sown a road. While I don't often see a tractor that can excede the speed limit, the GC I work for ( county road dept does too! ) frequently will run a pan or motor grader down t he road.. they can get into the mid 30's in 6th gear... I've been there.. and it is a white knuckle ride if it is a bad road..... however.. in the 16 years I've been with that company not one piece of our offroad equipment has ever been stopped.
Glad i live in a state where the citizens have a few rights and liberties still left....
Soundguy
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Must be something local or the (draconian) state/ republic you live in. I'm not aware of anything other than the posted speed limit concerning a vehicle traveling sown a road. While I don't often see a tractor that can excede the speed limit, the GC I work for ( county road dept does too! ) frequently will run a pan or motor grader down t he road.. they can get into the mid 30's in 6th gear... I've been there.. and it is a white knuckle ride if it is a bad road..... however.. in the 16 years I've been with that company not one piece of our offroad equipment has ever been stopped.
Glad i live in a state where the citizens have a few rights and liberties still left....
Soundguy
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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I was stopped just a last week at my local wal-mart by the city police and he clock me at 24mph and wanted me to keep under 15 mph. he was telling me that by law I have can not go any faster then 20 mph. If I go faster then 20 mph I have to have a plate on the back.
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Must be something local or the (draconian) state/ republic you live in. I'm not aware of anything other than the posted speed limit concerning a vehicle traveling sown a road. While I don't often see a tractor that can excede the speed limit, the GC I work for ( county road dept does too! ) frequently will run a pan or motor grader down t he road.. they can get into the mid 30's in 6th gear... I've been there.. and it is a white knuckle ride if it is a bad road..... however.. in the 16 years I've been with that company not one piece of our offroad equipment has ever been stopped.
Glad i live in a state where the citizens have a few rights and liberties still left....
Soundguy
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Must be something local or the (draconian) state/ republic you live in. I'm not aware of anything other than the posted speed limit concerning a vehicle traveling sown a road. While I don't often see a tractor that can excede the speed limit, the GC I work for ( county road dept does too! ) frequently will run a pan or motor grader down t he road.. they can get into the mid 30's in 6th gear... I've been there.. and it is a white knuckle ride if it is a bad road..... however.. in the 16 years I've been with that company not one piece of our offroad equipment has ever been stopped.
Glad i live in a state where the citizens have a few rights and liberties still left....
Soundguy
Farmwithjunk
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I'm still shaking my head at the concept of speeding tickets to a tractor operator. I'd about bet the judge got a laugh at that one!
HEre in our (rather backwoods) state, you must have a DRIVERS license to operate anything that exceeds 25 MPH. That was intended to prevent kids from ripping through the streets on hopped up scooters.
I got to spend a week operating a CAT 627B twin engine pan a few summers back. That was a hair raising experience when I floorboarded the throttle in high gear. Last time I TRIED to run a grader, I never even managed to get it moving. Talk about too many levers and pedals!
HEre in our (rather backwoods) state, you must have a DRIVERS license to operate anything that exceeds 25 MPH. That was intended to prevent kids from ripping through the streets on hopped up scooters.
I got to spend a week operating a CAT 627B twin engine pan a few summers back. That was a hair raising experience when I floorboarded the throttle in high gear. Last time I TRIED to run a grader, I never even managed to get it moving. Talk about too many levers and pedals!
Farmwithjunk
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I'm still shaking my head at the concept of speeding tickets to a tractor operator. I'd about bet the judge got a laugh at that one!
HEre in our (rather backwoods) state, you must have a DRIVERS license to operate anything that exceeds 25 MPH. That was intended to prevent kids from ripping through the streets on hopped up scooters.
I got to spend a week operating a CAT 627B twin engine pan a few summers back. That was a hair raising experience when I floorboarded the throttle in high gear. Last time I TRIED to run a grader, I never even managed to get it moving. Talk about too many levers and pedals!
HEre in our (rather backwoods) state, you must have a DRIVERS license to operate anything that exceeds 25 MPH. That was intended to prevent kids from ripping through the streets on hopped up scooters.
I got to spend a week operating a CAT 627B twin engine pan a few summers back. That was a hair raising experience when I floorboarded the throttle in high gear. Last time I TRIED to run a grader, I never even managed to get it moving. Talk about too many levers and pedals!
