Sergei
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How many people would want to handle a tractor doing 30 MPH let alone 25 pulling something behind...talk about maybe being all over the road. They'd have to put warning triangle front and rear.
SMV is illegal on a Tractor capable of exceeding 25MPH
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aczlan
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That is what makes things like this happen: John Deere Tractor Crash | David's Farm Blog (Just kidding, I dont know the cause of this accident.)
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Rara Avis
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According to...
Gould
July 16th, 2008 at 2:51 am
This accident happened in Western Saskatchewan and the tractor unit lost power as it was climbing the hill. It than proceeded to roll backwards down the hill until control was lost and ended up in the creek.
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So what do put on the tractor capable of greater than 25 mph??
The problem...
Marion Online News, news and information from the Marion, Ohio area
No answer here...
NASD: Agricultural Equipment on Public Roads | Section 4
Well maybe NIOSH and the US Dept of AG have an answer?
Agricultural Equipment on Public Roads presents current and future issues associated with traffic hazards related to the movement of agricultural equipment on rural roadways. Released by the United States Department of Agricultureç—´ North Central Education/Extension Research Activity Committee 197 on Agricultural Safety and Health Research and Extension (NCERA-197), this document contains research recommendations to address these issues. For more information, contact Dr. Dennis Murphy, Chair of the NCERA 197 Committee, at (814) 865-7157 or djm13@psu.edu.
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/about/white_papers/pdfs/ag_equipment.pdf
They seem to just have a suggestion about adding a SPEED INDICATION SIGN to the rear of the tractor and any implement that it tows...
The State of Ohio has been more aggressive than most of the rest of the country in its lighting requirements for ag equipment. NY has new lighting laws in effect as of 1/1/09. Make it your business to be legal in your state. It will make a difference if you are involved in a rear impact incident. The recommendations of a committee are meaningless in terms of inforcement; it's the laws that must be adhered to.
Wombat125
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This has been a concern/problem with the Ag Unimogs imported into the U.S. for many years now. They are true tractors and yet are capable of moving at nearly 50 mph.
Here is my friend's Ag Unimog web site.
Portal axles
Four hydraulic circuits
24 speed gearbox
Front and rear PTO
Front and rear 3 point hitch
Mine was not registered and had a SMV sign. I always traveled very slowly when in town.
Here is my friend's Ag Unimog web site.
Portal axles
Four hydraulic circuits
24 speed gearbox
Front and rear PTO
Front and rear 3 point hitch
Mine was not registered and had a SMV sign. I always traveled very slowly when in town.
radioman
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What is the lighting requirements that just passed ? I haven't heard of anything.
I hope this guy got a ticket for having a Driveway/Mailbox marker on his tractor. Ain't that illegal??
He probably ran off the road dodging the postman who was simply zeroing in on the mailbox marker...
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Mostly pertains to operating near sunrise and sunset. I won't quote from memory, as I don't want to be wrong. I'll find the info and post it here, probably in a new thread.
