AHT:
High power or not they are still limited to 20mph so not really going to make a dent on haulage work is it
I live in the heart of the crop growing area of Lincolnshire, I work for a chilled food distributor who do a lot of collections from farms within a 25 mile radius, I can assure you that many of the tractors around here do not do 20mph! I was behind one on my motorbike, doing 45 pulling a trailer with 12 crates of double stacked cabbages (so 24 in total). He may have only been going a mile or 2 down the road. However if he can now do this legally, he will and will be taking it to our depot rather than us collecting it.
AHT:
High power or not they are still limited to 20mph so not really going to make a dent on haulage work is it
I live in the heart of the crop growing area of Lincolnshire, I work for a chilled food distributor who do a lot of collections from farms within a 25 mile radius, I can assure you that many of the tractors around here do not do 20mph! I was behind one on my motorbike, doing 45 pulling a trailer with 12 crates of double stacked cabbages (so 24 in total). He may have only been going a mile or 2 down the road. However if he can now do this legally, he will and will be taking it to our depot rather than us collecting it.
The current speed limit is 20, the vast majority of tractors will do 30 with a few doing 40
Wheel Nut:
There are dozens of situations that will affect the local haulier with this, especially in my spiritual home of East Yorkshire, market gardners running produce to market, farmers running their own grain into store, contractors with a farm and a spare excavator. Sugar beet factories, pig markets, dairies.
So, why do you think that the farmers should pay some one else to take their goods to market, and lose what little profit there is in the goods being taken?
There is nothing wrong with farmers moving there own goods to market, it’s when you get farmers maybe moving sugar beet into the factory with tractors paying a 16 year old to carry 25 ton instead of using a truck. They can work 7 days per week has many hours as they like each day only paying 70p for fuel. If they want to go into haulage it has got to be on the same rules as hauliers have to follow.
AHT:
High power or not they are still limited to 20mph so not really going to make a dent on haulage work is it
I live in the heart of the crop growing area of Lincolnshire, I work for a chilled food distributor who do a lot of collections from farms within a 25 mile radius, I can assure you that many of the tractors around here do not do 20mph! I was behind one on my motorbike, doing 45 pulling a trailer with 12 crates of double stacked cabbages (so 24 in total). He may have only been going a mile or 2 down the road. However if he can now do this legally, he will and will be taking it to our depot rather than us collecting it.
The current speed limit is 20, the vast majority of tractors will do 30 with a few doing 40
Why are they not electronically limited like us then? I saw an episode of Top Gear where Clarkson had a muddywheeler that would do 50. I’m telling you they don’t hang about around here.
AHT:
High power or not they are still limited to 20mph so not really going to make a dent on haulage work is it
I live in the heart of the crop growing area of Lincolnshire, I work for a chilled food distributor who do a lot of collections from farms within a 25 mile radius, I can assure you that many of the tractors around here do not do 20mph! I was behind one on my motorbike, doing 45 pulling a trailer with 12 crates of double stacked cabbages (so 24 in total). He may have only been going a mile or 2 down the road. However if he can now do this legally, he will and will be taking it to our depot rather than us collecting it.
The current speed limit is 20, the vast majority of tractors will do 30 with a few doing 40
The current is 20 but they want it put up to 25
Yeah I know, I don’t really see the point of going upto 25, might as well go to 30 as that’s what the majority can do and do do.
It is also assumed that all vehicles travel at 20 mph on public roads and that there is no noncompliance. The Department has been made aware of anecdotal evidence suggesting that noncompliance to these speed limits could be widespread. However — as we have no figures demonstrating how big a problem this is — we have assumed that no tractor drivers are breaking the law or would do so in future if the speed limit remained constant.
mac12:
This is what they have put about tractor speeds
It is also assumed that all vehicles travel at 20 mph on public roads and that there is no noncompliance. The Department has been made aware of anecdotal evidence suggesting that noncompliance to these speed limits could be widespread. However — as we have no figures demonstrating how big a problem this is — we have assumed that no tractor drivers are breaking the law or would do so in future if the speed limit remained constant.
Wheel Nut:
There are dozens of situations that will affect the local haulier with this, especially in my spiritual home of East Yorkshire, market gardners running produce to market, farmers running their own grain into store, contractors with a farm and a spare excavator. Sugar beet factories, pig markets, dairies.
So, why do you think that the farmers should pay some one else to take their goods to market, and lose what little profit there is in the goods being taken?
There is nothing wrong with farmers moving there own goods to market, it’s when you get farmers maybe moving sugar beet into the factory with tractors paying a 16 year old to carry 25 ton instead of using a truck. They can work 7 days per week has many hours as they like each day only paying 70p for fuel. If they want to go into haulage it has got to be on the same rules as hauliers have to follow.
He has grown it, why should he pay some one £80 to take it to the factory and eat all the profits, when he can get his son to take it at a cost of a fiver?
It’s not as if they are breaking any laws now is it.
Wheel Nut:
There are dozens of situations that will affect the local haulier with this, especially in my spiritual home of East Yorkshire, market gardners running produce to market, farmers running their own grain into store, contractors with a farm and a spare excavator. Sugar beet factories, pig markets, dairies.
funny that on all the plant forums you do not find anyone ■■■■■■■■ about this
like you do on this forum about farmers hauling
perhaps i should remember too the next time i am asked to pull out a stuck truck to decline as i will be taking recovery operators work too
stevieboy308:
i’ve not seen anything official, but the rumours i’ve heard are that to run at the higher speeds and weight then annual testing would be needed, possibly needing to running on air brakes as well / twin circuit brakes.
JCB have been on air brakes or had the ability for air brakes to be used for years and years.
AHT:
High power or not they are still limited to 20mph so not really going to make a dent on haulage work is it
They do far more than 20mph. A bulk standard tractor years back was limited to 20 mph but these fastrac machine do a lot more.