Tractors for road work

bobbi o · Post: # 89205Post **bobbi o** Wed Apr 17, 2013 7:05 pm

Anyone know what Tractor size/engine requirements are needed to tow an 11 ton loaded trailer?

Will be road use only.

Wed Apr 17, 2013 7:15 pm

remember bobbi no red diesel for non agricultural use
LLL

digerjones · Post: # 89209Post **digerjones** Wed Apr 17, 2013 8:08 pm

would that be 11 tonne gross trailer weight. i bought this in november its 90 hp. think it would pull 11 tonne. its got trailer brakes aswell.

dig dug dan · Post: # 89210Post **dig dug dan** Wed Apr 17, 2013 8:51 pm

You will need an o licence too

Wed Apr 17, 2013 8:59 pm

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cheers LLL

digerjones · Post: # 89212Post **digerjones** Wed Apr 17, 2013 8:59 pm

try this.

digerjones · Post: # 89217Post **digerjones** Wed Apr 17, 2013 9:14 pm

cheers tony, theres no way i would have worked that out.

Wed Apr 17, 2013 9:17 pm

ive towed 18 tons with a 90 just dont expect it to be quick or go up hills in anything but low gear

we run a 175hp john deere 6920s and eventhat complains about hills with 16 ton on the back

if you are not conducting agricultural activity with the tractor this excludes using the tractor to haul a digger to site for ditching etc, the tractor has to be specifically used in the job not just to transport it

then the tractor is treated as a commercial vehicle so you will need

white diesel
operators license
relevant driving license entitlement for the weight 17 ton + artic
insurance
tax and plate(inc trailer)

nightmare if not on agricultural duties

good job I've always got some agri work on

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bobbi o · Post: # 89260Post **bobbi o** Fri Apr 19, 2013 10:59 pm

Thanks, going to look for a 90hp with a front loader.

Is it not just the jcb fast trac boys running on the main roads that they're looking at for running on red diesel ?

Fri Apr 19, 2013 11:22 pm

Depends if you get unlucky and where you are we are very rural so lots of tractors around and we have registered farm number with defra etc

I was followed for a bit the other day by road patrol car but the vosa people carries are the ones to avoid,

digerjones · Post: # 89276Post **digerjones** Sat Apr 20, 2013 8:31 pm

like giles says depends where you are. my tractor is just a toy realy. i did'nt give much for it and so had to have it. we rent a field for horse's so there is a bit of use and i might use it for work carting soil hardcore etc.
mines got a loader on it aswell.