Calculating Minimum Tractor Weight for Safe Transport

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EXAMPLE WITH CART HALF-FULL
1900 CART SEEDING TOOL
Model Middle Tank Weight Half-Full kg (lb) Model Width m (ft) Weight kg (lb)
270 TBH No 8795 (19,390) 1810 17 (57) 11,113 (24,500)

 

causym CAUTION: Towing with an underweight tractor can result in loss of control during transport or braking, resulting in serious injury or death.

Transporting at speeds greater than 32 km/h (20 mph) can result in loss of control and serious injury or death.

Add weight of cart model half full with fertilizer to weight of seeding tool model. Refer to MINIMUM TRACTOR WEIGHT FOR SAFE TRANSPORT-CHART in this section for cart and tool weights, and calculation example above. Divide total weight of cart

half full with fertilizer and tool by 1.5 to determine minimum tractor weight for safe transport. If an implement is attached to the rear of a tow-behind cart, add the implement's weight to the total weight of the cart and seeding tool before dividing by 1.5.

TOTAL COMBINED WEIGHT 19,608 kg (43,890 lb).

DIVIDE BY 1.5 TO FIND MINIMUM TRACTOR WEIGHT FOR SAFE TRANSPORT 13,072 kg (29,260 lb).

Refer to Tractor operator's manual to determine tractor weight.

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causym CAUTION: Use of a tractor ballasted to less than the minimum tractor weight can result in loss of control and serious injury or death.

If an implement is attached to the rear of a tow-behind cart, add the implement's weight to the total weight of the cart and seeding tool before dividing by 1.5.

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