Calculating Minimum Tractor Weight for Safe Transport
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Transporting at speeds greater than 32 km/h (20 mph) can result in loss of control and serious injury or death. 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. |
NOTE: Refer to Tractor operator's manual to determine tractor weight. 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. 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. EXAMPLE: |
CAUTION:
Towing with an underweight tractor can result in loss of control during transport or braking, resulting in serious injury or death.
| EXAMPLE: 270 TBH CART HALF-FULL OF FERTILIZER | |||||
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| 1910 CART | SEEDING TOOL | ||||
| Model | Middle Tank | Weight Half-Full kg (lb) | Model | Width m (ft) | Weight kg (lb) |
| 270 TBH | No | 8795 (19,393) | 1810 | 17 (57) | 11,113 (24,504) |
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Total combined weight 19,908 kg (44,897 lb) ÷ 1.5 = 13,232 kg (29,931 lb) minimum tractor weight for safe transport. |
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