Calculating Minimum Tractor Weight for Safe Transport

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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.

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

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

Refer to MINIMUM TRACTOR WEIGHT FOR SAFE TRANSPORT—CHART in this section for cart and machine weights. Divide machine weight by 1.5 to determine minimum tractor weight for safe transport.

Train Weight = the sum of the towed implement weights.

Train weight must be equal to or less than 1.5 times the tractor weight for safe transport.

EXAMPLE: 2510H

Weight of the 2510H High Speed Low Disturbance Applicator 6894 kg (13 200 lb.) = Train weight 6894 kg (13 200 lb.).

Train weight 6894 kg (13 200 lb.) ÷ 1.5 = 4596 kg (8800 lb.) minimum tractor weight for safe transport.