side overhang on tractor implements roadworthy?

[woody paul]

It looks like a new machine ring maker and find out if for road use.

[mendiplogs]

heres the knocker, you can just see the tow hitch- not sure what makes it legal or not?

 

 

 

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HI MATTHEW you can not put the wheels out how much wide then the tractor then and how far have you to go mate thanks jon

[Matthew Storrs]

It looks like a new machine ring maker and find out if for road use.

 

Yes, I asked them to put the hitch on for the very purpose of pulling materials/mini digger to the job so I would hope its road legal.

 

Jon, I can make the wheels go out an extra 3 inches on each side if needed, I will do this anyway to help on steep ground:thumbup1:

[woody paul]

Poor tractor if you tow a mini digger on a trailer aswell as weight of thumper.

O if you requested it for road use it should be OK.

[mendiplogs]

Yes, I asked them to put the hitch on for the very purpose of pulling materials/mini digger to the job so I would hope its road legal.

 

Jon, I can make the wheels go out an extra 3 inches on each side if needed, I will do this anyway to help on steep ground:thumbup1:

 

HI MATTHEN thats a good old tractor mate you be ok thanks jon

[Matthew Storrs]

Poor tractor if you tow a mini digger on a trailer aswell as weight of thumper.

O if you requested it for road use it should be OK.

 

Tractor doesn't seem to mind it- digger and thumper and trailer collectively weigh 3.8ton so not too much. I don't do it very often its mainly tractor and knocker on its own.

[Rich2484]

Well that tractors tiny. I really wouldn't worry over it. Just measure the whole width, so long as it's doesn't go over 2.9m you will be fine.

 

Modern tractors are a set width unless they are tracked, like the case quad trak, or a combine.

 

Yours will be fine.

[Xaltu]

Not a definitive answer by any means, but according to "Agricultural Vehicles on the Road a guide to the legislation" the maximum overall width of an wheeled agricultural combination including offset trailers and appliances is 2.55 metres. This may be exceed, providing the conditions from Schedule 4 STGO (Motor Vehicles [special Types] General Order 1979) are complied with.

 

Once you are over 2.55 metres then additional conditions apply. From 2.55 to 3 metres this is a speed limit of 20mph.

 

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[Matthew Storrs]

Well that tractors tiny. I really wouldn't worry over it. Just measure the whole width, so long as it's doesn't go over 2.9m you will be fine.

 

Modern tractors are a set width unless they are tracked, like the case quad trak, or a combine.

 

Yours will be fine.

 

Yes tractor isn't big but then neither are the local lanes so its all relative. Something hanging out sideways by a foot or so may be all the difference between being able to pass someone in the lanes or not. So I guess really I'm more bothered about that then actual legality of it but would be interested to know where I stand should a collision occur- hence the original question.

Don't think there's any quadtraks on dartmoor:laugh1:

[Rich2484]

Yes tractor isn't big but then neither are the local lanes so its all relative. Something hanging out sideways by a foot or so may be all the difference between being able to pass someone in the lanes or not. So I guess really I'm more bothered about that then actual legality of it but would be interested to know where I stand should a collision occur- hence the original question.

Don't think there's any quadtraks on dartmoor:laugh1:

 

You will be ok as the knocker hangs on the nearside. And unless they drive on the wrong side of the road like the French there will be no chance of it getting clobbered.

 

Unless you do what I done with a hedge flail and take out a lamp post