16 year old and road driving

[ajd132]

He can legally drive any tractor trailer combination on the road at 17 and as long as he has also passed his car test.

However, just because it’s legal doesn’t mean I will let him. He will need to prove himself in the field and show himself to be mature enough to take the job on. Even then he will be escorted by me on front on the other machine.

I got put on quad track when I was 17 which was a ludicrous learning curve being asked to cultivate and subsoil on rape I think we were farming 1400ha at the time! Dad used to come and he would move the quad between farms whilst I escorted it. Good times!

 

[Cab-over Pete]

He’s planning on doing that kind of mad caper in the Southern Hemisphere during our winters!

 

[Lincoln75]

Thank your lucky stars you have a son intrested in the business!!! Or more importantly that your missus isint hellbent on kepping him away from dirty work . My lad will turn 15 this year and despite my wifes objections he will start ploughing this spring and hopefully be a help at the weekends and holidays .

Encourage dont force or he`ll rebel and refuse, dont be like so many farmers and forget to pay him or dont quote the old BS "It`ll all be yours one day so you`ll be paid then" .

 

[Phil P]

I didn’t say he’s legal at 16, but when he is legally allowed, it’s a tractor and not an ag machine.

At the very least he will also need to pass his car test to drive anything over 2.45m.

Sorry Pete, didn’t mean to imply you did say that, I was just stating to @ajd132 that a Xerion would probably be over width for a 16 year old. Apologies

 

[Cowcorn]

Encourage dont force or he`ll rebel and refuse, dont be like so many farmers and forget to pay him or dont quote the old BS "It`ll all be yours one day so you`ll be paid then" .

Nooo he mad for action, and will get every chance to pursue whatever career he wants. Currently he wants to take up boxing as a hobby, you can imagine how thats going down !!! My Wife cant seem to realise that the have to be allowed some leeway not wrapped in cotton wool . As regards pay he will be paid the going rate .

 

[Lincoln75]

Nooo he mad for action, and will get every chance to pursue whatever career he wants. Currently he wants to take up boxing as a hobby, you can imagine how thats going down !!! My Wife cant seem to realise that the have to be allowed some leeway not wrapped in cotton wool . As regards pay he will be paid the going rate .

Dead fair , if only more were the same there would be more young people going into farming.

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Sorry Pete, didn’t mean to imply you did say that, I was just stating to @ajd132 that a Xerion would probably be over width for a 16 year old. Apologies

Absolutely no apology necessary. I wondered why you had and then re-read my post, and I can see it was a bit off hand.

 

[Robt]

That may well be true but how stupid it is when you can do your class 1 at 18!

Your class one test is a little different to your car/tractor test!!!! By about 30 hours

 

[Robt]

I got put on quad track when I was 17 which was a ludicrous learning curve being asked to cultivate and subsoil on rape I think we were farming 1400ha at the time! Dad used to come and he would move the quad between farms whilst I escorted it. Good times!

I remember sitting in your kitchen with your parents talking about your amazing mother’s work with the local care farm. I think at this point you were driving something Vaderstadt and had just ripped off another tire!!! Made me smile as you have turned out alright!

 

[ajd132]

I remember sitting in your kitchen with your parents talking about your amazing mother’s work with the local care farm. I think at this point you were driving something Vaderstadt and had just ripped off another tire!!! Made me smile as you have turned out alright!

That happend more than once with that bloody topdown with wheel scrapers!

 

[multi power]

Is the tractor clean and all lights working??

I'd imagine it's at least as clean as the day it left the showroom

 

[d williams]

I’ve just read @Simon Chiles comments on a different thread and he says the same about the car licence being irrelevant.

I’ve definitely been told that the car licence is required by both a VOSA official and a policeman.

Why and I presume it’s to do with speed can a 17 year old drive a 31 ton gross tractor and trailer when a 17 year old can’t tow over 750 kgs trailer behind car:truck without passing a trailer test???

 

[Simon Chiles]

I’ve just read @Simon Chiles comments on a different thread and he says the same about the car licence being irrelevant.

I’ve definitely been told that the car licence is required by both a VOSA official and a policeman.

There’s a fair few coppers out and about who haven’t a clue about the actual law. I’ve even attended meetings where they have been giving lectures on the law and have got it wrong. I‘d like to think VOSA officers were better informed, they certainly had a major campaign to bring officers up to speed with the finer details of ag machines on the road. If you want to discuss it with me you can always phone me.

 

[Cab-over Pete]

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Just had the call...... he’s passed his test!

Be careful next time you visit The Leafy County.

 

[holywell farmer]

Just had the call...... he’s passed his test!

Be careful next time you visit The Leafy County.

Well done