Death after crash involving tractor and car in Somerset

[Westside]

Sad for all involved. Lots of anti farming comments following the article too.

http://www.somersetcountygazette.co...ights_for_life_after_tragic_crash_in_Taunton/

 

[roscoe erf]

sad will wait for the official outcome before commenting which is what a lot of the commenters should have done before posting

 

[puntabrava]

sad will wait for the official outcome before commenting which is what a lot of the commenters should have done before posting

It says the car was hit by a detached trailer. If that is the case I wonder if the tractors owner will be treated in the same way as the owner of Grittenham haulage?

 

[glasshouse]

Local contract farming hero has drivers that race through villages at twice the speed an hgv would go.
Its an accident waiting to happen.

 

[Henarar]

went to a NFU meeting the other day about road regulations for tractors and all the big boys want to do is go faster and pull more weight

 

[Chae1]

went to a NFU meeting the other day about road regulations for tractors and all the big boys want to do is go faster and pull more weight

It's fine going faster and heavier if testing introduced for drivers and trailers.

 

[puntabrava]

went to a NFU meeting the other day about road regulations for tractors and all the big boys want to do is go faster and pull more weight

Stobarts have a driver trainee program.

 

[Courier]

Stobarts have a driver trainee program.

Stobarts also have a habit of selling units secondhand with mis-matched brake shoes on the same axle [emoji15]

 

[Tomtrac]

Stobarts also have a habit of selling units secondhand with mis-matched brake shoes on the same axle [emoji15]

It all depends on how the vehicle is purchased
Shurley if you buy a truck you remove the wheels and check all brakes or at least look throo the inspection holes
I take my hat off to you for noticing shutch a dangerous thing

 

[Courier]

It all depends on how the vehicle is purchased
Shurley if you buy a truck you remove the wheels and check all brakes or at least look throo the inspection holes
I take my hat off to you for noticing shutch a dangerous thing

Bought direct ex Stobarts by a friend farmer/haulage contractor and noted at 1st 6 weekly check that one side had narrower brake shoes on so obviously had to replace them - quite a few years ago now but still not setting a good example [emoji107]

 

[Kevtherev]

Kids racing on 50k tractors perhaps?

 

[MV2]

Please make sure you check your vehicles are safe to be driven on the highway and is road worthy , we all hate more red tape so it's in your best interest to do thing properly, as to some of the comments on the gazzette site they are justified, we all seen farm vehicles with no lights when dark, no number plates, no brakes and moo poo not cleaned up etc 5 minutes checking your vehicle could save you a lot of hassle if things go wrong and if you find some wrong don't risk it


Respect works both ways

 

[sleepy]

Kids racing on 50k tractors perhaps?

Best not to speculate until the truth is known.

 

[FonterraFarmer]

Best not to speculate until the truth is known.

But thats not how the internet works, everything is correct and true until proven its wrong.

 

[uztrac]

But thats not how the internet works, everything is correct and true until proven its wrong.

I now believe sweet nothing nowadays,we have so much fake news swilling around,along with a very biased indigenous broadcasting corporation.Now less news is more as far as I am concerned.

 

[Kevtherev]

Best not to speculate until the truth is known.

I do realise one mustn't speculate especially when there has been a fatality.
What I was getting at is inexperienced youths going too fast and with big weights something that's commonplace in today's agriculture.
Condolences to all involved

 

[Courier]

Please make sure you check your vehicles are safe to be driven on the highway and is road worthy , we all hate more red tape so it's in your best interest to do thing properly, as to some of the comments on the gazzette site they are justified, we all seen farm vehicles with no lights when dark, no number plates, no brakes and moo poo not cleaned up etc 5 minutes checking your vehicle could save you a lot of hassle if things go wrong and if you find some wrong don't risk it


Respect works both ways

Put number plates one on each side of towing vehicle (if Agri or works truck) one less thing to worry about and then do the other checks on 25 or 30 trailer changes per day x 4 mins per changeover = 2 hours a day less productive / one quarter of most folks working day. But it HAS to be done so maybe an extra tractor and trailer and driver is not a luxury[emoji848]

 

[Daddy Pig]

is a hook and ring hitch that was designed for the likes of mf 35s and 3 ton trailers 50 odd years ago really suitable for todays kit ?

 

[Pheasant Surprise]

is a hook and ring hitch that was designed for the likes of mf 35s and 3 ton trailers 50 odd years ago really suitable for todays kit ?

You can fit/retrofit ball and spoon (K80) should you wish.

 

[Zebbedee]

went to a NFU meeting the other day about road regulations for tractors and all the big boys want to do is go faster and pull more weight

Quite agree with you, what all these people seem to forget is that they can go faster and with heavier loads now if they want and legally as well, it just means that they have to adhere to the same regs as a lorry, simples l personally think that the changes they made to the weights is quite sensible