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Homesy

Member
Location
North West Devon
20t trailer empty must be 6.5t ,fill it with
wheat 26.5 t plus tractor capable of holding
it back another 10t .Knocking on the door of 36t plus.
Would it not be better buying a lorry and parking it on the headlands?
Maximum gross weight for an agricultural trailer is 18.29tonnes. Total gross weight with tractor is 31 tonnes. Maximum speed for a tractor is 25mph.
I only know this because I did a speed awareness course last year.
No farm trailer weights are ever checked.
Until you have an accident.
If someone gets hurt go straight to jail.
A big risk these days. Just saying.
 

Clive

Staff Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Lichfield
20t trailer empty must be 6.5t ,fill it with
wheat 26.5 t plus tractor capable of holding
it back another 10t .Knocking on the door of 36t plus.
Would it not be better buying a lorry and parking it on the headlands?

we move a lot of compost so not always very heavy, sometimes carting without going on the road - need cubic capacity more than the weight
 

lloyd

Member
Location
Herefordshire
Maximum gross weight for an agricultural trailer is 18.29tonnes. Total gross weight with tractor is 31 tonnes. Maximum speed for a tractor is 25mph.
I only know this because I did a speed awareness course last year.
No farm trailer weights are ever checked.
Until you have an accident.
If someone gets hurt go straight to jail.
A big risk these days. Just saying.
Farm trailer weights do get checked occasionally.
Couple of years ago they were hot around Hereford ,
just a diesel dip for me with a pick up and trailer but some
worried faced farmers with tractors and loaded root trailers.
 

Flatlander

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Lorette Manitoba
20t trailer empty must be 6.5t ,fill it with
wheat 26.5 t plus tractor capable of holding
it back another 10t .Knocking on the door of 36t plus.
Would it not be better buying a lorry and parking it on the headlands?
We use lorries here because of the distances to haul back to the farm and also to deliver in winter to buyers. In a dry year the lorry makes sense but once the field gets soft or entrance get rutted you’ll find them a poor alternative to a tractor and trailer. Then add in the safety inspections and crap resale value and the trailer get cheap real quick.
 

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