Wife and I were on our way home awhile ago and caught up with an Amish man on a Massey Ferguson pulling an empty tandem car-hauler type trailer. I set in behind him and he was doing a rock solid 40 mph, and he held that speed for about a mile and a half on a level roadway, then abruptly slowed to 25 mph. I didn't know they would go that fast, although I've heard of them being ticketed for exceeding the speed limit in a couple of the neighboring towns. Also - I was puzzled about why he slowed to 25. The local Amish are well known for their wide open throttles, and I was surprised when he slowed down after demonstrating that it would go 40.
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Traditional Farmer
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- Location
- Virginia
I was at the MF/NH dealership the other day and it looked like they had some Fendt tractors painted up in MF colors those will roll on down the road at a good clip
over 45 MPH easily.
over 45 MPH easily.
ditchwitch
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Thats exactly what i was thinking. 40 MPH on any of those old tractors would be a white knuckle ride
Northvale PA
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Wouldn?t Amish tractor be on steel wheels? That?s what they are on in these parts. No pneumatic tires allowed to the best of my knowledge.
Dieseltech
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- Location
- Akron, Indiana
What model? If the wheel planetaries have been disabled, and axle drive is now 1 to 1, that will increase top speed a lot. I could have bought a model 265 like that awhile back.
The Amish here in Southern Illinois have rubber tired tractors, mainly used for transportation on the highways every day except Sunday. They are even allowed to have cab tractors, but they must remove the rear window. I understand that the local Amish Bishop decides what they can and cannot do. It's common to see them pulling enclosed trailers like a small contractor would use, but the trailers are used as much to carry passengers as work tools. Many (most?) of the trailers have state license plates.
On Sundays the tractors are parked and they bring out the horse and buggy.
On Sundays the tractors are parked and they bring out the horse and buggy.
Bruce from Can.
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- Location
- Woodville, Ontario, Canada
Lots of new tractors can go 40 mph/60km. 25 mp seems pretty fast to me. Braking and steering would be to things I would be concerned with, and some better suspension would help with control at that speed too
wilson ind
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Would they have to flip the ring-gear as pto turns opposite of crankshaft?
kcm.MN
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- Location
- NW Minnesota
Maybe his radar detector was going off? *lol*
Adirondack case guy
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He probably slowed down when going by the Bishops house. Did he have one hand on top of his straw hat holding it on???
Loren
Loren
rlp in Co.
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Check my math. My pickup tire is 27 inches tall. The rear end is 3.5 to one.
PTO is 540 RPM.
5,280 ft. in one mile
27/2=13.5?6.28=84.78
540/3.5=154.28 RPM
84.78?154.28=13079.9 inches per minute.
13079.9/12=1090 ft. per minute
1090?60=65402 ft. per hour
65402/5280=12 mph
PTO is 540 RPM.
5,280 ft. in one mile
27/2=13.5?6.28=84.78
540/3.5=154.28 RPM
84.78?154.28=13079.9 inches per minute.
13079.9/12=1090 ft. per minute
1090?60=65402 ft. per hour
65402/5280=12 mph
jimg.allentown
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Your math is wrong. You are using PTO speed to calculate road speed. Engine RPM X gear ratio X final drive ratio = rear axle RPMs. PTO speed is derived from gearing in the PTO drive to obtain the desired PTO speed, is it not? As I see on tachometers, there are markings for PTO speed as well as markings for road speed in high gear. The indicated PTO speed is not the engine/driveline speed.
rlp in Co.
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I forgot say that I was calculating how fast a tractor would go with a driveshaft hooked to the tr?iler.
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