Tractor parades

jeffcat · Jul 14, 2015

When you guys go on a tractor run what speed do you go at? I have read on here where it is something like "We go at a nice 10 mph so even the little guys can keep up". I would think that whould be a nice trip. When you find out that a group says we are going in ROAD gear and off they go at 15-20 mph. A "parade" I think is like a fast or very fast walk. Maybe even a jog. Going 20 mph is a ralley or a slow race. I would like to here from you guys.

charlespretzer · Jul 14, 2015

DEPENDS ON WHETHER YOU LIKE THE JOURNEY OR THE DESTINATION THE MOST.

Janicholson · Jul 14, 2015

Going the speed of the slowest tractor is best practices. If they all can hit 18, it seems too fast for being seen, or being reasonably safe. Does the organizer teas every tractor for operational brakes? If someone wants to ride with a 7 MPH tractor, I would probably set a limit and hold to it, 7 seems too slow. Jim

jeffcat · Jul 14, 2015

You got that right. They did like 30++++ miles in a little over four hours. I wanted to go but dropped out after three miles. I am NOT going to blow the engine in my CUB by trying to keep up. SAD but true. Some people just want it their way. I have a IH 300U up at the farm, but have NO way to transport her. She has wheel weights and is loaded too with a front end loader also. My Ford explorer AIN'T gonna do it. Will see what I can do next year. Thanks for the replys.

Paul Shuler · Jul 14, 2015

I have had the same experience. I have a farmall C. They are not too fast. Its seems we start out nice and slow but like an old horse the knows he is getting close to the barn, At some point I get left behind. Met some nice people though at the back of the pack. Lol.

02XLT4X4 · Jul 14, 2015

Your engine governor should prevent your engine from overspeeding. It is designed to run at a certain RPM, for example my tractor runs warmer (bottom of green vs center of green on gauge) when plowing at part throttle than WOT (with governor) because the cooling system isn't running at its ideal speed.

When I lead our 20mi ride I like to put the slowest tractor behind me. Then I gauge off of him and everybody else follows so we don't have 3 groups strung out over several miles. Some people complain or whatever when someone slower comes a long, my take is if you are in a hurry to get somewhere where 2-3mph is that earthshattering of a difference they should have driven their car/pickup rather than a piece of farm machinery. The poster says 10mph is appreciated, if you can't do it isn't the end of the world to me.

02XLT4X4 · Jul 14, 2015

BTW per my cellphone we averaged about 11mph this year. By my lonesome coming home I was running 13-14mph.

NoNewParts · Jul 14, 2015

know the route, then let the RandyRacers go.
nice putt with miminal official type hassles...'Hey, I'm in the parade..just slow'

True leaders can be at the back of the pack too ya know....do it the way [i:3798c01b55]you[/i:3798c01b55] want...

old popper · Jul 14, 2015

We have several small local tractor rides here in NW Iowa. I have several 2 cyl JDs that I use. In years past, they went as fast as they wanted, and when I got there everyone was done with lunch and loaded up to go home. Things have changed.....now they try to keep the pace at between 11 and 14 mph. Seems to keep the slower ones happier. Myself I don't get excited one way or the other.

DeltaRed · Jul 14, 2015

You wont "blow up" your engine.It's governor makes sure of that.You can let it sit and run full throttle all day long and not hurt it.The governor will keep it at rated speed 'forever'.BTW,you could probabvly run the engine at TWICE the rated speed before you need to worry

Don Hopf · Jul 14, 2015

WNAX tractor ride has a minimum speed of 12 mph. The tractor I was driving did 12 mph. The first day, the throttle was at 2/3. The second day it was wide open and wishing for more. Then the engine started cutting out at about half ways thru the day. Nursed it back to the shed a half an hour behind the rest of the tractors in the group.

Should of kept dad's Belarus. It would do 25 mph.

Don

tom upton · Jul 14, 2015

never been on a tractor ride, but anytime I have to take tractor down the road I want to get there and back as fast as possible. It seems even at 18 mph after about the first 5 miles you could get off and walk faster! Each to his own, but I could never see the point in driving your tractor on the road if you didn't have to?

fixerupper · Jul 14, 2015

I was in one tractor ride and only because I was invited. This was not a well organized or policed ride so it left a poor impression in my mind. Took my Oliver 88 so I was running 13? or so. It was a free for all with no upper speed limit. The guys with the 18-20 MPH tractors were passing me, not even glancing over to me, just looking straight ahead. I tried to give them a friendly wave but they again just looked straight ahead. We stopped at three towns along the way for potty stops and at every town those fast ones were in the bar and had already had a couple of beers by the time I got there. Their main interest in that ride was getting to the next bar. By the time we got back to the town we started from some of those guys had obviously had too much to drink by the way they were driving. Some day I plan to enter in a well organized ride that is enjoyable and not a drunken free for all but it won't be this year.

Dieseltech · Jul 14, 2015

Most I've been on average 8-10 MPH for the day, sometimes 5, sometimes 13 MPH for short times. Seldom get the 85MF in high gear. Hope that changes at the Illinois ride in July..

Wheatfarmer · Jul 14, 2015

A tractor ride, and a tractor in a parade is two different things and different speeds. I have never been in a parade that wasn't a stop and go. Tractors passing tractors on a highway has to be looking for a way someone to be killed. Slowest tractor in the front, and others deal with it. A tractor ride is for SHOW & FUN. Ok you got my $0.02.

Paul from MI · Jul 14, 2015

I have driven across the Mackinac Bridge three times. Rules are tractor must go at least 10mph. First trip I drove my '44 JD B, had it in every gear from 3rd(4mph) to 6th(12mph). Last two times I drove my Farmall H. I used 4th(5mph) and 5th(15mph). IF ONLY SOME ONE WOULD DRIVE A CONSISTENT SPEED!

RandyB(MI) · Jul 14, 2015

15-20 wasn't safe when these ole horses were new and sure isn't safe with 40-70 yrs of wear in steering and marginal brakes. Will not buy that even half of them have had these things brought back to new specs either. That's probably why the "fast" ones mentioned below are looking straight ahead and won't wave. They're on the edge of control and they know it. I also have been over Mackinac Bridge with my late JD "B" and was never able to open it up (10 mph) in high gear the whole trip until other side of bridge and heading up hill to St Ignace. Anything faster than 10 mph on the bridge with an antique tractor and you had better hope those cables catch you. They may catch the tractor but driver won't be that lucky.

connor9988 · Jul 14, 2015

Case VAC is in the "slow-boat" section. Not many drives I can take that on. Case said they geared it that way for safety and they're probably right.

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