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Tractors and Farm Equipment
Tractors are machines designed for hauling and are primarily used in construction or agriculture. They are classified as farm equipment together with ploughs, harrows, combines, mowers, balers, and pickup trucks.
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What is a weighted license plate?
North Carolina regulations follow:
§ 20‑88. Property‑hauling vehicles. (a) Determination of Weight. - For the purpose of licensing, the weight of self‑propelled property‑carrying vehicles shall be the empty weight and heaviest load to be transported, as declared by the owner or operator; provided, that any determination of weight shall be made only in units of 1,000 pounds or major fraction thereof, weights of over 500 pounds counted as 1,000 and weights of 500 pounds or less disregarded. The declared gross weight of self‑propelled property‑carrying vehicles operated in conjunction with trailers or semitrailers shall include the empty weight of the vehicles to be operated in the combination and the heaviest load to be transported by such combination at any time during the registration period, except that the gross weight of a trailer or semitrailer is not required to be included when the operation is to be in conjunction with a self‑propelled property‑carrying vehicle which is licensed for 6,000 pounds or less gross weight and the gross weight of such combination does not exceed 9,000 pounds, except wreckers as defined under G.S. 20‑4.01(50). Those property‑hauling vehicles registered for 4,000 pounds shall be permitted a tolerance of 500 pounds above the weight permitted under the table of weights and rates appearing in subsection (b) of this section. (b) The following fees are imposed on the annual registration of self‑propelled property‑hauling vehicles; the fees are based on the type of vehicle and its weight: SCHEDULE OF WEIGHTS AND RATES Rates Per Hundred Pound Gross Weight Farmer Rate Not over 4,000 pounds $0.29 4,001 to 9,000 pounds inclusive .40 9,001 to 13,000 pounds inclusive .50 13,001 to 17,000 pounds inclusive .68 Over 17,000 pounds .77 Rates Per Hundred Pound Gross Weight General Rate Not over 4,000 pounds $0.59 4,001 to 9,000 pounds inclusive .81 9,001 to 13,000 pounds inclusive 1.00 13,001 to 17,000 pounds inclusive 1.36 Over 17,000 pounds 1.54 (1) The minimum fee for a vehicle licensed under this subsection is twenty‑four dollars ($24.00) at the farmer rate and twenty‑eight dollars ($28.00) at the general rate. (2) The term "farmer" as used in this subsection means any person engaged in the raising and growing of farm products on a farm in North Carolina not less than 10 acres in area, and who does not engage in the business of buying products for resale. (3) License plates issued at the farmer rate shall be placed upon trucks and truck‑tractors that are operated for the primary purpose of carrying or transporting the applicant's farm products, raised or produced on the applicant's farm, and farm supplies. The license plates shall not be used on a vehicle operated in hauling for hire. (4) "Farm products" means any food crop, livestock, poultry, dairy products, flower bulbs, or other nursery products and other agricultural products designed to be used for food purposes, including in the term "farm products" also cotton, tobacco, logs, bark, pulpwood, tannic acid wood and other forest products grown, produced, or processed by the farmer. (5) The Division shall issue necessary rules and regulations providing for the recall, transfer, exchange or cancellation of "farmer" plates, when vehicle bearing such plates shall be sold or transferred. (5a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, license plates issued pursuant to this subsection at the farmer rate may be purchased for any three‑month period at one fourth of the annual fee. (6) There shall be paid to the Division annually the following fees for "wreckers" as defined under G.S. 20‑4.01(50): a wrecker fully equipped weighing 7,000 pounds or less, seventy‑five dollars ($75.00); wreckers weighing in excess of 7,000 pounds shall pay one hundred forty‑eight dollars ($148.00). Fees to be prorated monthly. Provided, further, that nothing herein shall prohibit a licensed dealer from using a dealer's license plate to tow a vehicle for a customer. (c) The fee for a semitrailer or trailer is nineteen dollars ($19.00) for each year or part of a year. The fee is payable each year. Upon the application of the owner of a semitrailer or trailer, the Division may issue a multiyear plate and registration card for the semitrailer or trailer for a fee of seventy‑five dollars ($75.00). A multiyear plate and registration card for a semitrailer or trailer are valid until the owner transfers the semitrailer or trailer to another person or surrenders the plate and registration card to the Division. A multiyear plate may not be transferred to another vehicle. The Division shall issue a multiyear semitrailer or trailer plate in a different color than an annual semitrailer or trailer plate and shall include the word "multiyear" on the plate. The Division may not issue a multiyear plate for a house trailer. (d) Rates on trucks, trailers and semitrailers wholly or partially equipped with solid tires shall be double the above schedule. (e) Repealed by Session Laws 1981, c. 976, s. 6. (f) Repealed by Session Laws 1995, c. 163, s. 6. (g) Repealed by Session Laws 1969, c. 600, s. 17. (h) Repealed by Session Laws 1979, c. 419. (i) Any vehicle fee determined under this section according to the weight of the vehicle shall be increased by the sum of three dollars ($3.00) to arrive at the total fee. (j) No heavy vehicle subject to the use tax imposed by Section 4481 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (26 U.S.C. 4481) may be registered or licensed pursuant to G.S. 20‑88 without proof of payment of the use tax imposed by that law. The proof of payment shall be on a form prescribed by the United States Secretary of Treasury pursuant to the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 141(d). (k) A person may not drive a vehicle on a highway if the vehicle's gross weight exceeds its declared gross weight. A vehicle driven in violation of this subsection is subject to the axle‑group weight penalties set in G.S. 20‑118(e). The penalties apply to the amount by which the vehicle's gross weight exceeds its declared weight. (l) The Division shall issue permanent truck and truck‑tractor plates to Class A and Class B Motor Vehicles and shall include the word "permanent" on the plate. The permanent registration plates issued pursuant to this section shall be subject to annual registration fees set in this section. The Division shall issue the necessary rules providing for the recall, transfer, exchange, or cancellation of permanent plates issued pursuant to this section. (1937, c. 407, s. 52; 1939, c. 275; 1941, cc. 36, 227; 1943, c. 648; 1945, c. 569, s. 1; c. 575, s. 1; c. 576, s. 3; c. 956, ss. 1, 2; 1949, cc. 355, 361; 1951, c. 583; c. 819, ss. 1, 2; 1953, c. 568; c. 694, s. 1; c. 1122; 1955, c. 554, s. 8; 1957, c. 681, s. 2; c. 1215; 1959, c. 571; 1961, c. 685; 1963, c. 501; c. 702, ss. 2, 3; 1967, c. 1095, ss. 1, 2; 1969, c. 600, ss. 12‑17; c. 1056, s. 1; 1973, c. 154, ss. 1, 2; c. 291; 1975, c. 716, s. 5; 1977, c. 638; 1979, c. 419; c. 631; 1981, c. 67; c. 690, ss. 29, 30; c. 976, s. 6; 1983, c. 43; c. 190, s. 1; c. 761, s. 144; c. 768, s. 4; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 947, s. 1; 1993, c. 467, s. 4; c. 543, s. 1; 1995, c. 109, s. 1; c. 163, s. 6; 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 756, s. 8; 1997‑466, s. 1; 2004‑167, ss. 6, 7; 2004‑199, s. 59; 2005‑276, s. 44.1(n); 2008‑221, s. 2.)
if you put a 540 adaptor onto a 1000 spd PTO of a tractor you must keep the engine rpm low enough so that it only turns at 540 PTO rpm some tractors have a selector lever for 540/1000 on some you must change the PTO shaft and it engages a different gear inside the tractor
What is the weight of a 1978 28' Glendette trailer?
The 1978 Glendette 290 Standard Travel Trailer or the
Glendette Deluxe 290 Travel Trailer by Glendale Corp.
Strathroy, Ontario.
The dry weight is estimated at 4718 lbs and the dry hitch weight is estimated at 562 lbs. This info comes out of 1987 Glendette brochure for model 295. From 1977 to 1992 the construction of the Glendette travel trailer was pretty much standard. Taking the specs out of a 1987 brochure would be really no different then a 1978 model which would have been the 290 model. This would be the closest model number for a 28' trailer in that year. If it is a Glendette Deluxe with molded ABS front and back add about 400lbs to the dry weight because of the moulded front and back as well as the heavier cabinetry inside the trailer.
For gross weight the Glendette of this size would have had axles rated for 6500 to 7000lbs combined. This would allow for a cargo carrying estimate of approximately 1700 to 2200 pounds maximum. There should be a sticker on the road side of the unit indicating this in kg. Also in one of the cabinets inside there should be a manufacturer's unit fact sheet with this same info.
The best advice is to take your Glendette to a truck weigh scale and weigh it empty to see how accurate the mfg information was in the brochure. The difference if any will also affect the hitch weight of your unit. A hitch weight is 10 to 15% of the units actual weight .
How is maximum length of a freight train determined?
The maximum length of trains that can operate on the network is determined by physical limits such as the length of chord lines, platform lines, loops and terminals.
The limits are set to ensure that trains do not impact on other train movements or the performance of the network.
We work with operators to enable them to transport longer trains, allowing them to provide services that allow them to transport more commercially advantageous payloads. This may be possible through implementing enhanced train plans which provide journeys that avoid stops en route.
What year is a Kubota G1800 mower serial number 14022?
The Kubota G1800 mower with serial number 14022 was manufactured in 1995. Kubota typically uses a serial number system that allows for the identification of the production year, and this particular number falls within the range for that model's production. If you need further verification, you can check with a Kubota dealer or refer to the owner's manual for more specific information.
It's a private farm. As long as you don't get near the public, you don't need a license.
You would have to find a company which is selling their fleet directly to the public. Most fleet vehicles end up being bought by wholesalers, who turn around and sell the vehicles at a markup.
Some states may have surplus sales which are open to any member of the general public, and you can often find both seized vehicles (impounded by law enforcement, etc.) and state fleet vehicles there.
How to buck rivet semi trailer roof?
Well, this is an open question. Before you buck a aluminum or fiberglass roof I'm assuming you have no idea the process that it takes to remove the old roof and install the new.
To answer your question, you have to pre-drill holes in the new roof. You can make a hole finder to line up the old holes in the rail or just sight drill the holes.
Make sure you use the old holes in the rails. If you just start drilling holes in the top rail, then you'll have doubled the holes you need and it will cause the rail to lose it's strength and in time will become weak and break.
After you drilled your holes 3/16 drill bit or a #10 drill bit. Insert the 3/16 alum rivets and take your air hammer with the right bucking head (3/16 head) and a hammer. Consult supply company to get the right bucking head before going forward. Put the hammer under the rivet and push down the rivet with you air hammer and pull trigger. I use what i call a bucking bar. I take a solid steel bar about 1/2 thick by 3"wide x 6" long and use that to put under the rivet. Once the bottom of the rivet mushrooms out enough, the process is complete. I use soft rivet because it makes the bucking process very easy. Plus, if you use hard rivets it will make the removal of the roof and rivets harder the next time you have to repair the roof.
Hope that helps.
What would cause the wiper spindle to shear when removing the nut?
Rust and corrosion on the threads causing the nut to be extremely tight coming off. The spindle can only take so much force before it breaks.
Why does your three point hitch not work when you unhook your front end loader?
Both are hydraulic. Often when you disconnect one hydraulic device you bleed air into the system... You might need to cap off the front end loader hydraulic connectors, bleed the air out and refill with hydraulic fluid. Another possibility is that you are simply low on fluid. Yet another, less loved cause, is a stuck priority diverter valve - that prioritizes hydraulic pressure when both devices are attached.
Finally, not knowing your particular model - the possibility does exist that there is no diverter and that it runs off the same hydraulic line as the loader - in that case, the fix would be just to connect a line to the front end loader inlet, then connect the other line to the outlet (tractor side connections, clearly not the loader itself).
Hope this helps.
