Comments on: Tractors on the roads http://www.primalsneeze.com/2008/08/07/tractors-on-the-roads/ Noli nothis permittere te terere Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:24:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Primal Sneeze http://www.primalsneeze.com/2008/08/07/tractors-on-the-roads/comment-page-1/#comment-5902 Primal Sneeze Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:27:55 +0000 http://www.primalsneeze.com/?p=371#comment-5902 <a href='#comment-5898' rel="nofollow">@Ann</a> - Tractors <u>are</u> totally different. Here's another one: Unless it has been changed recently, the W (tractor) grade allows you drive a mobile crane. Imagine the weight of them and the length, never mind they are mostly left-hand drive. More like artics. The emphasis on road hauliers is what disgusts me about the whole thing.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('5902','Primal Sneeze'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> @Ann – Tractors are totally different. Here’s another one: Unless it has been changed recently, the W (tractor) grade allows you drive a mobile crane. Imagine the weight of them and the length, never mind they are mostly left-hand drive. More like artics.

The emphasis on road hauliers is what disgusts me about the whole thing.

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]]> By: Ann http://www.primalsneeze.com/2008/08/07/tractors-on-the-roads/comment-page-1/#comment-5898 Ann Thu, 14 Aug 2008 05:22:22 +0000 http://www.primalsneeze.com/?p=371#comment-5898 I was amazed when I got my full license to find that I was now entitled to drive a tractor. I hadn't realised that tractors had any similarities to cars, bar the fact that they both have wheels. The last point in your post floored me. I can't believe the discussion document actually mentions road hauliers in that manner.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('5898','Ann'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> I was amazed when I got my full license to find that I was now entitled to drive a tractor. I hadn’t realised that tractors had any similarities to cars, bar the fact that they both have wheels.

The last point in your post floored me. I can’t believe the discussion document actually mentions road hauliers in that manner.

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]]> By: Primal Sneeze http://www.primalsneeze.com/2008/08/07/tractors-on-the-roads/comment-page-1/#comment-5895 Primal Sneeze Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:34:13 +0000 http://www.primalsneeze.com/?p=371#comment-5895 <a href='#comment-5890' rel="nofollow">@Conan Drumm</a> - More detail please: Farm boy? Construction worker? Hauling what? And what weight load? No hitch should give under the maker's specified tolerances. Farming folk pulling loads of stone never realise it's 'heavier' than grain. Construction folk forget farm machinery is designed for farm work.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('5895','Primal Sneeze'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> @Conan Drumm – More detail please: Farm boy? Construction worker? Hauling what? And what weight load?

No hitch should give under the maker’s specified tolerances. Farming folk pulling loads of stone never realise it’s ‘heavier’ than grain. Construction folk forget farm machinery is designed for farm work.

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]]> By: Conan Drumm http://www.primalsneeze.com/2008/08/07/tractors-on-the-roads/comment-page-1/#comment-5890 Conan Drumm Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:49:42 +0000 http://www.primalsneeze.com/?p=371#comment-5890 Spot on, Mr Sneeze. A powerful tractor doing about 30mph through a local town lost its trailer which then careered on, totalling two cars. Pure luck no one was hurt.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('5890','Conan Drumm'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> Spot on, Mr Sneeze. A powerful tractor doing about 30mph through a local town lost its trailer which then careered on, totalling two cars. Pure luck no one was hurt.
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]]> By: Primal Sneeze http://www.primalsneeze.com/2008/08/07/tractors-on-the-roads/comment-page-1/#comment-5871 Primal Sneeze Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:39:32 +0000 http://www.primalsneeze.com/?p=371#comment-5871 <a href='#comment-5868' rel="nofollow">@aonghus</a> - I already had my submission to the RSA drafted before I wrote this. But no, it has not been sent yet. I didn't have the heart to face being ignored yet again - My submission on the revised Rules of the Road to RSA was not even acknowledged. <i>Submissions from the general public are welcomed</i> my arse! <a href='#comment-5870' rel="nofollow">@Quickroute</a> - Sadly, the monkey in the corner didn't notice in time. I admit to have driven tractors from the age of about 12. But never on the road. The farmers knew there were dangers - they didn't want their machinery wrecked!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('5871','Primal Sneeze'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> @aonghus – I already had my submission to the RSA drafted before I wrote this. But no, it has not been sent yet. I didn’t have the heart to face being ignored yet again – My submission on the revised Rules of the Road to RSA was not even acknowledged. Submissions from the general public are welcomed my arse!

@Quickroute – Sadly, the monkey in the corner didn’t notice in time.

I admit to have driven tractors from the age of about 12. But never on the road. The farmers knew there were dangers – they didn’t want their machinery wrecked!

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]]> By: Quickroute http://www.primalsneeze.com/2008/08/07/tractors-on-the-roads/comment-page-1/#comment-5870 Quickroute Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:15:11 +0000 http://www.primalsneeze.com/?p=371#comment-5870 so when that reader from the RSA came in did the that monkey in the corner say "Ah How'ya RSA" I've seen kids as young as 10 driving tractors (not typically on the road but scary stuff all the same!)<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('5870','Quickroute'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> so when that reader from the RSA came in did the that monkey in the corner say “Ah How’ya RSA”
I’ve seen kids as young as 10 driving tractors (not typically on the road but scary stuff all the same!)
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]]> By: aonghus http://www.primalsneeze.com/2008/08/07/tractors-on-the-roads/comment-page-1/#comment-5868 aonghus Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:55:58 +0000 http://www.primalsneeze.com/?p=371#comment-5868 I still think it would be no harm to bring it formally to their attention, so to speak.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('5868','aonghus'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> I still think it would be no harm to bring it formally to their attention, so to speak.
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]]> By: Primal Sneeze http://www.primalsneeze.com/2008/08/07/tractors-on-the-roads/comment-page-1/#comment-5866 Primal Sneeze Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:33:04 +0000 http://www.primalsneeze.com/?p=371#comment-5866 <a href='#comment-5865' rel="nofollow">@aonghus</a> - I probably don't have to - Someone from the RSA office read the post not long after you did.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('5866','Primal Sneeze'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> @aonghus – I probably don’t have to – Someone from the RSA office read the post not long after you did.
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]]> By: aonghus http://www.primalsneeze.com/2008/08/07/tractors-on-the-roads/comment-page-1/#comment-5865 aonghus Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:32:27 +0000 http://www.primalsneeze.com/?p=371#comment-5865 Have you sent this post to the RSA? You should. It is a clear and fair review.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('5865','aonghus'); return false;">Reply</a> </div> Have you sent this post to the RSA?
You should.
It is a clear and fair review.
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