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Old 03-04-2007, 11:07 AM
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For a tractor to be driving on the public road with its forks right down about a foot from the road? i thought they had to be up in the air for obvious reasons?

This guy who owns the farm near me is always driving it like that with the forks down, lets hope no unlucky bugger has a head on with him
Old 03-04-2007, 11:10 AM
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im not sure,, but i wouldnt like to see the outcome of a crash
Old 03-04-2007, 11:11 AM
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I was under the impression they are suppose to be in the air. Thats always how my dad used to drive with them anyway.

And myself on the old clapped out Ford we had
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well yeah its common sense at the end of the day isnt it

Just waiting for him to pass a police car they will soon stop him
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Oh yeah defo common sense


I remember years back they used to be quite hot on tractors, always stopping them with trailers and a load of bales on the back, to make sure the load is safe etc etc
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Yup i'm sure they should be up. I wondered this on sat because i was out on sat on my bike, at lets just say quite a rate of knots , and one was headed towards me with a row of forks down There were cars behing poking out the side as in trying to pass and i though it'd be rather messy to hit it square on
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Yup i'm sure they should be up. I wondered this on sat because i was out on sat on my bike, at lets just say quite a rate of knots , and one was headed towards me with a row of forks down There were cars behing poking out the side as in trying to pass and i though it'd be rather messy to hit it square on
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