converting from motor vehicle to self propelled implement of husbandry

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04-15-2017, 01:33 PM

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who_knos

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Is the truck 2 or 4wd, if its 2wd couldnt you do some steep gears or if 4wd maybe lock the transfer case in 4 low and pull the shift motor that way it would still be able to have 2wd as well. Just throwing different ideas out there.

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04-15-2017, 04:22 PM

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Exactly! -
the vehicle does 99% of its driving on the farm - only used to travel from farm to farm or for service - - not for personal use. Since its used exclusively for food production, it qualifies as a spih providing it can't be used also as a commercial or personal motor vehicle - disabling the higher gears renders it unable to maintain speeds over 40kmh - thereby classifies it as a "slow moving vehicle"
also, we had a worker get drunk and drive like a maniac in the orchard - he forgot to stop when he crashed through 2 barns nearly killing 9 ladies in the packhouse - we've been removing the high gears since 1970 on our farm - slow and steady does it!

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OK fellow sodbusters - disconnecting vss vehicle speed sensor prevents transmission from shifting to the higher gears - so long as selector remains in DRIVE position - can still select 2nd and 3rd gear manually, so a simple stop on the selector lever prevents manual shifting to 2nd and 3rd -

vehicle has no speedometer now - but there's no speedlimits I can break in 1st gear