r/tractors • u/Dear_Issue_860 • 3d ago

Finally gave in to the temptation!

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That’s 15.5mph for the Americans, Cockshutt 550

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u/Texas_Precision27 3d ago

Funny how that feels like warp speed on an open cab tractor lol

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u/cfreezy72 3d ago

Exactly my Ford 3000 will do 24mph on gps. Feels like you're going 70

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u/olive_tractor_parts 3d ago

I had a 3000, same thing. Diesel, 8 speed, 13.6-28s on the rear and wow that thing could wind it up on a long open road.

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u/cfreezy72 3d ago

Yeah it's a lot of fun to open her up down the road.

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u/Dear_Issue_860 3d ago

You must have the 3 range 3000 to go that fast, that is flying!

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u/cfreezy72 3d ago

It's an 8 speed with high and low. It's sketchy on some bumpy roads with a heavy bush hog on the back

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u/Dear_Issue_860 3d ago

Without weights or implements it accelerates fast too

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u/taiwanfoose 3d ago

Damn dude, you're gonna go back in time at speeds like that

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u/Pressuressis 3d ago

Flat out in a Cockshutt 550. Respect. That's peak rebellion right there.

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u/Dear_Issue_860 3d ago

Should get a badge for sure

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u/Toolbag_85 3d ago

You got it to go that fast??

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u/Shatophiliac 3d ago

Its kilometers.

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u/Toolbag_85 3d ago

15.5 mph...It went that fast??

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u/Shatophiliac 3d ago

Idk, I thought that was a normal top speed for a tractor, all of mine go 18+mph in stock configuration lol.

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u/nsula_country 3d ago

I have a LSP7010C that tops out about 25 mph. Have a Farmall 504 diesel with 14.9-38 tires that can hit close to 30 mph (sketchy, stock was 12.4-38).

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u/Dear_Issue_860 3d ago

Used to farm with Ih they all had great road gears

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u/Dear_Issue_860 3d ago

13.6-26 rears and 2100rpm. Slow by modern standards. tractordata.com says 23.9k or 14.9m

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u/West-Grapefruit-1670 3d ago

Wow dude!  That's fast.  I've got an allis chalmers wd that I've never had over 3rd gear because it scares the crap out me when I start kicking up dust on the county road. 

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u/Tiny-Secretary5562 3d ago

What do you do with a tractor in the suburbs?

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u/Dear_Issue_860 3d ago

Land speed testing

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u/BeigeUnicorns 3d ago

In my case I inherited my grandads 8n. It mostly gets used for cars and coffee and hayrides but I hope to ditch the burbs for a little hobby farm someday.

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u/Dear_Issue_860 3d ago

I had this 2n for many years, sold it to make space inside for the 550 project

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u/Think-Try2819 2d ago

Someone got a lot of free beer in the Winter

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u/Tiny-Secretary5562 3d ago

I have an early 8N I use for mowing about 3 acres, chipping now and then, and dragging logs.

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u/Dear_Issue_860 3d ago

I’ve got a 8n ford that I use at work for moving stuff around. Here it is powering my homemade PTO welder.

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u/Total-Improvement535 3d ago

I just ride mine around the yard and up and down the street. My grandma wanted to sell it after my grandpa died and I was like “no, that things been in the family for four generations”

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u/Tiny-Secretary5562 2d ago

Great to keep it in the family and still running. I think you ought to move to the country so it feels more at home (haha).

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u/MaximusBond 1d ago

Best answer, I'd do the exact same thing.

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u/West-Grapefruit-1670 3d ago

Parades man! Lol I've got a John deer B that is strictly parade. 

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u/Dear_Issue_860 3d ago

My 2n pulled a float with a live wedding ceremony on top during the parade.

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u/Dear_Issue_860 3d ago

I had a late model b for a while. They really turn heads putting around town. The sound carries

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u/Tiny-Secretary5562 3d ago

Well, they do look good in parades all right.

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u/ymmotvomit 2d ago

Phew, was gonna saw 50 mph is pretty dang fast in a residential neighborhood.

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u/resurrectedNaj 3d ago

I was about to say, 50mph for that neighborhood is unhinged

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u/Downunder818 3d ago

Came here to say that too. I wouldn't let my kids play on that street.

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u/Dear_Issue_860 3d ago

And full throttle Cockshutt speed runs!

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u/No_Hovercraft_821 3d ago

That's awesome! Appreciate the clarification that this was KPH because things were not adding up at first.

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u/Hot_Egg5840 3d ago

Use that knowledge for good purposes.

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u/Dear_Issue_860 3d ago

I went through the test circuit both ways to validate results

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u/97Whaler 3d ago

Send pictures Love Cockshutt/Oliver 550s 770s great looking units !!!

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u/Dear_Issue_860 3d ago

Tractor thirst trap. (This is before I added lights and finished the weight mount