Thread: Tractor on Club Rego ? Requirements ?

Originally Posted by JDNSW

The problem with getting an answer to which is "right" is that any study has to make so many assumptions that by choosing quite reasonable assumptions you can get pretty much any answer you want to. Just as a simple example, the emissions in producing a tonne of steel will depend significantly on how much of the input is recycled scrap, how much is newly mined and what source of energy was used for the processing. This becomes even more important if you take a tonne of aluminium. You have to input numbers for these, but whatever numbers you use, there are others that could be equally valid. Do you look at the numbers for a particular model from a particular factory at a particular time? Or do you take averages? In almost every case, a mixture will be used, whatever figures the author can get hold of, often where he/she can get more than one, they pick the one that will tend towards the desired answer! (And usually there are assumptions, particularly about usage, that will be wildly inaccurate for any specific example.)

John

That is why any reputable study looks at state or national averages. Of course someone who has a perfectly maintained and tuned older vehicle will be at one end of the spectrum, etc...

I hope you are not trying to suggest that any reputable scientist would do what you suggest (bolded part).

Originally Posted by 33chinacars

This thread's got way off topic

Tell me all bout it! I just for the first time read the last few pages looking for the word tractor

they pick the one that will tend towards the desired answer

Originally Posted by isuzurover

That is why any reputable study looks at state or national averages. Of course someone who has a perfectly maintained and tuned older vehicle will be at one end of the spectrum, etc...

I hope you are not trying to suggest that any reputable scientist would do what you suggest (bolded part).

No, no, no ,never would a reputable scientist on the payroll of a big carmaker would do that ever so Toyotas 28% is perfectly accurate, being such a large car maker they would never fudge or skew figures to make purchasing a new corolla or camry better for the environment than maintaining an older one .
Back on topic personally I believe it should be a modified version of the U.K's rego where cars over a certain age(25-30 years rolling over each year so currently cars built before 83 next year 84 etc) still need to pass a safety/roadworthy check but pay a discounted rego on both historical and enviro grounds.

I finally got Global warming to work for me, Took 8 tyre burnings though but now the temp has come up nicely to the high 20's im happy again.
Last tractor I had BTW (An old Inter allegedly 45 hp) was on Farm rego and id added headlights and indicators easily enough and when I fitted the ROPS (Roll over protection) I fitted 2 Amber Xenon strobe lights for slashing the naturestrip.
From memory Vic roads charges were $78 per year which were more a TAC/insurance cost than anything else.

You couldn't use Club permit as Permit cars can not be used to earn money or as a business related use (Not even dragging your stuff to a swap meet) and should you ever need insurance protection I think youd find the claim denied.

I know a bloke who ended up paying out of his own pocket when a shower of gravel from his Fergie/Slasher combo caused a few chips and a busted window on passing traffic and this occurs more than youd think.

Originally Posted by Chucaro

Tell me all bout it! I just for the first time read the last few pages looking for the word tractor

Tractor WHAT Tractor

Originally Posted by 33chinacars

Tractor WHAT Tractor

We don need no steeenkin Tractor!

Talking of Global warming.....only a few years ago all the doomsayers & Greenies were blaming Global warming for the drought.
Now we have a de-sal plant in VIC that isn't needed (might be in the future I guess) and more rain than we know what to do with.

Everyone has gone quiet about the drought though........



Colin

PS: My mate is checking out tractor rego which is where this thread started.

Originally Posted by gromit

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Everyone has gone quiet about the drought though........



Colin

PS: My mate is checking out tractor rego which is where this thread started.

Yes......tell that to the farmers in central Qld
Then again, Qld is in another planet
More than 60 per cent of Queensland drought-declared