He's breaking the seed limit! Farmer turns tractor into 50mph mean machine… after giving it a Volvo turbo engine
By Fiona Greig and Nick Enoch
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If you were stuck behind this tractor on a country lane, you might want to think twice before trying to overtake... because it's not as slow as it seems.
Rickard Nilsson, a farmer in Sweden, has 'pimped up' his rusty red hulk of a machine by giving it a Volvo 240 turbo engine.
And with such power under the hood, why trundle along at 5mph when you can do 0-50 in a matter of seconds?
Now, a YouTube video of him tearing across fields and burning rubber on rural roads has become a smash hit, with nearly 2million views.
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Question: How does a tractor plough through a field so fast?
Answer: Fit it with a Volvo 240 turbo engine... and then call the machine 'Terror'
He calls his tractor 'Terror' - and rightly so, as it would scare any livestock it zooms past.
In the film, the crazy cropster takes off at speed from his farmhouse, with the camerman's car (fluffy dice included) in hot pursuit.
He then steers onto farmland, ploughing up the turf as he goes.
Viewers are given an up-close-and-personal experience thanks to a handy 'tractor-cam' as he churns up the mud.
Watch the video here...
The 'pimped up' monster, designed by farmer Rickard Nilsson in Sweden, can do 0-50mph in a matter of seconds
Left for dead: The tractor speeds off, leaving the car and cameraman in its wake
Daredevil Nilsson also performs several handbrake turns - an interesting addition to the standard agriculture manoeuvres required of such a machine
Daredevil Nilsson also performs several handbrake turns - an interesting addition to the standard agriculture manoeuvres required of such a machine.
And for good measure, he also throws in some 360-degree spins.
So if you need something towed, sprayed or ploughed in a hurry, just dial T for Terror.
Swedish farmer Rickard Nilsson on his farmland with his super-charged tractor
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If you think that's impressive, google 'Tractor Pulling'. Now they're impressive. lol
- Dougie. , Harlow, United Kingdom, 15/11/2012 12:08
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