Keeping To A Theme,

of fast unusual vehicles, 

photographs JCB Tractors, typically tractors are not known for their high speeds, but the JCB Fastrac Two tractor is the opposite of that, the guys at English tractor manufacturer JCB managed to set a new Guinness record for the world’s fastest tractor with a modified version of the company’s Fastrac tracto,

the stripped down version still came in weighing 5 tons, so the team had to develop innovative solutions for improving aerodynamics in order to achieve their goals, the tractor is powered by JCB’s proprietary 7.2-liter, 6-cylinder Dieselmax engine, the record-breaking Fastrac Two had a peak power of 1,016 hp backed up by over 2,500 Nm of torque, “When we reached 103.6 mph with the Fastrac in the summer, I was convinced we could go even faster and the JCB team has risen to the challenge by setting this new record,” JCB Chairman Lord Bamford said. “It’s an amazing achievement delivered by a young and enthusiastic engineering team. Everyone involved should be very proud of the part they have played in showing off British engineering at its very best.”

“Getting a five-tonne tractor to safely reach 150 mph and stop again is not an easy task,” JCB Chief Innovation and Growth Officer, Tim Burnhope, said. “We’re all so proud to have not only reached these goals but to have exceeded them.” the new speed record was set over two two-kilometre runs, it averaged a speed of 135 mph (217.6 km/h) and a peak speed of 153.771 mph (247 km/h),  imagine how quickly you could harvest a field of corn at that speed! but what a couple of feats of amazing engineering, both here and in the US.