Weight - JCB WFT Fastrac, the World's Fastest Tractor

This episode covers the 'weight' element of the project to build The World's Fastest Tractor - JCB's Guinness World Records Fastrac #JCBWFT.

We needed to reduce the standard weight of a Fastrac from over 8.5t to around 5t; the equivalent of a mini and a range rover combined.

- It was made 3500kg lighter using aluminium panels instead of steel, GRP and carbon fibre bodywork
- The chassis was lightened from 750kg to 480kg
- We built a lighter suspension, used aluminium axle covers and removed the hub reduction gears
- Lithium batteries were a lighter choice

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