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L, LA in your pickup

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Joe MD

02-02-2006 12:53:06




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Anyone ever try to get an L or LA in the back of a pickup?




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Pat Weepie

02-06-2006 23:45:17




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 Re: L, LA in your pickup in reply to Joe MD, 02-02-2006 12:53:06  
Yes it will fit. I hauled a project '44 LA from Palmer, Alaska to Iowa, in the back of my '70 Chevy 3/4 ton.
The added weight made the truck ride like a Cadillac.
Pat



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Xmus

02-03-2006 05:47:02




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 Re: L, LA in your pickup in reply to Joe MD, 02-02-2006 12:53:06  
I hauled an LI from PA to SC in my GMC 2500HD. The load was no problem, but when unloading from ramps on the tailgate, I destroyed the tailgate hinges and had to replace them. Since the tractor rear tires were inside the bed, in retrospect I should have removed the tailgate and used the ramps on the bed itself. To load and unload a dead tractor, I put a strengthening bar on the front of the bed, and used a come-along.

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Deeredale

02-02-2006 18:46:52




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 Re: L, LA in your pickup in reply to Joe MD, 02-02-2006 12:53:06  
We have loaded many Ls & LAs in the bed of a full size pickup (remember to remove the hand crank before loading). I would agree that a 3/4 ton would be best for the weight. As for the size. A full size pickup bed is roughly 4' X 8'. There is just enough room to close the tail gate with a LA in the bed with very little room in the front or back. It is best to have good tie down points in the floor of the bed (strapping to a stake pocket folds the bed like a pop can) or we have also tied them to a gooseneck ball. Take the tail gate off & back up to a dock is the best way to load & unload.

One time a guy picked an AOS tractor up & he loaded it in the bed of his dually. He could not close that tail gate though.

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Mark Scholten

02-02-2006 14:02:24




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 Re: L, LA in your pickup in reply to Joe MD, 02-02-2006 12:53:06  
A L or LA will fit in a pickup box. The tractor measures 48" wide and 60" long. I have seen it done but I would be concerned about unloading and loading with the tailgate down. I would probably have some nice 3" oak planks that I could span the distance with the tailgate removed. Mark



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Bob Collins

02-02-2006 16:04:52




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 Re: L, LA in your pickup in reply to Mark Scholten, 02-02-2006 14:02:24  
I agree with the 48" wide but I question the 60" long. I brought my LA home in the back of my F-100 and it was more weight than the 1/2 ton was comfortable carrying. Filled the 8' box about all up.



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Mark Scholten

02-02-2006 16:14:44




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 Re: L, LA in your pickup in reply to Bob Collins, 02-02-2006 16:04:52  
I don't mean to sound rude but your comment about the F-100 being a 1/2 ton should tell you something. The L and LA weigh in at around 1500# to 2000# depending on wheel weights or loaded tires and so on. Now for the length, I am not absolutly sure of the length but I know with the LA-2 plow on my LA I can not put it on the trailer sideways because the plow sticks out too far. That doesn't tell you anything about the length but I just threw that in. Seems like I measured the tractor one time for someone and it may have been 60" wheel base. When I get home tomorrow afternoon, I will remeasure just so I know and I will repost the total length.
Mark

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Bob Collins

02-03-2006 06:16:32




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 Re: L, LA in your pickup in reply to Mark Scholten, 02-02-2006 16:14:44  
Mark, Of course I was aware a 1/2 ton was not suited for the load but that was all I had at the time and when you can get an LA for the price I paid then, it was worth it to carefully haul it 20 miles. I had hauled 2100 pounds of coal on that truck when the snow was too deep for the coal man to deliver, so I knew it would do the job. No problem with sounding rude, I sure didn't take it that way. Bob

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G/MAN

02-02-2006 13:22:12




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 Re: L, LA in your pickup in reply to Joe MD, 02-02-2006 12:53:06  
I haven't seen that done, but I've seen an "H" hauled pretty easily on a flat-bed on a 1-ton.



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Don L C

02-03-2006 12:27:03




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 Re: L, LA in your pickup in reply to G/MAN, 02-02-2006 13:22:12  
I have a LA ---service manual gives this information:

Shipping Weight---1630 lbs.
Wheel Base----- --61"
Tread (adjustable)-36"..42" (48"and54"rear also available)
Crop clearnce----- 17"
Clutch ----- ----- 9" single,dry
Rear Tires----- ---6.00 x 22"
Front Tires----- --4.00 x15"
Width----- ----- ---50"
Length----- ----- --91"
Ground speed----- --forward...2 1/2...3 3/4...6..mph 3 1/2 in reverse.....

L----- ----8 HP. up dated in 1938 too...
LA----- ----10 HP
Univ. of Nebraska in Nov.1938....test no. 313...

Put a block of wood behind (one)wheel well and bach it in..... ..good luck .....Don S W Ohio
LA----- ---10 HP.

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