Re: How to haul a H series Farmall?

Posted by maplehillfrm.pat on November 26, 2003 at 06:27:32 from (216.238.59.215):

In Reply to: How to haul a H series Farmall? posted by Griz on November 26, 2003 at 04:52:07:

congrats on your new tractor, There are as many ways to haul this thing home as there are people on this sight you will find that out, I have hauled many tractors and any other kind of machinery you can think of, I would go with chains but 2 or 4 inch straps will work, use what you have,I have hauled with both cross country never had a problem with any of them, it is just preference,, You may not have to move your wheels depending on the width of the trailer, I have a 20 foot car trailer that has 83" between the wells, I just hauled a H had tires on it and one was flat only was 79",, if you need the extra room inside the wells fill the tires up harder sometimes you can gain a few inches, I pull my tractors on normally put the rear wheels just inside the wells , that is where my sweet spot for weight is on tongue weight, but all vehicles will be different, get it on and then look at the springs on the truck,you dont want all the weight on the rear springs, but you definatly dont want too much weight on the back of the trailer, more tongue weight is preferred if you are in doubt {my opinion), to little tongue weight and you will have Lots of sway in the rear,,
as far as chaining it to the trailer. I usually go around the motor mounts and the frame, somewhere sort of high on the tractor so you can get a good down pull and side pull especially with a narrow front end,(with a wide front end just two chains on the inside of the steering arms to the holdowns) , and to the hold downs in the front of the trailer, {this is considering your holddowns are angled out to the corners of the trailer}, mine are I think like a foot or so in from the sides,, -- on the rear I use a chain around each corner of the rear axles and again to the holddowns in the rear, I use 1 chain to each one in case one ever snapped or came loose you will always have one holding"actually I have a long chain which I can hook to each hold down and and the tractor to act as its own chain on each.I then hook my binders to the rear chains and tighten them up, this will pull the front chains tight,, I also put a safety chain around the front bolster and wheel to the holddowns, just in case one chain snapped the tractor would stay put, as long as you have a front and a back pull working against each other and have these pulls at a angle not straight back from each other you should be ok,, good luck, and sorry for the long post,,also it is a good idea to put the brakes on and put it in gears as stated,, overall, you will take all the advice here and put a little of each together and come up with your "style" dont fret the haul enjoy it, take it easy and remember that the trailer with the tractor behind you will push you down a hill, will take a little more time to stop, and take a little while to speed up, find your sweet spot on speed and handling, also as stated be sure you have the correct truck to haul this home as that will make all the difference in the world, for you and the public, going is the easy part stopping is the hard one,, good luck have a great day, hope all works out well,pat

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