Re: Farmall M, Tires and Hauling

Posted by terryjd on May 16, 2005 at 23:45:28 from (209.226.111.167):

In Reply to: Re: Farmall M, Tires and Hauling posted by Nat on May 16, 2005 at 12:28:00:

I think a half ton can handle hauling a M easy enough. My dad has a M weighs about 6500, thats what the scales at the pulls say anyways, home made trailer 2100 pounds. We made it out of an old mobile home frame, it does have a pair of at least 6000 pound axles with electric brakes. He use to use a stock 77 chevy 2wd, 3 speed auto with a 6 cylinder engine, a 250 maybe and it hauled great, slow up the hills but would make it up nice and steady pull. Went to a 92 stock Chevy half ton, 305, 4 speed auto, pull in 3'rd not overdrive and it hauls that tractor and trailer like wasn't even a load behind it. Have to use head and keep around 50-55 incase of a quick stop but takes a good hill without slowing down. My 80 chevy with the 305 has no problem pulling it either. Now my dad is 75 and has been using this combination of truck/trailer for around 8 years going to the antique tractor pulls without a problem. I won't tell you about the few years he pulled the tractor around with a homemade tow bar to the pulls, 15 mph, 2 hours to get 20 miles to a close pull, truck brakes stopping truck and tractor, them were long interesting trips lol. I have been driving about 30 years myself, use to drive truck so have some knowlage on the subject but have not towed near as much as a lot of you on here so I can only comment on what has worked for us and our area in Ontario.

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