Re: Transporting tractor

Posted by John-Paul T on July 13, 2007 at 13:34:04 from (216.169.177.76):

In Reply to: Re: Transporting tractor posted by RustyFarmall on July 13, 2007 at 12:39:53:

I HEAR THAT!

We towed ours last month about 20 miles. Used a 1 ton truck and a 14,500lb dual axle surge brake trailer. Rental with chains it was only $40 for the day. We maxed it out on both trailer and truck. Drove 25 mph the whole way. Hey it was safe that way any faster and she could have jack knifed us! When we got home our little 2500 tractor had the trailer wheels so hot I leaned against it to take off one of the chain tensioners and it was hot enough to burn my leg (not literally but made me jump back).

Things to remember the lower the better. But not so low the trailer tounge scrapes ground! If the front end of truck comes up too much you will catch air and you drive like your driving a huge boat. ITs drifty big time even at 20mph. STOP if thats the case and either shift the load on trailer if possible or get a large 3 axle trailer etc.

Ours just fit trailer the back tires rubbed the fenders of the hauler.

Oh and roll back = bad idead. No roll back here would do it. Hauling ourselves was option 2. They said roll back is too high and tilt too much it could roll the tractor. They all refused to do it that way, but would with trailer. Im talking towing co's not some guy with a truck.

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