Posted by mkirsch on June 15, 2011 at 06:07:59 from (64.80.110.75):
In Reply to: towing a 1066? posted by skippy88 on June 14, 2011 at 20:43:08:
If your hydraulic systems are working properly, you should still be able to steer the tractor and the brakes should still work, even without the engine running. Unfortunately, most of these tractors aren't in perfect working order so that probably isn't the case.
I'm sure people have done it, just wrapping a chain around it and dragging it home, but it sure won't be any fun.
The best way to move it would be to rig up some way to lift the front of the 1066 with the 3pt hitch of another tractor. That way you've taken the steering and brakes out of the picture.
At the very least, use something SOLID to attach the two tractors. Slip a heavy pipe over the chain, or rig up some sort of "wagon tongue" arrangement. That way the towing tractor can stop the 1066, instead of just letting it crash into the towing tractor.
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