Your neighbor is either blind or trying to sucker you into hauling his tractor. A JD 520-530 is a lot heavier than a IH 'H". The shipping weight I found where as follows: JD 520 4800-6600 lbs, IH "H" 3875 lbs. So just the bare tractor is 1000-2000 lbs heavier. Then are the rear tire loaded??? If the are you can easily add another 1500 lbs. Plus you have the weight of the mower.
The real kicker is that the back wheels on the JD 520-530 are probably wider than your 6 ft 10 inch trailer. Most of the time the rear tires where set out wider when you where using a sickle mower.
Also are you sure your trailer has 7000 lbs axles under it??? The much more common axles would be 3500 lbs each axles for a total of 7000 lbs. rated load. Then you take the weight of the trailer off that.
Long story short I think you would not be doing yourself any favors hauling this tractor a 100 miles. That much load on your trailer with with only brakes on one axle out of two at freeway speeds is not fun to drive. The extra weight will want to whip side to side. I have seen several real nice pickups jack knifed with a setup just like you have. In a panic stop the truck brakes stop more and the trailer passes you. To make the weight issue even worse is the sickle mower. It is going to move weight further back on your trailer. If you back it on the mower will force the whole tractor to be too far back. If you drive it on the weight will still be to the rear because of the mower. I would pass on the deal. You would be risking a nice truck and trailer for what??? Maybe $200?? Not my idea of fun.
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