Re: Tractor hauling on a Gooseneck trailer

Posted by the tractor vet on October 04, 2021 at 11:02:23 from (108.220.145.239):

In Reply to: Tractor hauling on a Gooseneck trailer posted by 706 Farmall on October 04, 2021 at 10:14:31:

Well on this subject i have lots of experience . Number 1 never assume that your 706 weighs in at 9000 lbs unless you have run it across the scales . A 706 gasser narrow ft. fast hitch with clam shell fenders 15.5x38 tires no fluid will be just under 8500 lbs . The 706 gasser i farmed with with a narrow ft and fast hitch flat tops 18.4 34's loaded with three sets of donuts added went over 12500 . Now as for a trailer ya had best have a good one with a 20000LB gvw and GOOD brakes and a HORSE up- ft to pull it with dual rear wheels . back when i was running to sales buying and reselling i ran and 88 Ford F350 with a 460 five speed with 4.10 gears . Truck and trailer EMPTY was 15000lbs . Yep i hauled two tractors SOMETIMES . Yep it was a load , BUT i have a lot of miles under my belt with semi's and hauling loads in excess of 200000 lbs . I know how to tie a load down , i know how to drive . And with electric brakes NEVER trust them as all it takes to go from decent brakes to no brakes is a broken wire or a short . Had i stayed at doing the buying and selling after running the wheels off a one ton i would have stepped up the Horse to something larger like a ton and a half , not somuch as for power but better brakes not somuch fuel mileage but a heavier truck . Leaning how and where to place the load is a huge factor as to how it will handle and pull . Load it wrong and it will drag like and ingot , load it wrong and handling will suffer . I hauled several loads that SHOULD have gone on semi's . But i hauled them . One was from a auction in western ill. to the east side of Ohio , one fully dressed 1066 with cab and duals and a fully dressed 806 D with cab and duals . Only had a lack of power once i got into the hills east of I 71 as i had to get down into second and allow more stopping room . When you set the truck up to pull a gooseneck ya want the ball to be ahead of the center of the rear axle i had mine set 6 inches ahead . I put just about 200000 miles on pulling my trailer .

Replies:

Add a Reply! You must be Logged In to Post Name: E-Mail: Subject: (avoid special characters) Comments: Optional Link URL: Link Title: Optional Image URL: Optional Video Title: Optional Video Embed: Advanced Posting Options Email Notification: If you check this box, email will be sent to you whenever someone replies to this message. Your email address must be entered above to receive notification. This notification will be cancelled automatically after 2 weeks. No political comments, hate speech or bigotry of any kind will be tolerated. Violations will be removed and posting privileges may be permanently revoked without notice.   Advanced Posting Tools   Select Gallery Photo  Attach Serial No List  Return to Post  Upload Photos/Videos Choose Files from your local computer Upload one or more videos to your post. Photo and video filesizes should be less than 5MB. Formats allowed are gif, jpg, png, ogg, mp4, mov, and avi. Be sure to use filenames without spaces or special characters, and filetypes of 3 digits lower case.

TRACTOR PARTS	TRACTOR MANUALS

We sell tractor parts!  We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]