Re: Y'all were right about the trailer, so what should I buy?

Posted by RMD on March 19, 2002 at 11:24:32 from (4.17.173.2):

In Reply to: Y'all were right about the trailer, so what should I buy? posted by Southern Bill on March 18, 2002 at 17:56:12:

You can pull that tractor on a trailer behind a 6 cyl. F150, but you don't want to do it very far or very often. I pulled a Ford 600 with a loader (less bucket) on a U-haul car trailer (probably just over 6,000 lbs total) behind a 77 F150 6 cyl with the T-18 4-speed transmission and a 3.00 rear. It was all it wanted to handle. You don't say what your rear ratio is, but I'm guessing it's 3.00 or 3.11. The T-18 4-speed with the creeper 1st gear was a godsend for getting the load moving - I don't know how the 5-speed is geared, but I'm sure it's a weaker tranny. Forget hooking to the bumper unless you buy a "super bumper" made for towing. Get a frame mounted receiver hitch - preferably Class IV (Northern Hydraulics sells these very reasonable). You might want to try towing the tractor on a rental car trailer before investing in your own trailer to see what it'll be like.

I've replaced the 77 150 with an 85 F250 diesel and there's a world of difference for towing.

SUGGESTION: Put the brush hog and the loader bucket in the truck bed rather than on the trailer.

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