|
Tractor Talk Discussion Board |
Re: 1/2 Ton Truck and Tractor Hauling
[ Expand ] [ View Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Return to Forum ]
Posted by Jim.UT on November 10, 2003 at 15:05:44 from (64.122.18.247):
In Reply to: 1/2 Ton Truck and Tractor Hauling posted by Martin Miller on November 10, 2003 at 14:23:02:
If this is a one-time haul, you should be fine. You may be going slower than you'd like. If you make a habit of hauling that tractor around you may want to look at upgrading both your truck and your trailer. The 3500 lb figure quoted below is probably a shipping weight when it was new. Add to that 1,000 lbs if the tires are filled. Figure 6 lbs/gal of gas in the tank. Hauling an implement, too, like a bushhog or box blade? Add several hundred pounds there. Does it have a front end loader on it? Add another 1500 lbs. Now take your trailer. You say it has two 3500 lb axles. That's 7,000 lbs total right? Wrong. How much does the trailer weigh? 1200 lbs? 1500 lbs? Subtract that from the 7000 lb gross figure for it's load capacity. Now add all that stuff up with your tractor (if applicable) and you start pushing the limit.
Follow Ups:
Home
| Forums
Today's Featured Article -
Usin Your Implements: Plow and Disc - by Curtis Von Fange. Introduction: Dad was raised during the depression years of the thirties. As a kid he worked part time on a farm in Kansas doing many of the manual chores. Some of the more successful farmers of that day had a new time saving device called a tractor. It increased the farm productivity and, in general, made life easier because more work could be done with this 'mechanical beast'. My dad dreamed that some day he would have his own tractor with every implement he could get. When he rea
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
2022 John Deere 5045E, 4wd, front end loader and 3rd function with grapple. 120 hrs, 55k new, must sell
[More Ads]
Copyright © 1997-2024 Yesterday's Tractor Co.
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V. Yesterday's Tractors - Antique Tractor HeadquartersWebsite Accessibility Policy |
|
