Snow Snow storm in Colorado
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michaelTS354
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Off the topic here, but I was looking at your front end loader. It doesnt look like an Accutech or Koyker. Is it a chinese or home built?
HEC
Veteran Member
Yes very nice pics,
Beautiful country,my sister inlaw lives outside Denver and loves it.I live in Norhtern Maine and only have 2 inches of snow on the ground ,you guys have it all I guess.We are 26 inches below normal so far this winter.So many people in my area depend on the snow for the snowmobile business etc. and it looks like another bad year like last year for that type of business.I bought a new 7 ft. blower for my tractor at the first of last winter and have yet to use it.It was nice of you to help out the others.
Have Fun
Beautiful country,my sister inlaw lives outside Denver and loves it.I live in Norhtern Maine and only have 2 inches of snow on the ground ,you guys have it all I guess.We are 26 inches below normal so far this winter.So many people in my area depend on the snow for the snowmobile business etc. and it looks like another bad year like last year for that type of business.I bought a new 7 ft. blower for my tractor at the first of last winter and have yet to use it.It was nice of you to help out the others.
Have Fun
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Gerifalte
Bronze Member
michaelTS354 said:
Hi Mike
Good eye! It is a Coldwater loader. It is made in WA and so far it has worked really well for me. I have cleaned corrals, digged and leveled rocky soil, pushed snow, etc. and the loader has taken the beating.
I know there are mixed reviews for this loader. Some love it (i.e. RonMar in this forum) but other haven't had a good experience with it i.e: http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/chinese-tractors/84793-what-not-do.html
The only complaints I have are that the bucket is fairly shallow (although wider than the Jinma) so it is not as easy to move piles of light material (i.e. leaves, brush, etc) and the rear-bottom edge of the bucket is straight cut, so sometimes material sticks to that area. Other than that, a great (but somehow ugly) loader
G
Glad you are enjoying your tractor and snow.
Just some advice, and I'm sure some people will differ, but I recomend backing any small tractor on to your trailer.
I recomend this for a few reasons.
1) Your chances of flipping the tractor over backwards while loading/unloading are greatly decreased.
2) you can get a much better idea of where you are on the ramp, trailer much easier.
3) your sun shade doesn't catch the wind while driving
Also, I reccomend always using 4wd when loading on a trailer. With a higher trailer you risk the chance of backwheels spinning and shooting you off the trailer. In 4wd you will find the tractor loads straight and easy.
Additionally, trailer accidents most frequently happen when loading/unloading so make sure there is someone else around.
Finally, always place a block of wood between the rear of your trailer and the ground. This stops the trailer from lifting the back of the truck up when you are driving on. Once this happens your parking break is no longer stopping the wheels and your truck may roll away.
Hope this helps next time you have to trailer
Just some advice, and I'm sure some people will differ, but I recomend backing any small tractor on to your trailer.
I recomend this for a few reasons.
1) Your chances of flipping the tractor over backwards while loading/unloading are greatly decreased.
2) you can get a much better idea of where you are on the ramp, trailer much easier.
3) your sun shade doesn't catch the wind while driving
Also, I reccomend always using 4wd when loading on a trailer. With a higher trailer you risk the chance of backwheels spinning and shooting you off the trailer. In 4wd you will find the tractor loads straight and easy.
Additionally, trailer accidents most frequently happen when loading/unloading so make sure there is someone else around.
Finally, always place a block of wood between the rear of your trailer and the ground. This stops the trailer from lifting the back of the truck up when you are driving on. Once this happens your parking break is no longer stopping the wheels and your truck may roll away.
Hope this helps next time you have to trailer
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Gerifalte
Bronze Member
crazymike said:Glad you are enjoying your tractor and snow.
Just some advice, and I'm sure some people will differ, but I recomend backing any small tractor on to your trailer.
I recomend this for a few reasons.
1) Your chances of flipping the tractor over backwards while loading/unloading are greatly decreased.
2) you can get a much better idea of where you are on the ramp, trailer much easier.
3) your sun shade doesn't catch the wind while driving
Also, I reccomend always using 4wd when loading on a trailer. With a higher trailer you risk the chance of backwheels spinning and shooting you off the trailer. In 4wd you will find the tractor loads straight and easy.
Additionally, trailer accidents most frequently happen when loading/unloading so make sure there is someone else around.
Finally, always place a block of wood between the rear of your trailer and the ground. This stops the trailer from lifting the back of the truck up when you are driving on. Once this happens your parking break is no longer stopping the wheels and your truck may roll away.
Hope this helps next time you have to trailer
Thanks for the tips Mike! Very useful ones. I actually loaded the tractor in 4wd and used a brick in the back of the trailer. I guess my intuition wasn't all that bad
I put some thought on whether to back it up or not, but I decided to load it forward since I didn't have to drive very fast (hence, no canopy problems) and more importantly, I was concerned about the weight on the trailer tongue (it is a single-axle trailer) so I decided to put most of the tractor over the trailer axle....which raises the question I wanted to ask before but a usual I forgot about: do you guys know what is the weight distribution for the 254/284? Is the front or the rear heavier (considering the loader)? Maybe chip can give us some pointers here?
Thanks!
G
SPIKER
Elite Member
G:
I'm sure you over loaded that single axle trailer load/limit rating.! these things with FEL weigh in somewhere around 4500 lbs. + depending on which FEL ya have maybe a bit more. weight probably 60/40 FEL on front (front/rear), just a guess though I'm sure a dealer can confirm actual weight & distrbution better...
MARKm
I'm sure you over loaded that single axle trailer load/limit rating.! these things with FEL weigh in somewhere around 4500 lbs. + depending on which FEL ya have maybe a bit more. weight probably 60/40 FEL on front (front/rear), just a guess though I'm sure a dealer can confirm actual weight & distrbution better...
MARKm
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Gerifalte
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SPIKER said:
Hi Mark,
Thanks for your comments. The trailer is rated at 6,000 LB, but I definitivelly agree I should get a dual axle if I was to haul the tractor more often (which I don't). Anybody else have an idea of the weight distribution on the 284?
G
tat2z1969
Silver Member
a 284 with a FEL has more weight in the front, you loaded it correctly, if you back it on the trailer will be heavy on the back end and it will make that single axle trailer sway like crazy.
If that trailer has a 6000 lb axle you really don't need a tandem axle trailer the trick is when loaded the hitch of the trailer should be a little lower than the back of the trailer and always load the tractor so more weight is towards the front or the trailer.
If that trailer has a 6000 lb axle you really don't need a tandem axle trailer the trick is when loaded the hitch of the trailer should be a little lower than the back of the trailer and always load the tractor so more weight is towards the front or the trailer.