wvpolekat
Platinum Member
I am debating if this is even feasible and/or safe. I am not able to find one for sale anywhere, so it will be a fab job either way.
Just to clarify, I am referring to a 5th wheel, NOT a gooseneck. So, the trailer mover gizmos you see all over the place do not apply here. Completely different animal.
I have a 27ish foot 5th wheel that weighs in at 10,000 lbs gross. Typical weight for us is around 8,500 lbs. I do not know the exact pin weight, but my guess is around 1,500 lbs.
To move it requires getting the truck out, getting it hooked up and all that jazz. Which is OK if we are going somewhere, but to just mow around it or similar things, it's a royal pain. And if I need to go off pavement/gravel, my 2wd truck quickly becomes helpless.
Am I nuts to think that I could fab something up to let me move it with the 3pt and move it around the yard with my 2N?
Brakes are my big concern, but it would be easy enough to hook up the electric trailer brakes. Maybe even use a cheapo brake controller.
I also wonder if putting that much weight on the 3pt will just have me doing wheelies everywhere.
Just to clarify, I am referring to a 5th wheel, NOT a gooseneck. So, the trailer mover gizmos you see all over the place do not apply here. Completely different animal.
I have a 27ish foot 5th wheel that weighs in at 10,000 lbs gross. Typical weight for us is around 8,500 lbs. I do not know the exact pin weight, but my guess is around 1,500 lbs.
To move it requires getting the truck out, getting it hooked up and all that jazz. Which is OK if we are going somewhere, but to just mow around it or similar things, it's a royal pain. And if I need to go off pavement/gravel, my 2wd truck quickly becomes helpless.
Am I nuts to think that I could fab something up to let me move it with the 3pt and move it around the yard with my 2N?
Brakes are my big concern, but it would be easy enough to hook up the electric trailer brakes. Maybe even use a cheapo brake controller.
I also wonder if putting that much weight on the 3pt will just have me doing wheelies everywhere.