Gary Fowler
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- Joined
- Jun 23, 2008
- Messages
- 11,998
- Location
- Bismarck Arkansas
- Tractor
- 2009 Kubota RTV 900, 2009 Kubota B26 TLB & 2010 model LS P7010
May be a bit dangerous but only if on a incline, otherwise it just kicks up a bit and then once the front wheels hit the trailer a bit, it settles back down. How in heck would loading a trailer cause the truck to just sideways 2 feet unless you had the wheels turned or your trailer jackknifed which is a big NO NO in all cases. I park mine straight in line with the trailer and front tires straight. I have a raised road bed out to my shop that I like to park the rear of the trailer up against it. It allows for less angle on the ramps and the frame of the trailer is only a few inches off the ground so it doesnt lift the truck wheels up off the ground before the tractor gets on the trailer. On flat ground the truck will skid forward a bit if someone isnt holding the brake pedal but nothing dangerous to do in my mind at least. I always use 4 wd on the tractor so it climbs up the ramps on its own.My ramps are the same.
I would block it up. There have been a few guys get killed or seriously injured doing what you do. The rear tires come up and now PARK and the parking brake are worthless. One guy on this site banged up his tractor, trailer, and F250 doing just this. He ended up with only a broken arm.
Be careful.
Chris
Chocking the front would be good, but if I am going to carry around a bunch of loose material, I will just carry some jack stands to put under the trailer frame. I have been thinking that maybe I can design some support stand that will fold under the trailer and pin up after loading. That would avoid piling in a bunch of loose stuff in the truck. I think that would be pretty easy to build and install on the trailer.