Stupid trailer owners

[podagrower]

I know my trailer is too short to carry my TC40, fel, and bushhog. I like it that way. It keeps me from thinking I can make a living doing tractor work. It also keeps family and friends from thinking my tractor can be borrowed.

With that being said, I saw someone today who lacked this critical knowledge. Picture this: A Dodge Durango pulling a 16? foot tandem axle trailer with a John Deere tractor, fel, and bushhog on it. I would guess the tractor to be a size smaller than mine (35 horse?). As he was going down the road, the tailwheel form the bushhog was on the road .

I suppose buing a new tailwheel every 6 months is cheaper than buying that 20' trailer .

[sandman2234]

I had the same problem, trailer too small for the tractor/bushhog, so I just took the tailwheel assembly off. Beats spending the money replacing it when it wears out from dragging on the asphalt.
David from jax

[texbaylea]

Not that I need or want to haul my tractor anywhere but with a flail mower I won't have the overhang problem.

Vernon

[Liftr]

Originally Posted by sandman2234

I had the same problem, trailer too small for the tractor/bushhog, so I just took the tailwheel assembly off. Beats spending the money replacing it when it wears out from dragging on the asphalt.
David from jax

I do the exact same thing. It takes less than a minute for on/off. I figure that is a good tradeoff. It keeps me from having to pay for tags and registration on the trailer too.

[Robert_in_NY]

How low are your trailers that the tailwheel is dragging? I have put my TN with loader and 6' brush chopper on a 16' trailer once. The wheel hung off the back of the trailer but no where near the road as my trailer deck is 2' off the ground. The only way I could see it being possible is if you intentionally lengthen the top link so that the wheel would drag.

I just set my cutter deck down and put a strap over it and tied a flag to the wheel. I only recall having to haul that combo once. When I get a larger trailer it won't matter then unless I put two tractors on at once.