Unloading hangup (literally)

[Propjob]

Hi all:
Has any one experienced your attachments scraping the ground when unloading your tractor from your trailer? My 2305 with IMatch and Ballast box hits the ground when unloading from my Big Tex trailer. The ramps that are provided are approximately 4 ft. I've raised the front of the trailer to decrease the angle but this doesn't help. I cannot get longer ramps. I've thought of making a wooden runout from the ramp, but would rather not carry extra stuff when I use the trailer. Any ideas or thoughts??
JIM

 

[bigtiller]

Shorten the top link. If that doesn't work then buy a top link that is 4 inches shorter than the one you have now. That is what I did, the one that came with my 2305 has been laying on the shelf since it was new.

 

[Redbug]

I am not familiar with your tractor model, but mine did the same thing with some of the implements dragging. Even after shortening the top link. On my tractor, the lower lift arms have several holes, (positions), with which to adjust the arm heights. If you re-pin to one of the holes closer in to the tractor, your arms will lift higher and also drop lower. That's what I did.

 

[sandman2234]

Another way would be to add a short block of maybe 3 inches to the rear of the ramp, such as bolting a pair of two by fours as a landing pad for the ramp. Unless your talking about a tractor with a belly mower, it shouldn't effect your loading at all, and will give you a little longer ramp effect, which is what you need. Just make sure you don't over do it to a point where the tractor won't climb the step in the ramp. I can use railroad cross tie pieces for my tractor and it not affect things, but all situations are different.
David from jax

 

[WantedWolf]

My backfill blade hits the ramps every time loading or unloading.

I know you said you dont want to carry extras but wood would be the quickest, easiest, cheepest solution.

I place a 4' length of 4x6 timber with a slight angle cut on the one end, under each ramp, thats all it takes for me but I still only clear by an Inch.

 

[Renze]

when i read the title, "unloading hangup" i thought you meant something like my brother has when loading his tractor on a car hauler without jackstands at the back: the tractor on the back, will make the trailer lift the rear wheels of his Mondeo about a foot off the ground...

 

[LBrown59]

when i read the title, "unloading hangup" i thought you meant something like my brother has when loading his tractor on a car hauler without jackstands at the back: the tractor on the back, will make the trailer lift the rear wheels of his Mondeo about a foot off the ground...

What is a Mondeo ?

 

[WantedWolf]

What is a Mondeo ?

Mitsubishi SUV ? I thought but google says it is a ford car .

 

[Diamondpilot]

Yep, its a European Ford Car. About Taurus sized or even a little smaller.

Chris

 

[WantedWolf]

I thought about it for the last 3 hours, And hoped it was a misspelled Montero. I guess when I hear tractor I first think big. Big or small I would love to see pictures of that ford car pulling more then a lawn mower.