Tires Loaded tire weight

[rd_macgregor]

It also matters how often and how far you might want to transport your tractor. Although I coveted a trailer, too, I found it much more cost-effective for my relatively short hauls to have a local towing company move it for me on a roll-back wrecker...plus, they had the liability while in transit. It irked me to pay the round-trip hauling fee (about $150 for my 40 km round trip distance), but saving that each haul by using my own trailer wouldn't have paid for the trailer+maintenance.
If you are a frequent and/or longer distance hauler, it might make more sense to invest in your own mated truck/trailer hauling setup.

 

[CJONE]

Thanks no hurry. Sounds about right, thought he said 600 per tire. So around 52-5400 lbs is a good guess, then the loader adds ~1300 lbs, so total weight is what, 700 lbs or so?

Means my silverado with a 9200 lb rating may be on the hairy edge no?

What truck do you have? CJ

 

[Msamt]

2010 Silverado 4x4 extended cab, z71 with 9200 lb towing capacity

 

[bailbud]

is that ur towing or gvrw??

 

[Coyote machine]

I'm with the crowd that says pay to tow when needed. Zero maintenance, zero insurance, zero registration, etc. Those costs add up, and a trailer that mostly sits is a waste of resource $ to be used elsewhere, IMHO.
Upgrading your vehicle to needed capacity is another big expense. Ask yourself, realistically, how much towing of your tractor and whichever implements are you ACTUALLY going to do?
Calculate that!

 

[CJONE]

2010 Silverado 4x4 extended cab, z71 with 9200 lb towing capacity

The longer the truck the better, if you were towing in the mountains I would be worried but with a 10-12k trailer, properly set up and common sense you should be fine. Now let me predicate that a little, How much experience do you have towing equipment? If you don't have the necessary experience find somebody to teach you or like was stated pay to have it done. I would have no problem towing what you want with your truck and my 10k flatbed. CJ

 

[CJONE]

is that ur towing or gvrw??

GVW on a 1/2 ton will not be close to that, I am sure that is towing. CJ

 

[Msamt]

Towing, i believe

 

[Msamt]

Agree, i do need a trailer to gather wood on though, that is leading me to 6k lb Gvwr utility trailer.

 

[CJONE]

Agree, i do need a trailer to gather wood on though, that is leading me to 6k lb Gvwr utility trailer.

It is only a few $$$ more for a 10k with brakes. I think I paid 2k for my 18' flat, put side racks on it and a pallet with chains to unload it with [put pallet in front with the chains on the bottom of the load, hook it to a tree and drive forward and your done] Hauled wood for years like that and the tractors as needed with the same trailer. A 6k trailer is good for a cord and a half at best. A 10k would be the minimum I would have for wood. And the upgraded 6k axles are less likely to bend than the 3500lb axles. I have replaced 2 complete 3500lb axles and replace 1 3500lb spindle. Never replaced anything other than tires on 6k and above. CJ