No trailer - How do you guys haul your toys?

[ProjectKing]

it's own. A towing company, probably with a rollback probably your best bet. A lot cheaper for a scheduled run with a running machine than a wreck. Heck, ask your dealer, they obviously can already do the job. May or may not be interested in hauling for stuff that's not going to or from the lot though.

Figure a trailer costs $2k (wouldnt get you much of a trailer) & the rollback costs $100 a trip. That gets you at least ten round trips before you figure in maintnance, licensing, insurance, etc. If you are doing a couple trips a year it may be cheaper than insurance & licensing without even figuring on depreciation & what not on the trailer.

Great advice!

Ya can’t have it both ways... either pay for a trailer or pay to have tractor hauled. Asking the farmer to do it will only work once.

By the way you will need a 3/4 or ton truck and a stout trailer to move that big tractor safely. $$$

 

[Deere Dude]

What, no trailer

 

[joeu235]

By the way you will need a 3/4 or ton truck and a stout trailer to move that big tractor safely. $$$

Tractor Data has a Kubota MX5800 listed at only 3700 pounds.

 

[Reb954]

I agree with MossRoad.


Check around, you may be able to find a 7K car hauler at a pretty decent price that will serve your purposes. Back when I had a F150 pickup it pulled my 7k trailer with about 5k on it with no problem.

 

[Jstpssng]

I would really like to have a trailer but like you I can't justify the cost. I had the dealer drop my new Kubota at my mother's house last year where I mounted the backhoe which had been my father's, and paid $500 to have it hauled home on a rollback. This fall I will be bringing his TO35:home and pay it again. Those two trips are 1/4 of the cost of a new trailer setup, but I probably would never use it again. Unless I also decide to bring the 4400 Ford home, of course...

 

[coobie]

I guess I am old school hate like **** to use anyones else's trailer to haul my stuff.We have 2 trailers 12 ft aluma and 20 ft PJ trailers.

 

[3gunr]

I just hauled my mahindra 2538 with fel loaded tires and a 6 ft rotary cutter to my farm , which is 140 miles one way.I have an 18 ft car hauler with 3500 lb axles and a half ton chevy pickup. This was my first time hauling this much weight and i was alittle nervous.But the truck and trailer did it no problem.I have hauled my mahindra 2810 with fel and cutter many times back and forth but its about 1000lbs lighter.I cant imagine not having a trailer.Once you have one you will always find uses for it. Good Luck.

 

[BoylermanCT]

I have a rental place 15 minutes from me that rents equipment trailers at 7K and 10K capacity for $45 a day. I'd love to buy my own trailer for $3k or so, but I can rent 60+ times for that. In reality I need to move my tractor 1-2 times a year to help friends and family, so buying one really would not pay. I have a 6x10 single axle trailer and 4x6 trailer for anything besides the tractor.

 

[MossRoad]

I have a rental place 15 minutes from me that rents equipment trailers at 7K and 10K capacity for $45 a day. I'd love to buy my own trailer for $3k or so, but I can rent 60+ times for that. In reality I need to move my tractor 1-2 times a year to help friends and family, so buying one really would not pay. I have a 6x10 single axle trailer and 4x6 trailer for anything besides the tractor.

$45 is very cost effective. :thumbsup:

 

[vvanders]

Tractor Data has a Kubota MX5800 listed at only 3700 pounds.

Loader + bucket = 1500
Implement = 500-800
Fluids = ~200

5900-6200 which will be over limit on a 7k equip trailer(at least AFAIK lightest ones are ~1500lbs dry) and you're starting to push the towing limits on some half-tons.

Going through the same decisions now upgrading from our Ford 1500 and removed the MX from the list since it would be a hassle to haul legally with our half-ton.