Trip permit, or not?

[Big Barn]

1000 mile round trip plus fuel, food , lodging and (permits maybe or maybe not). Remote possibility of accident or damage....


Getting it delivered is a no brainer IMO. I wouldn’t think twice about it.

 

[Hay Dude]

1000 mile round trip plus fuel, food , lodging and (permits maybe or maybe not). Remote possibility of accident or damage....


Getting it delivered is a no brainer IMO. I wouldn’t think twice about it.

I like the way you think. Now I just gotta see how long I’ll need to wait. I have 500 tons of hay to deliver and a crap ton of other work to do AND second cutting!
All the more reason to deliver

 

[Hay Dude]

That F350 got a ball in the bed?

Outsmarted myself on that one. F350 DOES and even has a interchangeable ball and would be able to get around the trip permits since itsonly titled at 25,000!However, new trailer has 3 inch coupler (new RAM has different GN hitch with interchangeable balls, but I dont think they fit the F350. I dont know if the Turnover hitch has an available 3 ball???? I wouldn’t think so....
If it does, the 350 could be used, but what an awful ride. Regular cab 4WD for 1,000 miles??? Plus she’s got 178,000 miles on it and needs something fixed like every month.....I aint no kid anymore....


On edit- BW makes turnover ball $122. So without permits ~ $600 (forgot about meals, too, so probably more like $700-$750)
Don’t sound like it’s worth it....

 

[Big Barn]

Excellent. Go make money with your hay biz and pay the transport guys to do what they do.

Each party can do what they do best and everyone comes out ahead.

 

[Hay Dude]

Getting a Kaufmann I take it...

On springs or torsion axles. If it's on springs I suggest you weld on triangular gusset plates on the front are rear spring hangars where the hanger verticals are welded to the frame rails. Reason I say that is because if you haul at capacity like I do and negotiate any off road situations, the hangers will twist. Been there, did that and added gussets.

Been hauling over capacity on my Big Tex 24,000lb for 5 years with no problems....off road constantly, farm fields, etc.

 

[Hay Dude]

Excellent. Go make money with your hay biz and pay the transport guys to do what they do.

Each party can do what they do best and everyone comes out ahead.

Im tellin ya :thumbsup:

 

[Ford850]

Yeah, because you know it would be dry and sunny for those 2 days you'd be driving. Then 7 days of rain as soon as you pull in at home with the new trailer.

 

[RickB]

Yeah, because you know it would be dry and sunny for those 2 days you'd be driving. Then 7 days of rain as soon as you pull in at home with the new trailer.

No doubt.

 

[Hay Dude]

Yeah, because you know it would be dry and sunny for those 2 days you'd be driving. Then 7 days of rain as soon as you pull in at home with the new trailer.

:laughing:

 

[fried1765]

:laughing:

If it was a trailer for personal use, and there were no permitting questions, I would go to get it.
It is a business trailer,..... and you need it for your business.
Have it delivered!