Most economical way to move tractor to dealer

[Chewwy]

Your local dealer may have transport available at a reasonable price.

 

[Shawn T. W.]

Depending on tractor size ... What about U-Haul get a truck and trailer, they have utility type trailers and car hauler trailers ...

I know Home Depot rents trucks, not sure if there trailer are part of the equipment rental deal?

 

[Lastkidpicked]

Local rollback here would be cheaper at $125 ish plus $2 a mile.

Yes!

If you contact a tow company during non busy times, you might be surprised how inexpensive that can be. And a roll off will work even if the tractor doesn't run.

 

[Peter 315]

What town and dealer?

 

[Jrasband]

Yes!

If you contact a tow company during non busy times, you might be surprised how inexpensive that can be. And a roll off will work even if the tractor doesn't run.

Yep, I was just quoted $100 to tow my tractor one way 25 miles on a rollback from a towing company.

 

[Hay Dude]

My dealer is 35 miles from me.
I jump in the jockey box with a coffee, toss on the beacons and 4-ways and hit the road.

 

[Lineman North Florida]

My dealer is 35 miles from me.
I jump in the jockey box with a coffee, toss on the beacons and 4-ways and hit the road.

Out of curiosity why wouldn't you haul your tractor on your big gooseneck?

 

[Hay Dude]

Out of curiosity why wouldn't you haul your tractor on your big gooseneck?

I have.
Many times.
People underestimate the time & effort to chain down a 20,000lb tractor.
Easier to drive it. They run at 34MPH and have suspensions.

 

[Lineman North Florida]

I have.
Many times.
People underestimate the time & effort to chain down a 20,000lb tractor.
Easier to drive it. They run at 34MPH and have suspensions.

I guess I do I figured 1 binder and 1 chain on all 4 corners and your running 60 MPH , seems like lots of days that's all I do especially when using different implements on different jobs, load , unload, swap implements and bind everything back down and go again.

 

[Hay Dude]

I guess I do I figured 1 binder and 1 chain on all 4 corners and your running 60 MPH , seems like lots of days that's all I do especially when using different implements on different jobs, load , unload, swap implements and bind everything back down and go again.

Don’t forget the 5th chain & binder for the loader.
From start to finish, it takes me 45 minutes to hook up the gooseneck and chain a tractor down.
In 45 minutes, I’m 25 miles down the road in the tractor.

Anything over an hour’s drive and I’ll load it on the trailer.

There isn’t a road in MY area where you run 60MPH pulling a trailer. I trailer 75 loads of hay a year and I average about 40MPH.

I live in hilly & old school “coastal” PA, where driving is misery. You live in the flatlands of Florida, where the driving is actually a pleasure.