24 foot rollback ideas

[Rustyiron]

Woody, I'd love to get a better view of your bucket brush sickle mower and you opinion of it!
(if that is what I see on the far side of your bucket)

 

[woody]

these are some older pictures of it, there is a discussion on here about it some where. it is not as tough as I would like it to be but it cut my driveway trimming way down from what it was and I can do it by myself. I used it today over at my grandson's while I was there bush hogging.

 

[aczlan]

Thanks Aaron, I did back it up some more, the wheel on the mower was up to the angle iron just in front of the winch. I moved it before I chained it down. It pulled better than I expected on the way down and I turned it around on the way back I felt every bump on my way home so I stopped a few miles from the house and slid the bed back a foot and it helped but was still to heavy on the tongue.

Despite what the builder said, I would not slide the deck back and drive down the road unless there is a way to pin it in place. If you have to do a panic stop, that will be a LOT of pressure on the hydraulic system and it could blow out a line which would let the deck suddenly side forward.
That could cause the weight to shift suddenly which could cause a crash.

Aaron Z

 

[woody]

hey I finally got the box moved and even if it does not help with the heavy tongue I like it better back there close to the wheel had to rewire my remote so I made me a holder, and when I load the tractor I'll just reach out and loser the trailer before I get off the tractor or whatever I am loading. that moves the box back about 7.5 feet.

 

[George2615]

Woody,
I just looked back at your pics in post 1 and 18 and I see your not using a weight distribution hitch. That would help a lot with a trailer like that. I use one for my dump trailer. I don't need it when its empty but when I go get a load I do. You'll probably have to add some C channel to mount the saddles but it would be a big help to solve the heavy tongue.

 

[woody]

Thanks George, I have been looking into them, never used one before and I was told there are some that have to be disconnected before you back up I want to make sure I don't get into that.

 

[woody]

okay I may not have fixed the over weight tongue but I sure helped it, 2015 Ram 3500

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

On etrailer.com you can filter your search for WDHs that allow you to backup connected.

 

[woody]

On etrailer.com you can filter your search for WDHs that allow you to backup connected.

Thanks I have been looking but I have not hauled anything but an empty trailer with the Ram 3500, I will see how it handles it.

 

[woody]

After doing errands most of today I finally got out to the shop and being tired of asking the builder to repair the brakes I started looking at it myself and this is what I found right off. one set of wires were pulled so tight I don't see how they were still connected.

 

[George2615]

Thanks George, I have been looking into them, never used one before and I was told there are some that have to be disconnected before you back up I want to make sure I don't get into that.

I think that only applies if your trailer has surge brakes and the hitch has sway control. You have electric brakes so you should be able to back up without disconnecting anything on the WD hitch. I have a Reese WD hitch and electric brakes on 2 trailers and have no problems backing up.

 

[jack707]

Buy a 450 or 550 to pull it!

 

[woody]

Buy a 450 or 550 to pull it!

I think I am bought out, would not have gotten rid of the Chevy but I did not like the digital assist steering. so far I like the Ram just fine.

 

[jack707]

So what dodge you going to get?

 

[woody]

repaired the brake wires today it did not help the brakes but I feel better about it.

 

[George2615]

So what dodge you going to get?

See post 27

 

[jack707]

1 ton not bad I hope you have
The Cummins under the hood for power and toque to pull that heavy trailer.

 

[oliver1555]

repaired the brake wires today it did not help the brakes but I feel better about it.

How are the brakes grounded? From seeing that saloon job in post #20, I'd bet they are grounded to the frame. That is a poor way to do it.

 

[woody]

How are the brakes grounded? From seeing that saloon job in post #20, I'd bet they are grounded to the frame. That is a poor way to do it.

Both, ground wire runs to the plug and is grounded to different points along the way. but this trailer has a lot going on it has a battery for the winch but it is separate from the rest of the trailer, the battery for the hydraulics is charged by the truck and grounded to the trailer and the brakes are grounded to the trailer and the ground wire in the plug. the brakes do work just not as good as my 7 Ton dump trailer.

 

[woody]

1 ton not bad I hope you have
The Cummins under the hood for power and toque to pull that heavy trailer.

yep got the Cummins and so far I like it.