Back on trailer ? Which is safer ? Dealer says on his lot you back on

[bigtiller]

I have a cab on my 2720 and I figure the windshield is a lot more expensive to replace than the rear Lexan window is, should a rock be kicked up by someones tire.

I always back on for that reason.

 

[blue9249]

What if my vehicle or trailer insurance wont allow anyone else to load/offload MY equipment on/off MY trailer?

Who do you think is more familiar with MY tractor and MY trailer, load placement, etc? Me or some service tech?

I absolutely think it is worth upsetting someone over. My equipment, I load. (Especially if they want to load it on backwards).

i work at a john deere dealer, we have the same insurance rules and here is what would happen.
1, my manager would explain to you the customer that a tech has to drive on or off the trailer per our insurance rules.
2. you as the customer can either accept these terms and life goes on or you can deny these terms for whatever reason personal preference, your insurance rules ect.
3. at this point you will be handed a paper, full of legalities saying that you release us of any liability in the event of an accident or damage to the tractor in any way, such as chains damaging paint, the tractor falling off the trailer ect.
4. you load the trailer and go off on your way, with everyone happy, nobody gets fussy over whose tractor and trailer it is or whose lot it is and everyone is satisfied and the problem is handled legally.

if you refuse to sign the paper releasing us of legalities then a tech simply drives your tractor off the lot, onto a public road a couple hundred yards away from the dealership, the tech walks back to the lot and the customer gets in his truck with the trailer they came with drives down the road to the tractor and loads the tractor on the trailer on the public road, where the dealership is no longer responsible for the tractor and its liabilities since it was not loaded on their property.

 

[Stimw]

I just load for proper tongue weight.
Here are pics loaded for a 50 mile trip to my property.

 

[ovrszd]

I always drive on. I consider it easier to back off a trailer I am aligned on than to try to align while backing on.....

Funny side story. Few years ago my Brother bought a Bobcat T300 CTL. I hauled it home on my GN. Dealer salesman loaded it. He asked if we wanted it backed on?? I said no, just drive it on. When we got home my Brother backed it off my GN. When it went over center on the dovetail I knew instantly why the salesman had asked. I thought for sure it was going to tip over backwards!!!!

 

[Farmer495]

M7040SU fwa/loader delivered by dealer behind 3/4 ton and tilt deck bumper pull trailer, drove on head first.

 

[BoylermanCT]

I bought my tractor in PA, and took it home to CT, about a 5 hour trip. Was using a U-Haul car trailer, and it was rather short. Driving the tractor on forward put too much weight on the back, so we backed it on. Put more weight on the tongue than we wanted, but the F350 could handle it. 5 hours later we got home, and I drove the tractor off the trailer and the trailer popped off the hitch. Sometime during the trip, the nut holding the ball on the hitch had come off, and we drove for who knows how long without the ball being attached to the hitch. This was one time where backing the tractor onto the trailer saved the day.

 

[fried1765]

I just load for proper tongue weight.
Here are pics loaded for a 50 mile trip to my property.

In my view, loading "for the proper tongue weight" is the ONLY way to load

 

[MossRoad]

Its easier to flip a tractor over backwards driving forward up a slope than backing up a slope. That's my guess.

 

[MossRoad]

 

[civilian]

Its easier to flip a tractor over backwards driving forward up a slope than backing up a slope. That's my guess.

When I first hauled my new to me kubota BX2230 on a deck over trailer it was backed on by the dealer. Going down the steep ramps felt like I was standing on my nose. When I tried to reload it at home forward, it felt like I was looking for the sun in the sky. Switched to a utility trailer with the deck between the tires, felt much better even on the shorter ramps. Still back it on, mostly for balance but it has a cab. Like mentioned before, I would rather damage the back window instead of the front windshield. Also the door pivots in the rear, and backwards would keep it closed.

Jon