BX24 in Pickup Bed?

[briandamkroger]

Has anyone transported a BX24 in the bed of a pickup? A very quick and dirty measurement suggests that if I remove the backhoe it might work. I haven't put a lot of thought into it - I thought I'd ask the community first. But maybe lift the loader, then put it forward so that the brush bar abuts the front of the bed with the loader above the cab? And chain it forward and down?

I have an F-250 diesel long bed with all of the available heavy-duty options. I vaguely, and perhaps incorrectly, recall reading that the BX24 weighed around 1,700 pounds. If that was the tractor only, the loader would add what, another 500? Yes, it's a 3/4 ton, but like 99% of owners, I've hauled more than 1,500 lbs of things like crushed rock.

I need to get my tractor in for service and would like to avoid paying $150 to rent an equipment trailer for each trip. On the other hand, my willingness to do really stupid things has limits.

Any experience or thoughts out there? Even :laughing:, , or ::thumbdown:?

Oh, and lest I forget, if there's anyone in the San Fransico East Bay area with an equipment trailer I could borrow or rent for a few bucks, I could avoid this adventure altogher.

Thanks,
Brian
Livermore, CA

 

[KWentling]

I hauled my BX22 in the back of my '98 3/4 ton Dodge. That was just the bare tractor. Handled it with no problem. Make sure the dealer has a dock or bank to unload it at. You might want to lay a couple of boards down to take some load off your tailgate. Should add that the truck had Timbren helpers on it. Made it ride really good!

Kim

 

[ultrarunner]

My friend hauled his BX23 in the bed or his 1-ton... he put down 2x14 under the wheels and changed it all down... I believe the loader bucket was off.

I move mine with a 10' rail trailer with the loader chained to the trailer V-tongue.

Where are you taking it for service... Green Valley or Rio Vista or San Jose?

There was a great Kubota Dealer in Livermore that has since closed up... would have been ideal.

 

[TomSeller]

A "3/4 Ton" F250 is rated to haul way more than 1500 lbs. "1/2 Ton", "3/4 Ton", "1Ton" are old class size names from when trucks carried way less. Depending on your year and configuration it would be closer to 3000 lbs

I haul thirty 90 lb sacks of concrete often which is 2700 lbs in my F250. It squats a little is all

Loading it may be a concern, I would pull off the tailgate using ramps and support directly on the bed.

 

[Stargazer]

if loader not part of service/problem why not take it off and leave it home? cuts fair amt # off

 

[AStanton]

Regarding a trailer rental, have you contacted a local UHaul dealer? They may have something to rent.

 

[Gary Fowler]

When I was looking for rental trailers to haul my B26 TLB for a one way trip of about 400 miles, I couldn't find any rental trailers capable of handling 4000# load so I ended up buying one.
However for your 1700# load, just about any 2 wheel or tandem axle trailer would work. A rental for a day rate shouldn't be more than $30-40. A motorcycle hauler would be good for you too and has lots of tie down places.

 

[newbury]

Uhaul in Livermore CA shows 6x12 trailer rental for $30/day.

 

[Xfaxman]

What are you going to use for ramps?

It might be better to rent a trailer, than to buy ramps.

 

[motownbrowne]

A "3/4 Ton" F250 is rated to haul way more than 1500 lbs. "1/2 Ton", "3/4 Ton", "1Ton" are old class size names from when trucks carried way less. Depending on your year and configuration it would be closer to 3000 lbs

I haul thirty 90 lb sacks of concrete often which is 2700 lbs in my F250. It squats a little is all

Loading it may be a concern, I would pull off the tailgate using ramps and support directly on the bed.

Yep, the names don't really correlate to capacity. Only way to know what your payload is is to find out what your truck weighs full of fuel, tools, and passengers and subtract that from the GVWR. I have a truck with a very high payload because it's equipped with the lightest options but still has a 8800# gross weight rating. My truck with nothing in the bed weighs around 46-4800lbs (1990 F250 single cab, 2wd, 4.9 I6, manual transmission), so I can legally carry 4,000# in the bed (yes I've done this before). If my truck was an extended cab, 4wd, diesel with an auto transmission, it would have a far lower payload capacity because the truck would weigh a lot more but still have the same gross weight rating.

Back to the OP, though: if you can rent a trailer for under $50 that'd be much easier than removing the hoe, loading the tractor and unloading it in my opinion.