Can't load my tractor!

[Dmace]

Can you lower the trailer at all? Maybe put smaller tires (watch load rating) or flip the leaf spring shackles (if applicable)...?

I know this happened with one trailer I used with my CK20, the backhoe would hit the ground half way up the ramps. I was able to back up the trailer though, it didn't put the weight where I wanted it but worked.

 

[QRTRHRS]

Got a photo of the back of the trailer? actually, truck and trailer would help too. We had a cotton picker that was hard to load with short ramps. We made a longer ramp by using 4x4's about 4 feet long, and set the regular ramps on top of it.

How much $$$ you want to throw at this? could you modify the trailer and put a short beavertail on it?

Since you mention wanting to move the tractor occasionally, you need a permanent solution. That pretty much rules out loading off of an enbankment. Using the hoe to get on is not for the faint of heart. Are you savvy?

I would think ramps are the best option but you need to know exactly what length. You tried five foot planks. What was the total length that you tried approximately? I would try a couple of planks with blocking on a level area until I got the correct length. If that makes you nervous, put a couple of screws in to stablize it.

Once you know the optimal length, perhaps double your ramps up with a hinge so they fold for easier stowage. (Again, a picture would help) Either fab up a center support for the hinged area or carry an assortment of blocks.

 

[Diamondpilot]

My advise is to first get a hitch for the truck that lets the trailer sit level. Second do not try to load with not truck hooked up. Good way to wreck the whole mess.

Best suggestion is to back it on. This usually will work in these cases. If not back the trailer up to a hill or simply build some wood planks to lay on the ground then place the ramps on top of them. Even 4 layers of 2x's will raise the ramps 6" and make a big difference.

Chris

 

[powerstroke444e]

After seeing how far back the hoe sits on that tractor it makes me happy I bought one with the hoe as a factory option, As yours must get hung up everywhere on job sites. Not beating up your machine as its bigger than my b26. I have had to use the hoe to load and move mine several times, I had same problem with a JD410 and had to use the hoe to load it. Once you get the hang of it, it won't be a problem.
At our farm I have a loading dock built so we don't have to use ramps or deal with the tail hitting.

 

[Erik_in_Hoyt]

can you jack up the front of the trailer with it still attached to the truck?
what about backing the truck up onto some solid ramps which would also lower the back end of the trailer?

 

[radioman]

I don't understand why you cant still drive on until back of hoe touch ground and then use your backhoe hydraulic to lift your rear end and continue to drive on while extending boom outwards.

 

[dodge man]

Yeah don't drive on without the trailer hooked up. I did this several times with a 4 wheeler trailer we had at work. It was a very small, short trailer, just big enough for the 4 wheeler. I got to where if I did it very slow, it would work. The problem is the rise in the front of the trailer and then the slamming back down can be very sudden and hard. On this little trailer, loading a 4 wheeler, no damage was done but only because it was so small and the weight was low, on a big trailer with a heavier tractor, alot of damage could be done.

 

[KeithInSpace]

Ditto on loading the trailer un-hooked. Tried that once. Wasn't pretty. Just glad the tongue slammed back down to terra-firma before it speared the back of my Expedition...it landed ~2" away from the back bumper...

 

[beenthere]

I don't understand why you cant still drive on until back of hoe touch ground and then use your backhoe hydraulic to lift your rear end and continue to drive on while extending boom outwards.

Think on the pivot point of the front axle, and imagine lifting the rear wheels with the hoe. Then get the feeling of the tractor and hoe tilting to one side (or the other) between the two pivot points (the front axle and the bucket of the hoe). Possibly lowering the bucket to help keep the tractor level might help, but seems that is a bit dicey too.

I'd look for a better solution. Larger diameter tires in place of the turf tires seems only logical if doing hoe work. But the combination of backhoe and trailer as it sits clearly is not a workable situation for the long haul.

 

[Jay4200]

Have you tried to "back" up into the trailer. Sometimes the departure angle is just enough off to get you off and on.

Not a chance - the 'hoe would crash into the trailer long before the wheels hit the ramps

JayC