Ford 4610 trailer conundrum

[ETD66SS]

The trailer you posted about is about 2200 pounds. That leaves 5800 pounds for the tractor. The dry ship weight of the 4610 is just over 5100 pounds. Field ready ballasted it is OVER 8000 pounds.
That 8000 pound trailer would limit you to never hauling anything but the bare tractor -- no attachment. Plus (more importantly), you would need to be hyper aware of where on the trailer the tractor was positioned to avoid overloading one of the trailers axles!

Your first DOT enforcement stop will make the cost of the correctly sized trailer look cheap.

http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2793&context=tractormuseumlit

How would a DOT enforcement stop get me into trouble exactly? I would not be overweight, some of you guys... :confused2: But, I won't get upset, I saw the safety police in this thread a mile away before I even started it

However, I may consider the 10,000 GVW version.

16 Ft. 9,990 lb. Wood Skid Steer

But I do not have a CDL license, and my truck is 8600lb GVW, making the truck + trailer over 18,600 lbs GVW, which I think is 2,600 lb over the NYS DOT limit for not having to have a CDL.

I think I could register the 10K trailer at 9400lb GVW however. Somethign to look into...

EDIT: Nevermind about the CDL, I can tow up to 10,000 lbs GVW, and the total cannot exceed 26,000 lbs, not 16,000 lbs. So yeah, a 10,000 GVW trailer is as heavy as I can buy.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

I personally would go with a deck over. I have a low utility trailer with fenders on it and I can't stand it. You can't side load pallets very easily because you have to deal with those fenders. Wide tractors have to be lined up perfectly or you will be hitting and having to reposition to line up again. They have their uses but if I was to do it again I would get a deckover with dovetail and not be so limited.

 

[ETD66SS]

I personally would go with a deck over. I have a low utility trailer with fenders on it and I can't stand it. You can't side load pallets very easily because you have to deal with those fenders. Wide tractors have to be lined up perfectly or you will be hitting and having to reposition to line up again. They have their uses but if I was to do it again I would get a deckover with dovetail and not be so limited.

Those are valid reasons. I just don't want to spend the extra $1000. Nor am I fond of whatever I'm towing being 18" higher off the ground. But, I will consider it as an option, problem is the place I want to buy a trailer from does not make 16ft 10,000 GVW deckovers. Smallest they have is 14,000 GVW 22 ft

 

[Robert_in_NY]

Those are valid reasons. I just don't want to spend the extra $1000.

I understand. I just saw you mention wanting to be able to haul palleted materials and these trailers are not great for hauling anything but equipment and even then their not ideal for equipment outside of compact tractors, excavators and skid steers.

Also, even being low make sure you get as long a ramps as you can get for them. The longer the ramp the easier it will be to load and unload.

 

[ETD66SS]

I understand. I just saw you mention wanting to be able to haul palleted materials and these trailers are not great for hauling anything but equipment and even then their not ideal for equipment outside of compact tractors, excavators and skid steers.

Also, even being low make sure you get as long a ramps as you can get for them. The longer the ramp the easier it will be to load and unload.

I should probably just make my own trailer

I have loaded logs onto a trailer with fenders from the side, and you are correct in that it's a pain to not drop stuff on the fenders...

 

[Soundguy]

i'd get a deckover trailer and forget about removing the safety bar that's gonna saver yer neck when you roll her.

a 'between' the fenders trailer for that big of a tractor is not worth it. a 4xxx ford is a real pice of equipment.. not an 8n..... that you put on a car hauler..

 

[ETD66SS]

i'd get a deckover trailer and forget about removing the safety bar that's gonna saver yer neck when you roll her.

a 'between' the fenders trailer for that big of a tractor is not worth it. a 4xxx ford is a real pice of equipment.. not an 8n..... that you put on a car hauler..

Actually, I don't have to remove the ROPS

But I'm taking a look for a different trailer manufacturer, as Kaufman Trailers does not sell any deckovers that are small enough. I don't really want anythgin over 16 ft.

 

[Robert_in_NY]

Actually, I don't have to remove the ROPS

But I'm taking a look for a different trailer manufacturer, as Kaufman Trailers does not sell any deckovers that are small enough. I don't really want anythgin over 16 ft.

Take a look at PJ trailers. I have always liked them and recently bought a 14' PJ dump trailer (way more money then what you want to spend I bet but it would work for you). I have been thinking of replacing my utility trailer with a PJ deckover but with the dump trailer I don't know if I can justify buying a new trailer. Maybe some day though

 

[D7E]

Probably scarce over here but the majority of british 4610's had 13.6 in tyres on them..!

 

[Duffster]

So yeah, a 10,000 GVW trailer is as heavy as I can buy.

Why?

26k is the limit before CDL. 26k - 8600= 17,400 trailer limit.