farmall 55a case
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hauling a 8,000lb tractor
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Gale Hawkins
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- 1948 Allis Chambers Model B 1976 265 MF / 1983 JD 310B Backhoe / 1966 Ford 3000 Diesel / 1980 3600 Diesel
I take it some are not experience running seriously over loaded from time to time. Not ideal but for 80 miles once a year I would make do.
Got into a towing issue last month with the S-10 and 12' single axle flat trailer hauling 25 16' cattle panels and 50 T posts. I though the T posts up front would counter the 4' over hang. Time was short so we did not grab the 16' flat dump plus the 429 sucks gas.
We had 18 miles to go and got in trouble the first half mile. The total weight was not the issue as much as misbalanced load. At 40 MPH all was well and stable, at 42 there was a wiggle and a major dance at 45 MPH so I drove 40 for the last 17.5 miles.
If you are hauling it 80 miles a day doing 70 MPH get a larger truck or smaller tractor should be considered in my view.
Got into a towing issue last month with the S-10 and 12' single axle flat trailer hauling 25 16' cattle panels and 50 T posts. I though the T posts up front would counter the 4' over hang. Time was short so we did not grab the 16' flat dump plus the 429 sucks gas.
We had 18 miles to go and got in trouble the first half mile. The total weight was not the issue as much as misbalanced load. At 40 MPH all was well and stable, at 42 there was a wiggle and a major dance at 45 MPH so I drove 40 for the last 17.5 miles.
If you are hauling it 80 miles a day doing 70 MPH get a larger truck or smaller tractor should be considered in my view.
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flyingcow
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All good points guys. It's a business thing. I got more revenue in the the 8 months than I planned for. May have to spend a bit to save a few bucks. It's a funny game to play.
But this trailer was made by one guy who was trying to make a light trailer. He thinks its no more than 4k. The tractor with FEL and cab is in the 8k range.
Yes it might make more sense to have it hauled or just drive it. But i tend not to make sense.
But this trailer was made by one guy who was trying to make a light trailer. He thinks its no more than 4k. The tractor with FEL and cab is in the 8k range.
Yes it might make more sense to have it hauled or just drive it. But i tend not to make sense.
tractorski
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Just because you can tow it, doesn't mean you should
Rustyiron
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In Maine, you kinda count how old your vehicle is in "dog years", that is years X 7. :laughing:
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flyingcow
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Curious, has anyone done this? Or know of anyone that has. I've never really heard of this being done on a pickup. I'm used to it on my big rig.
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flyingcow
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My pickup(2006) is "almost" new condition to everything else up here. I bought it 2 yrs ago down in VA. Still **** near rust free. If I buy used again it will be from Va or further south.
Rustyiron
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Lift Kits | Kelderman
I didn't poke around on their site but I think that they do have a "non lift" system. Are the new 150's still leaf's in the rear?
VA is getting bad with salt. They use that stupid brine water to pretreat. What a mess that stuff makes. I guess it is not as bad as what you deal with. Usually we stay away from anything from PA and farther north.
