Help! L3200 length vs trailer length

Hammer Head · Oct 4, 2013

I have a L3200 on order with B77 hoe and 524 loader. Dealer did not have anything for me to measure!
I would like to know if it will fit on a 16' lift gate trailer? I would back the tractor onto the trailer and put the loader out over the lift gate. I would assume the lower piviot point of the hoe would stop at the front 16" +- high perimeter rail of the trailer when backing on and not hang over, just the hoe.
Could anyone get me some measurements?
Thanks in advance.

nybirdman · Oct 4, 2013

I don't believe that will fit on a 16ft.trailer(single axel?)My L3130 with loader and back-blade was 22ft. long...with a hoe on you will be at least that long.We haul a B7800/hoe on a 22ft.,10,000lb. rig.

AStanton · Oct 4, 2013

No way will that fit. I use a 16-ft trailer for my BX-25 and that's a nice fit. If I understand you right, I would stay away from those ramp gates for that size machine. Get the twin ramps that you can slide side to side. They are more heavy duty. In the pic, here's my neighbor's 18-ft trailer which he let me use one time before I had my own. He hauls his L-35 back hoe with it with no problem.

Hammer Head · Oct 4, 2013

The trailer is dual axel 6500GVW. I would need to know from the grill guard to the base pivot point of the hoe.
the hoe arm would hang out over the tong of the trailer and the loader would be raised up and bucket rolled down over the outside of the up folded ramp.

AStanton · Oct 4, 2013

I'm no authority, but I think the DMV would have a field day citing you if you drove by with a load distributed like that.

RedNeckRacin · Oct 4, 2013

I have lost count of how many people I have seen running around with the loader in the air to make it fit on a trailer. It is by law that every attachment must be secured to the trailer. Draping it over the gate is NOT securing it. Leaving the hoe hang over the tongue is not a problem as long as it is also lowered to the trailer and secured. I would also suggest a heavier gvw trailer. It all depends on your placement on the trailer, and the actual ratings on the trailer. I think my l3400 weighs somewhere around 4k?? with the loader and loaded rear tires for reference.

Firefighter Kubota · Oct 4, 2013

Yeah, you're S@#$ out of luck. Time for a bigger trailer. At least a 20' 10K with ramps and not the lift gates..

Good luck...

Hammer Head · Oct 4, 2013

Good point!! I never thought about that. I know I need to get a trailer and the dealer is of no help with dimensions of the tractor and attachments.
I would like to minimize the length of the trailer, hoe could pivot to the side and rest on the rail and bucket could be rolled and rest on the front rail. This would be if the tractor is pulled on facing forward.

Firefighter Kubota · Oct 4, 2013

I moved a friends tractor... Not sure of the model but its a 30HP . This is on a 16 foot deck. (14 +2 beavertail) You might squeeze by with an 18' if you put the bucket on the forward rail...

Something to keep in mind... Its unlikely binder chains will fail, but if they do , or the binder fails and you stop short, having the bucket pinned down behind the rail will keep the tractor from F'ing up your truck . Most forces are generated when braking.

Hammer Head · Oct 4, 2013

Ok,
I went to the local Car-Mate dealer. He has a 18' (15'+3') beavertail car hauler rated at #7000 GVWR he sait I could haul up to #5050 on the trailer. My best guess is the tractor, hoe and loader would weigh 4400-4500 lbs. I might haul a plate compactor and upright tamper at the same time. $3166.00 OTD
What do you think?