hitch question

[NorEaster]

Just look at the hitch itself. It has a rating on it. Class 4 is 1000/10,000. You aren't even close to that.

 

[white cloud]

I looked in the truck's online manual. There is no mention of WDH requirements. The hitch is Class 5. RAM says max tongue weight is 1700 LBS.

 

[newbury]

I looked in the truck's online manual. There is no mention of WDH requirements. The hitch is Class 5. RAM says max tongue weight is 1700 LBS.

Good, so that answers one of your original questions.
Now as far as:

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Our plan is to purchase about 30 acres initially. I would expect to wind up with about 100 acres eventually Most of the land would be planted in pines as you can make some money off them. We have a forester who will engage loggers to harvest the pines and replant when it is appropriate to do so. I may be confused but I do not anticipate moving a lot of logs and such. Just cleaning up and planting food plots for deer, turkey and such. There is logging activity on my hunting lease and they can really bugger up a road so I expect to be spreading gravel and leveling out ruts in the access roads on our property after the loggers finish. I am very open to suggestions about tractor sizing.

Thank you.

That reads a lot like my situation. I've about 73 acres around the house and about 250 acres spread out over 4 parcels in the county. On one of them the hunters have managed to make a fair logging road totally impassable with their ATV's, even to them. Ruts 6 feet deep and 6 feet wide at the top and shaped like a V. I'e got to cut different paths around in order to set up some food plots by water.

The last picture of my M4700 was when I was in the woods two weeks ago "blazing" a path. I had to haul out some small trees of about 6 inches DBH. I could have done it with my B7610 but I would have had to cut them up into short sections, versus dragging the whole tree with just a little delimbing.

And if you are going to use ground engaging equipment for food plots you'll want more HP than the B2320.

 

[wolfpack2]

Look at the hitch itself. By law it is required to have a V-5 label on it. It will tell you the capacity with and without a weight distribution setup. If you are under the limit, you don't need it. If your are over, you should consider using it as the loads on the hitch may cause a failure. You can google "V-5 Hitch Label" and check out multiple images of what the label looks like. You should also check out the towing section of the owners guide as it will also advise you on the use of any special hitches. The ratings are typically based on SAE standards, not just some abstract manufacturers thoughts.

 

[GPintheMitten]

I have a 2014 F150 ecoboost that is rated at about 10k trailer haul. My daughter has a 2013 F150 dually with a diesel. She can haul a tractor of that size without a WDH. She does pull a gooseneck horse trailer but you don't need a gooseneck for hauling a compact tractor

 

[GPintheMitten]

The B2320 sounds a bit small. Let's hear a little more about what you will do with the tractor.

 

[George2615]

Look at the hitch itself. By law it is required to have a V-5 label on it. It will tell you the capacity with and without a weight distribution setup. If you are under the limit, you don't need it. If your are over, you should consider using it as the loads on the hitch may cause a failure. You can google "V-5 Hitch Label" and check out multiple images of what the label looks like. You should also check out the towing section of the owners guide as it will also advise you on the use of any special hitches. The ratings are typically based on SAE standards, not just some abstract manufacturers thoughts.

What wolfpack2 said. Should be a tag on the hitch. Here's an example taken from my hitch.

Curt Model 15323 Class V XD
Towing Capacity
Weight Carrying Capacity: 16000.0 lbs.
Tongue Weight: 2400.0 lbs.
Weight Distribution: 17000 lbs.
Weight Distribution Tongue Weight: 2400 lbs.

 

[two_bit_score]

The truck has the prep for a fifth wheel/goose neck. I have never used it but apparently all I need to do is lock the ball and safety chain hooks in and I am ready to go. I had wondered about a goose neck but thought it might be "over the top". Do you know of a high quality smaller goose neck?

Thanks to all for your replies.

I'm pretty sure that Diamond C has a goose neck option on any equipment trailer they sell. The seem to be good trailers but I don't own one.

You may want to consider as big a trailer as you think you will need in the future, now while you are at it.

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[Gary Fowler]

Regardless of the tractor you get, go with at least an 18' but preferably a 20 foot trailer. I wouldn't mess with the cost of a gooseneck for what you are planning to haul, a bumper pull will do all you need to do and do it without a WD hitch.

 

[white cloud]

The B2320 sounds a bit small. Let's hear a little more about what you will do with the tractor.

What about the JD 3032? Here are the tasks I see the tractor handling:

I need to be able to maintain the road going into the property so basically grade and spread gravel.

Fix the logging access once logging is complete. This will only occur occasionally.

Maintain a 2 to 4 acre plot of sunflowers for dove hunting.

Maintain some food plots for deer. So plant alfalfa.

All inputs valued.

Thanks to all!