How do you tie down tractors when hauling on a trailer?

[moored4]

I have got all kinds of used hay string laying around!:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Now what thread count on a tarp will maintain a 6000# load! :laughing:

 

[grsthegreat]

I have got all kinds of used hay string laying around!:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Now what thread count on a tarp will maintain a 6000# load! :laughing:

Some good Hefty bags should do that.

 

[dstig1]

I found some shots of my front hooks if you are curious. Those are just 3/8" (I think...) grab hooks. They fit perfectly on the 3130 grill guard frame. Yes it scratches the paint slightly, but it is a tractor that works in the woods, and I am not 4shorts :laughing:

 

[nunyabinis]

I zoomed in on you tractor and can not figure out what is ?hanging? from your steering column? It looks like some kind of bag! Ifso what do you keep in it? Please share! And thanks!

As another poster noted, that's my small beer cooler.


You'll notice the large beer cooler sitting just behind the tiller against the trailer tail gate. The contents of the large cooler go into the small cooler hanging on the steering wheel. Empty. Refill. Repeat.


Let the Safety Police chew on THAT one!!! Hah!!!


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[nunyabinis]

True Story Time:

One of my trailer tires had a slow leak that leaked just fast enough to be annoying. I decided that I'd take it to a tire dealer and have them patch it. I was VERY specific about the need to have the best repair possible since I put a LOT of weight on that trailer. I emphasized the importance of having a quality repair SEVERAL times. I even explained to the manager exactly what kind of equipment I carried 100 miles one way. He said he understood and would put his Best Guy on it.

Well, the trip to the Hunt Club last October went alright but about half way back home... BOOM!!!.... the tire blew and the trailer went boogety, boogety, boogety down the highway. Rubber was flying all over the place. It took me some time to get it pulled over because I didn't want to make any sudden movements. The tire was totally shredded. I changed the tire and put the spare on without removing anything from the trailer. Took about 30 minutes.

The equipment on the trailer didn't move an inch.


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[mjncad]

BOOM!!!.... the tire blew and the trailer went boogety, boogety, boogety down the highway.

The boogety, boogety, boogety is the best part of the story. :laughing:

 

[4shorts]

. Yes it scratches the paint slightly, but it is a tractor that works in the woods, and I am not 4shorts :laughing:

See I'd just have to repaint it or just trade it :laughing:

 

[JB4310]

I found some shots of my front hooks if you are curious. Those are just 3/8" (I think...) grab hooks. They fit perfectly on the 3130 grill guard frame. Yes it scratches the paint slightly, but it is a tractor that works in the woods, and I am not 4shorts :laughing:

The hook is captured in the corner there, can't move up, can't move back, so I think it's good.

Just wonder if it would be any better coming up from behind and hooking that way, with open side facing out.
The reason I mention it, is cause that's how I do mine, not sure it would be any better, but just seems it would pull down straighter on the hook, so less strain on the hook. But then the chain would have stress point under the frame's edge??

JB

 

[dstig1]

See I'd just have to repaint it or just trade it :laughing:

Sorry, 4shorts, I couldn't resist Given that I have to trailer this every weekend I use it, I'd be repainting constantly. Plus I bought it used and it isn't pristine in any case, though it's not real rough either. It does what I need it to for the most part. Let's just say it is a "good first tractor" for me...

The hook is captured in the corner there, can't move up, can't move back, so I think it's good.

Just wonder if it would be any better coming up from behind and hooking that way, with open side facing out.
The reason I mention it, is cause that's how I do mine, not sure it would be any better, but just seems it would pull down straighter on the hook, so less strain on the hook. But then the chain would have stress point under the frame's edge??

JB

Yeah the hook never moves at all. What I do with these chains is hook them onto the grill guard as shown, then I loop the other end through a stake pocket and use the grab hook to hook back onto the chain. Then I drive the tractor back a few inches to snug it up and use ratchet binders on the back two corners to get everything tight.

You could hook from the inside too, for sure. It would scratch more paint on the the inside, I think. What isn't shown in those pics was that I added an expanded metal guard to the front of that grill guard frame, so access to the inside is very difficult now. Like so (before paint):

 

[4shorts]

Sorry, 4shorts, I couldn't resist Given that I have to trailer this every weekend I use it, I'd be repainting constantly. Plus I bought it used and it isn't pristine in any case, though it's not real rough either. It does what I need it to for the most part. Let's just say it is a "good first tractor" for me...

Ah don't mind me. I understand. I'm just yanking your chain :laughing: