How fast with a canopy?

[roadhawk]

Thanks to all the good folks here and my brother helping me load it up for a big part of the day, the tractor and implements made the trip safely and securely even with all the rain I "got" to go through.

Due to the way I had to load the implements on the trailer to get them to fit I ended up just driving the tractor straight on, although I bet I made 10 different trips up and down those ramps frontwards and backward trying to find the best way to get it loaded and not crush anything and still have a good center of balance on the trailer. The load leveling contraption was needed to get to my tow rating to handle the weight, and without it I would not have been able to haul it all after seeing it sitting there not hooked up yet.

During the trip most of the mileage was put on at about 60-65 mph with a top speed of 74 just to see how it was going to handle. You can see my canopy has a slight slope down going forward that probably helped it from catching wind too badly. For insurance, I also put a strap over it. I've got a picture of that below, and I've also answered the question of "will there be any damage by using the straps?". There was some (see pic) but it's pretty minor where the strap lines came and rubbed through the blue a bit.

All in all, a good trip.

 

[Hematite]

I was very confident that you would have no problem with the canopy. I've traveled just about that fast and without anything strapped over it.

I must say that I give you high marks for using a weight distribution hitch and ratchet binders! I'll bet the ride was very stable with the WD setup.

 

[Diamondpilot]

Glad the trip went ok. Looks like you had the kitchen sink somewhere on that trailer.

Chris

 

[clemsonfor]

About the guietine effect whatever that is , not canopy is meant to hold up in a rollover situation, they will all bend or break under the tractors weight.