Pulling a Boat with a Tractor

[Kenneth in Texas]

I do it all the time on our 9 acre lake, 17' bassboat with a 150hp and no problems

 

[TomSeller]

I do it all the time on our 9 acre lake, 17' bassboat with a 150hp and no problems

Nice, I assume with the L2800?

 

[Kenneth in Texas]

Nice, I assume with the L2800?

yes, i have a 2" ball welded to the back of my box blade.

 

[MossRoad]

You ever consider a front mount trailer hitch for your F250? Friend of mine's dad had one. It was great for maneuvering trailers around as you can see it right there in front of you. Rear tires never went in the water, staying on dry ground.

 

[s219]

By the way, a local marina owner got hurt real bad last spring when launching a boat with their tractor (which is an old farm tractor, likely without any safety features). He was all by himself. The coupler popped off the ball, and the guy hopped off the tractor to try and save it. Lord knows what he thought he could do, and in worst case the boat would have splashed in and floated. As it turned out, the trailer turned sideways and stopped on the ramp. Anyhow, the tractor ran over the guy and he woke up a half hour later and and a hard time reaching help by phone since his right arm no longer worked. They flew him to the hospital, and he is lucky to still be with us -- the tractor crushed part of his spine. He's going through lots of physical therapy to get use of his right arm back.

 

[TomSeller]

You ever consider a front mount trailer hitch for your F250? Friend of mine's dad had one. It was great for maneuvering trailers around as you can see it right there in front of you. Rear tires never went in the water, staying on dry ground.

I did and that would be better than from behind but at the top of the ramp my shop and garage face each other and maneuvering would be difficult. The boat goes into the shop which faces the water so it has to turn 180 deg. I think the previous owner pulled the boat out of the water with his Tahoe, drove it up the ramp, down the driveway and out onto the county road. I think he then drove back onto the property, pointed down the ramp and backed into the shop. I can do that but it seems like a hassle. Over time I can clear some trees to get more space to turn around, but that also will involve moving the septic drain field, etc. So it will take a while. I'll also be getting a couple Sea Doos which could also be put in with the tractor.

 

[TomSeller]

By the way, a local marina owner got hurt real bad last spring when launching a boat with their tractor (which is an old farm tractor, likely without any safety features). He was all by himself. The coupler popped off the ball, and the guy hopped off the tractor to try and save it. Lord knows what he thought he could do, and in worst case the boat would have splashed in and floated. As it turned out, the trailer turned sideways and stopped on the ramp. Anyhow, the tractor ran over the guy and he woke up a half hour later and and a hard time reaching help by phone since his right arm no longer worked. They flew him to the hospital, and he is lucky to still be with us -- the tractor crushed part of his spine. He's going through lots of physical therapy to get use of his right arm back.

Yeah, that would have been the time to sit back and watch rather than try do something. He must not have set the brake on the tractor before jumping off.

There is a used L2950 with backhoe with a ball already mounted on the lip of the bucket for sale locally that might be my ticket to the boat launch and my drain field relocate. This tractor may see 100 hours year at best.