Glowplug
Veteran Member
After I purchase my new tractor (Kubota M8540) I will quickly be looking for a trailer to transport the tractor. I would need something that could transport the tractor and a 7' rotary cutter (Woods 8400)safely. I was thinking along the lines of a gooseneck. I would estimate that the size of the deck would have to be at least 24' excluding the FEL.
Tractor length=148" (excluding FEL).
Tractor weight=5400#
Mower length=128"
Mower weight=1600#
* Also would have to account for weight of FEL, bucket, fuel, fluids, and fluid in tires.
Please don't ask me about what type of vehicle would be used to haul this trailer. That would be irrelevant. But just to let you know, I will likely have acquired a Dodge Ram 3500 1-ton when the time comes.
Would it be safer to get a trailer with a length that would require the FEL to be lifted up over the gooseneck hitch for transport or get a longer trailer that would allow the FEL to be placed on the deck? It's a question of shorter trailer with a higher center-of-gravity versus a longer trailer with a lower COG I suppose.
Tractor length=148" (excluding FEL).
Tractor weight=5400#
Mower length=128"
Mower weight=1600#
* Also would have to account for weight of FEL, bucket, fuel, fluids, and fluid in tires.
Please don't ask me about what type of vehicle would be used to haul this trailer. That would be irrelevant. But just to let you know, I will likely have acquired a Dodge Ram 3500 1-ton when the time comes.
Would it be safer to get a trailer with a length that would require the FEL to be lifted up over the gooseneck hitch for transport or get a longer trailer that would allow the FEL to be placed on the deck? It's a question of shorter trailer with a higher center-of-gravity versus a longer trailer with a lower COG I suppose.