sawtooth
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- Sep 19, 2007
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- Eden NC
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- Ford NAA, Ford 2810, Ford 3910-1, Ford 3910-2, Ford 4600SU, Massey 2660 HD, Massey 461, Grasshopper 725D, Grasshopper 900D
Hello Gentlemen,
Ok so I had a previous thread where several of you provided suggestions and or ideas which I greatly appreciate. All this info led me to a trailer I located today. Its a PJ F8 24' deckover with 4ft dovetail plus easy lift flip-over style 4ft ft ramps (not monster ramps). I really like these new ramps as they are light weight in design thus easy to handle plus I can lay a bush hog or other implement on top of them during transport. The load angle also looked better than others and the trailer is only 33" high vs some being up to 37" high. The frame is a 8" 10lb IBeam design as compared to some that are 12" IBeam either pierced (lower deck height 33" or so) or standard versions being around 38" high. Now I know the 12" 19lb. frame is better/stronger but for what i'm doing i'm thinking the standard PJ would be fine but looking for your advice.
This takes me to what I'm towing. I have 7 tractors as listed below plus estimated weights. I've also listed what implements if any will be carried with them at any given time. The first 5 are fairly easy to transport and my current 22' PJ CC 14K std deck with fenders works great. These are the ones i'll be trailering most of the time moving between farms etc. The last two are heavier and wider which leads me to a deckover. Most of my towing is 2 hours or less and having full use of the bed is a definite plus for me. However, on occasion I will move equipment between Virginia and Ohio which includes going through the mountains of WV via interstate 77. So based on this does this trailer sound like a good option for me? Will it tow similar to what I have now or will the quality of how it pulls be worse being a longer, heavier, and taller? Lastly, do I really need to step up to a 12" 19lb frame for these weights and if so why? My current trailer weighs 3250lbs and this new F8 deckover is around 4k lbs. So max total weight will be around 14k which about 1k or so should be on my truck. Lastly, my truck is a 2018 GMC 2500 Duramax with 3.73 gears. Max conventional towing is 13k. Payload is 2156 lbs. but I'll end up around 1600-1700 lbs. with fuel, myself, toolbox full of goodies etc. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
-1954 Ford NAA tractor and 5' bush hog- 3-4k lbs.
-1980 Ford 4600SU with 6' disk or bush hog- 6k lbs.
-1987 Ford 3910 with 6' implements- 6k lbs.
-1989 Ford 3910 with 6' implements- 6k lbs.
-1989 Ford 2810 with 6' implements- 6k lbs.
-2004 Massey Ferguson 461 MWFD with front loader and 6' implements- 7-8k lbs.
-2010 Massey Ferguson 2660HD MWFD with cab and front loader. No implements only moved if needs service etc. - 10k lbs.
Ok so I had a previous thread where several of you provided suggestions and or ideas which I greatly appreciate. All this info led me to a trailer I located today. Its a PJ F8 24' deckover with 4ft dovetail plus easy lift flip-over style 4ft ft ramps (not monster ramps). I really like these new ramps as they are light weight in design thus easy to handle plus I can lay a bush hog or other implement on top of them during transport. The load angle also looked better than others and the trailer is only 33" high vs some being up to 37" high. The frame is a 8" 10lb IBeam design as compared to some that are 12" IBeam either pierced (lower deck height 33" or so) or standard versions being around 38" high. Now I know the 12" 19lb. frame is better/stronger but for what i'm doing i'm thinking the standard PJ would be fine but looking for your advice.
This takes me to what I'm towing. I have 7 tractors as listed below plus estimated weights. I've also listed what implements if any will be carried with them at any given time. The first 5 are fairly easy to transport and my current 22' PJ CC 14K std deck with fenders works great. These are the ones i'll be trailering most of the time moving between farms etc. The last two are heavier and wider which leads me to a deckover. Most of my towing is 2 hours or less and having full use of the bed is a definite plus for me. However, on occasion I will move equipment between Virginia and Ohio which includes going through the mountains of WV via interstate 77. So based on this does this trailer sound like a good option for me? Will it tow similar to what I have now or will the quality of how it pulls be worse being a longer, heavier, and taller? Lastly, do I really need to step up to a 12" 19lb frame for these weights and if so why? My current trailer weighs 3250lbs and this new F8 deckover is around 4k lbs. So max total weight will be around 14k which about 1k or so should be on my truck. Lastly, my truck is a 2018 GMC 2500 Duramax with 3.73 gears. Max conventional towing is 13k. Payload is 2156 lbs. but I'll end up around 1600-1700 lbs. with fuel, myself, toolbox full of goodies etc. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
-1954 Ford NAA tractor and 5' bush hog- 3-4k lbs.
-1980 Ford 4600SU with 6' disk or bush hog- 6k lbs.
-1987 Ford 3910 with 6' implements- 6k lbs.
-1989 Ford 3910 with 6' implements- 6k lbs.
-1989 Ford 2810 with 6' implements- 6k lbs.
-2004 Massey Ferguson 461 MWFD with front loader and 6' implements- 7-8k lbs.
-2010 Massey Ferguson 2660HD MWFD with cab and front loader. No implements only moved if needs service etc. - 10k lbs.