Towing my tractor

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Chris
You are probably right. I have been driving my tractors around my neighborhood or pulling them on my 16 ft trailer with the bigger tractor hanging the bucket over the back of my truck because I can barely fit the tractor on with the bushog. I am just trying to become safer and more legitimate with my transportation of my tractors. Your logic has convinced me to keep on doing things the way I have been and save the money.
Thanks
 
   / Towing my tractor #12  
Chris
You are probably right. I have been driving my tractors around my neighborhood or pulling them on my 16 ft trailer with the bigger tractor hanging the bucket over the back of my truck because I can barely fit the tractor on with the bushog. I am just trying to become safer and more legitimate with my transportation of my tractors. Your logic has convinced me to keep on doing things the way I have been and save the money.
Thanks

I am not trying to convince you of anything, just trying to help. Just wanted to show you the other side of looking at things. I get a kick out of a guy who lives about 1/2 mile from his mom on a county road. I am good friends with him and he mows her yard for her. I have tried to convince him for years now to just drive the mower but he insist to hitch up his trailer and take it down to her house. I bet he uses a extra hour each time when he could just ride the mower each way in 5 minutes.

Whatever you do just be careful. Trailering or driving the tractor is a choice only you can make.

Chris
 
   / Towing my tractor #13  
Chris:

Your friend goes through all that grief just for a 1/2 mile drive. I agree with you...just drive the tractor to his Mom's place and be done with it. At least he's being a good son.
 
   / Towing my tractor #14  
I don't necessarily agree with driving on the streets, I regularly trailer my tractor 3/4 of a mile to my other place, mostly due to idiot drivers. I keep my equipment trailer hooked up unless pulling the dump trailer, I have flip up ramps with feet and can load and bind by my self in under three minutes.
 
   / Towing my tractor #15  
My 2003 4X4 diesel can tow 14,700#. My 12GP GN weights 3100#, leaving 8900# for payload. The TC40DA with FEL is 4700# and 6' cutter is 800#, total of 5500#, well below that weight. Weight of trailer and tractor is 8600#. With the bucket lowered at the front of the trailer the cutter sticks off the back about 2', which is the wheel.

The same vehicle with the 6.0 gas is rated for 9800#, still OK. 2WD is 9900# gas and 15,200# diesel, both would be OK.

Tongue weight is 10-15% (not to exceed 1500#) for bumper pull and 15-25% (not to exceed 3000#) for 5th wheel (gooseneck). Either would be OK.

Your Ford is probably close to these numbers. The TC45DA weights 300# more than my TC40DA. Loaded tires would add more weight, 900-1000#. Your close to max depending on trailer type and weight. A bumper pull saves on trailer weight giving more payload capacity.

I prefer diesel and GN to tow heavy loads, Chris prefers bumper pull. That's why they make both types. It's up to you and your budget to decide. Don't let others spend your money.
 
   / Towing my tractor #16  
The other consideration would be GCWR. Mine is 22,000#. Truck is 9200# GVWR, trailer is 12,000#. Maxed out I am at 21,200#. That's why I picked my 12GP over the 14GP, 14,000# capacity. It weighs more, costs more, and I legally could not carry the extra ton of cargo. All it takes is one stop by DPS Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) and be put on the scales to show you that overweight tickets are expensive.

I took my Boomer 8N to the shop last week. DPS CVE was working the loop. Had 1 stopped hauling a TLB with the outriggers up and no chains on them, can you say OOPS. Had 2 more look me over but saw I had chains and boomers fore and aft and did not stop me.

Being legal is easy to do and provides me peace of mind when towing. After all, this is supposed to be fun.
 
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