tractor vs. trailer

[Ford tractor]

a 3000 on a car hauler should be WAY fine.. repeated or not. unless the tractor is ballasted to the hilt.. it should be within the weight limits easilly on a 7k trailer. even a beefy 7k trailer is gonna be right at 2000# or less. my car hauler trailer with good heavy frame is 1740#

lets call it 2000# trailer.. leaving 5K payload.
you don't want mor ethan a 6' mower for a 3000 or a 6' box blade. a good mower or heavy box blade will be ptobably 800# ( i looke dup 6' mower with chains.. both 3pt and pull type. 785# was a high number on all ( KK l/m/hd and howse/ HD and kodiac, and BH razorback and squealer series, all 6 ...'but the 'landclearing' style mowers, which DID hit near 1000# BH 290 series for instance. ).

All that said.. still looks good, again.. UNLESS the tractor is quite heavilly ballasted.

soundguy

It sounds like the OP only has a tractor. No loader or heavy implements.

For that, it should be ok. However, I would have gotten a 10k trailer because it is going to be over if he gets a FEL, fills the tires, wheel weights, implement, etc.

By the way, I have a Woods BrushBull 5' cutter model 600 that is 1150 pounds with the safety chains. Not common, but there are a few heavy ones out there.

 

[Soundguy]

I *specifically* mentioned that the hevy duty models were heavier. I listed the specs I found from the dealers websites.

I also specifically mentioned that if you ballasted it to the hilt it would be heavy.

the heavier rated trailer is only good if his tow vehicle is up for the load too.

soundguy

 

[JIGBUILDER]

Tractors can be heavier than we sometimes think.
I have a '00 Farmtrac FT 60 (50 hp) with loaded 14.9/28" rear tires/ loader and a 6' rotory mower. I was hauling it on a 16' tandam axle pipe top trailer with 3500 lb axles and D tires.
I didn't like the trailer squat so I bought a 18' 10k dovetail car hauler with 5200 lb axles and E tires. Dropped by my small town feed mill scales and the trailer and tractor with above equipment gross was 9460 lbs with about 980 lb hitch weight.

If I was working the tractor away from home lots a 20' trailer would be the better way to go.