trailering tractor

[Tdcw4]

have a m5040 and i need to transport it nxt wk on a 16' trailer i can put a clevis on the rear to hook the chain to but on the front there is nothing i have a font bumper but i wouldnt want to hook a chain to it any suggestions?

 

[dstig1]

I hook my front chains right onto the brush guard/grill. Down at the bottom near where the bolts attach it to the tractor frame. I don't worry about minor scratching on a tractor. Very solid attachment. I found a 3/8" grab hook hooks right on there nicely.

If you don't have a loader or anything on the 3pt, you might fit on a 16', but that is a big tractor for a trailer that size. Does the trailer have enough GVWR to handle the tractor and it's own weight?

 

[Diamondpilot]

I replace 2 of the factory bolts that hold the battery box on my Jinma 284 with two 5/8" lifting rings. They are rated at 4,400# each or something like that.

If you a are not familiar with lifting rings they are like a I-Bolt but cast and much stronger.

Chris

 

[Diamondpilot]

Another old trick I see a lot of old timers do their show tractors is to find some bolts on the front end that are threaded into something solid or better yet go all the way though and have a nut on the back side. Replace them with slightly longer bolts that are grade 8 (gold ones) so that you can put about 4 links of chain on each side. They just let it hang or some put a grab hook on each piece. They you can just hook your chain into it and let it dangle when not being used.

Chris

 

[dstig1]

I replace 2 of the factory bolts that hold the battery box on my Jinma 284 with two 5/8" lifting rings. They are rated at 4,400# each or something like that.

If you a are not familiar with lifting rings they are like a I-Bolt but cast and much stronger.

Chris

Well, they are forged, not cast. Never trust lifting from anything like that if it is cast. They also roll threads instead of cutting them on those, as rolled threads are considerably stronger, and cut threads can cause stress concentrations that can lead to sudden failure.

 

[Diamondpilot]

Well, they are forged, not cast. Never trust lifting from anything like that if it is cast. They also roll threads instead of cutting them on those, as rolled threads are considerably stronger, and cut threads can cause stress concentrations that can lead to sudden failure.

Man, I love this site. Learn something new every day. I never knew that about cast or about the threads.

Thanks.
Chris

 

[dstig1]

Anything like that that looks like it is cast but see very high stresses is almost always forged. It can be hard to tell them apart. Never use a cast part for things like that as they are far more brittle and lower strength. That's one of the things that scares me about Chinese stuff that you think (hope) is forged and not cast... hard to tell.

If you've seen rolled threads next to cut ones (done with a die) you can see the difference pretty easily, but it is harder to tell if you don't have something to compare to. Most any commercial fastener is rolled as it is stronger, faster to do, and probably most importantly - you don't have to deal with metal chips like you do when cutting threads.

 

[Soundguy]

use straps..

soundguy

 

[Rancher Ed]

How come you don't want to hook to the front bumper? If you don't want to scratch the paint, cut the toe out of an old sock and slide it over the chain before you hook it on. We have a M7040 and hook onto the bumper to chain it down. It is made from 5/8" steel, and is bolted to the frame with 4 large bolts, so strength is not an issue. Here are a few pictures that show what we do (obviously on both sides when we are really moving it ).

dstig1 - It should fit fine where he doesn't have a loader. Our M7040 (same frame, more hp) with loader fits on a 18' trailer, and balances very well if we back it on. Tdcw4 doesn't have a loader, and he just has the normal steel rear wheels, so it is going to weigh 5,000 pounds or a shade less.

Ed