Trailering

MChalkley · Dec 12, 2001

Rob - Your comment about making the tractor one with the trailer is a very appropriate one. I attempt to chain mine down sufficiently that if you picked the trailer up, turned it upside down, and shook it, the tractor would stay on the trailer. (For that matter, even the cup should stay attached, eh Harv?)

I'll never forget following a lowboy with a dozer on it around a rough off ramp and seeing several inches of space appear between the trailer deck and the tracks of the dozer. Needless to say, with the truck going around a curve, when the dozer made contact with the trailer again it wasn't in the same place as when it started. I hailed the driver on the CB, and he said "You don't think that thing is going anywhere do you? Do you know how much it weighs?" I said "I know how much it weighs, and it doesn't matter - it's already "gone somewhere", and if you go around another ramp like this one, you're going to lose it." He looked in the rear view mirror and could see that it had shifted to the side, so he pulled over and chained it down. He even thanked me, in an off-hand sort of way... /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

MarkC

MossRoad · Dec 12, 2001

I'm debating a used one, build my own, or new. I'll let you know if I need the info. Thanks.

 MossRoad

Harv · Dec 12, 2001

For that matter, even the cup should stay attached

Heck, Mark, all ya gotta do is tie down the cup. The magnets will take care of the rest. /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

MChalkley · Dec 12, 2001

I never even thought of that Harv, but I'm not surprised you did. /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif I guess maybe I better get that cupholder for the EarthForce made out of 3/8" plate instead of 1/4", hadn't I?

MarkC

hartsjc · Dec 12, 2001

Great info about securing the tractor to the trailer. I appreciate the info being a new tractor owner.

Along these same lines, I was wondering if the beavertail / dovetail is suggested for the bx2200. The lower clearance makes me wonder if I should only look at beavertail, but I worry about not having enough length on a 16' trailer when/ if (the if is for the wife) I buy attachments for the 3 pt.

Any input BX owners?

/James

Turfman · Dec 13, 2001

I haven't needed a dovetail trailer. although I have an old B9200. When I had my 16 footer built he made 7 foot ramps for it. Haven't had any clearance problems with it at all. Builder said that he HATED driving up a ramp when he couldn't see where he was going so he only sells them with 7 foot ramps.

K

RobS · Dec 13, 2001

Anytime. I did quite a bit of looking so I'll be happy to share my research if you want.

BTW, I'm having trouble replying to private messages for some reason. Not ignoring you MossRoad/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

MossRoad · Dec 13, 2001

I got two of the same message the other day about land location and prices and difficulty in replying. I replied to the first one with some info on slag. Try Kenneth Smith Trucking out of Niles. Don't know if they sell retail, but probably closest to your place.

 MossRoad

RobS · Dec 13, 2001

I did get that message and tried to reply but gave up. I got some numbers from Kenneth Smith a while back. I'm kind of in hold mode now until I come up with a bucketful of cash /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Charliebrn · Dec 13, 2001

For my BX I have a tandem 12' trailer with two 4' long ramps. Even with the mower on, I make it on just fine. With the box scraper on the back, it gets close, but I do make it....