Transporting a 9 Foot Wide Baler on a 8 Foot Wide Trailer

[kthompson]

Not trying to be a stick in the mud with this question, with all the attention to people on the road with the Covid 19, running at night in some places will get more attention. Texas, have no idea. I would think Texas would be farmer/rancher friendly.

Hey, why not take a few minutes and call what ever the departments name there for the law enforcement department that patrols the highways? Here it would be the Highway Patrol. I am sure you would not tell them the route and area and date you would be making the run. If you must travel through a town there would be my worry.

 

[fried1765]

Not trying to be a stick in the mud with this question, with all the attention to people on the road with the Covid 19, running at night in some places will get more attention. Texas, have no idea. I would think Texas would be farmer/rancher friendly.

Hey, why not take a few minutes and call what ever the departments name there for the law enforcement department that patrols the highways? Here it would be the Highway Patrol. I am sure you would not tell them the route and area and date you would be making the run. If you must travel through a town there would be my worry.

Why not just remove both wheels and eliminate any "worry"?
Run any time of day or night that you might like.
Asking one cop what would be permitted, would likely not be helpful, when the cop on scene tells you, "that other guy gave you bad info"

 

[Hay Dude]

Why not just remove both wheels and eliminate any "worry"?
Run any time of day or night that you might like.
Asking one cop what would be permitted, would likely not be helpful, when the cop on scene tells you, "that other guy gave you bad info"

Exactly. Blocking axles and removing rim/tire couldnt take more than 20 minutes. If you dont, the trooper will probably cite you for pure laziness. :laughing:

 

[ddbackhoe]

I sold a manure wagon with really questionable tires to a guy and he towed it 50 miles on back roads. :shocked:
All he needed to do was mount a set of decent used tires on the rims and for under $100 he could have driven home a lot safer. He was going to have to replace the tires anyway...
When my round baler breaks, I tow it 25 miles to the dealer at 50mph no problem. Bearings and tires barely get hot.

I know a guy just like that. Buys used tires or "finds" ones laying around someone elses farm because you know. tires are really expensive. Wont road his tractor to do hay so he hires it out then pisses and moans because of how much he gets charged. :laughing:

 

[ddbackhoe]

Wheels on = 3.5" over legal width limit!
280 miles departing Ft. Worth area.
Maybe. The tip off is the very obvious 102" (legal) trailer width.
12:01AM AM could work.
I would take the wheels off, leave whatever time of day I wanted, relax and enjoy the ride.

:thumbsup:

 

[Peter 315]

Not there yet..........

 

[Hay Dude]

Not there yet..........

Those back roads must be very, very slow. :laughing:

 

[QRTRHRS]

Given the offset configuration of the baler, could you back it onto your trailer with the some of the tires on the deck, set the tongue on the deck then work it diagonal? Would that give you the width that you need? I may have missed it but is the inside tire to tire measurement more than the deck width? In that case, load it from the side with one of the methods already mentioned then work it into a diagonal position.

 

[Renze]

Been there, done that. The trailer was in fact a hair narrower than yours, and the baler a Welger, usually 300kg heavier.

Due to the offset weight, the trailer tires on the bale chamber side were overloaded and it was quite unstable, despite the fact that we blocked it up to strap it fixed to the deck.

For a 3500 pound baler, a 5k capacity trailer is a minimum because you need the roll stability due to the offset COG.