jwstewar
Elite Member
Sounds like you need a few more pickups.
At least one for each tractor
Or at least one reliable one.
WHY DO I NEED A TRAILER !
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Or at least one reliable one.
J_J
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LB.
Only you can answer that question. Only you know your needs, wants,and desires. However if you have good friends that have trailers, then you can rely on them for support. If you hate to pay other people to do repetitive things like hauling things like tractors, wood, straw, etc, then you night need a trailer. If you ask what kind of trailer you should have, you will get many different answers.
Now , about another subject. your use of very small print and pastel colors, these eyes of mine are not as good as they used to be. Large print would be good, or bold print would be good. Thanks
Only you can answer that question. Only you know your needs, wants,and desires. However if you have good friends that have trailers, then you can rely on them for support. If you hate to pay other people to do repetitive things like hauling things like tractors, wood, straw, etc, then you night need a trailer. If you ask what kind of trailer you should have, you will get many different answers.
Now , about another subject. your use of very small print and pastel colors, these eyes of mine are not as good as they used to be. Large print would be good, or bold print would be good. Thanks
Philscbx
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I suggest you test tow the tractor long before you need to, to see how it's going to handle.
I can from experience say that I have towed hundreds of vehicles, but the one day I had tractor in tow, it was a whole different story.
The tractor had a wide front end.
It was a Massey 65 I believe from the mid 50's I used to own.
If I recall, I got up to about 30 mph, and the tractor had a whole different idea.
This was a major tow truck and sling, and the tractor was taking control.
I'll let members guess the real cause.
I think the clue is, if the top speed of tractor is 16 mph, then that's your tow speed.
The only place you see tractors keep up with traffic is in the German countryside of Europe.
Come to think about it, you never see tractors with main landing gear on the ground being towed on the road.
Probably for the reason I just explained.
Get a trailer, tilt back that other creative things can be done with it. It will outlast anything you will ever own.
And you won't be paying out some lawsuit for killing a few that got in the way.
Or cough up 14 times that for a used rolloff.
This trailer style is usually low profile and keeps the center of gravity low. 14 Foot will just about cover most items.
I'm not sure if my friends have photos of the incident, but I'm sure the insurance co, and the Police do of the idiot who lost control on a curve with too small a truck, probably a truck rated as a car of the 150 series w/o brakes rated for towing a trailer with machine and no brakes on it as it took off the whole rear addition to their house where their daughter was sleeping.
Some never think before it's major.
I can from experience say that I have towed hundreds of vehicles, but the one day I had tractor in tow, it was a whole different story.
The tractor had a wide front end.
It was a Massey 65 I believe from the mid 50's I used to own.
If I recall, I got up to about 30 mph, and the tractor had a whole different idea.
This was a major tow truck and sling, and the tractor was taking control.
I'll let members guess the real cause.
I think the clue is, if the top speed of tractor is 16 mph, then that's your tow speed.
The only place you see tractors keep up with traffic is in the German countryside of Europe.
Come to think about it, you never see tractors with main landing gear on the ground being towed on the road.
Probably for the reason I just explained.
Get a trailer, tilt back that other creative things can be done with it. It will outlast anything you will ever own.
And you won't be paying out some lawsuit for killing a few that got in the way.
Or cough up 14 times that for a used rolloff.
This trailer style is usually low profile and keeps the center of gravity low. 14 Foot will just about cover most items.
I'm not sure if my friends have photos of the incident, but I'm sure the insurance co, and the Police do of the idiot who lost control on a curve with too small a truck, probably a truck rated as a car of the 150 series w/o brakes rated for towing a trailer with machine and no brakes on it as it took off the whole rear addition to their house where their daughter was sleeping.
Some never think before it's major.
