no doubt it will pull it. i shuffle dual axel car trailers around my yard with cars on them using my bx24 and a bucket reciever. of course i am on flat ground but still between the trailer and car you have to be talking about 3-4000 pounds. it does it no problem as long as the tongue weight isn't over 500lbs. it would do it even easier if it was on the 3pt hitch.
Will my BX25 be able to do this?
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dodge man
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A simple way to understand percent slope is to think of it in 100 feet. A 10 percent slope would have 10 of rise in 100 feet, or 1 foot or rise in 10 feet. A 20 percent slope would have 20 feet of rise in 100 feet or 2 feet in 10 feet, and so on.
dodge man
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I'll give you an example of a problem I had yesterday. I have a hill at my place, just guessing here, is maybe a 15% grade, maybe a little more. I had my end loader on, empty and a home made ballast box on the back. The ballast box and the weight in the back was maybe 100 pounds. The hill had alot of leaves on it but it was dry. I forgot to put it in 4 wheel drive, and as I headed downhill, it pretty much just took off on me. What happens is the rear wheels lock up and you just kind of take off. I actually slowly stepped in to the hydrastat which got the rear wheels turning at least a little bit, and I was able to steer down the hill O.K. I have had the same thing happen on my old riding mower so I didn't panic. Its a helpless feeling. My hill isn't that long, about 70 feet and flat at the bottom. You could see the problem I would have had if the hill had been longer, if I had a loaded trailer behind me, and the trail wasn't straight. You don't want to be going 20 miles downhill in one of these things. I'm not trying to scare you, it just takes experience. Being a new tractor owner also, its best not to learn the hard way. I learned the hard way but wasn't hurt. I just need to remember, 4 low when going down the hill.
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OP
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Ahh, very good, thanks. So I'm looking at about a 20% grade, or slope. I'm sure there's some formula for figuring the decreasing load you can tow in relation to an increasing slope.
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Tractor Factor
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Wow, that was unnerving just to read it. It's not hard to imagine the trailer going one way or the other and turning the tractor to where you might get pulled off the trail and end up at an angle to the hillside.
"I was able to steer down the hill O.K. "
I have trouble backing up a trailer on level ground!
dodge man
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Yeah T.F., it was scary. I did the same thing with an endloader full of dirt once. Forgot to put it in 4 wheel drive and when I started downhill, it took off. I wasn't on a trail and it just took off through some trees. You'd think I'd learn
. You can also drop the endloader to help stop, but I didn't. Good luck with the new machine, not trying to scare you, just be carefull as you learn.
. You can also drop the endloader to help stop, but I didn't. Good luck with the new machine, not trying to scare you, just be carefull as you learn.
RobJ
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Agree, I'd take the BH off if it were me.
I'm sure you will be able to haul a 600-700# trailer. As others suggested take the backhoe off. You will have a lot easier time to get around in the woods and back up the trailer if needed. I used to pull a small trailer with a 600# ATV and the trailer loaded with wood weighed more. It pulled it all right but had to be very careful on downhills. That said. I truly doubt that a load that small could be much of a factor for your BX (with the hoe off). My B7510 weighs the same as the BX and it can easily handle 600-700# without noticing. Still be careful down the hill. When I haul my 3000lbs boat that is an entirely different ballgame.
Volfandt
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Your BX will have no problems handling that weight. Just use low range and allow yourself plenty of time and space to stop / manuver.
I've got somewhere between a 10 to 15 degree drop from my front to my back and I've not only handled it fine w/the BX hauling a 6 x12 trailer but also w/ my little ole 8hp gear drive Wheel Horse. I don't have a pic of my BX23 w/the trailer but heres a pic of my 856 Wheel Horse hauling a 900 lb 6 x12 trailer loaded w/ a couple hundred lbs of brush. That little ole thing hardly grunted and neither did the BX23 in low
I've got somewhere between a 10 to 15 degree drop from my front to my back and I've not only handled it fine w/the BX hauling a 6 x12 trailer but also w/ my little ole 8hp gear drive Wheel Horse. I don't have a pic of my BX23 w/the trailer but heres a pic of my 856 Wheel Horse hauling a 900 lb 6 x12 trailer loaded w/ a couple hundred lbs of brush. That little ole thing hardly grunted
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KeithInSpace
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Though not nearly as nice as Mr. Volfandt's Wheel Horse, I built my first deck on a HECK of a slope using an old Monkey Ward lawn tractor and some home grown trailers to haul the tons of lumber from the street to the back yard.
Worked great until I got on a slope...the rear wheels broke free and no amount of brake would help.
BE SURE to use the 4WD when towing, loading, or whatevering a load on a slope. There's no saving you if she gets away from you and it is only the rear wheels clamoring for grip. Others have said it, just wanted to give you another example.
And show off pictures of that huge deck I built. Alone. Took a whole summer...wife was pregnant, so she slept through the whole thing, leaving entire weekends for me to work. It was GREAT. Pictures of new deck, old tractor, old trailer, old 4Runner, and slightly younger me. I'd put 1,000# of lumber on that little skid trailer and tote it around the back of the house. Worked perfect.
The day I finished the deck, we moved out of the house. Bummer. Oh well...I have my REAL tractor now...well...a BX anyway...
Worked great until I got on a slope...the rear wheels broke free and no amount of brake would help.
BE SURE to use the 4WD when towing, loading, or whatevering a load on a slope. There's no saving you if she gets away from you and it is only the rear wheels clamoring for grip. Others have said it, just wanted to give you another example.
And show off pictures of that huge deck I built. Alone. Took a whole summer...wife was pregnant, so she slept through the whole thing, leaving entire weekends for me to work. It was GREAT. Pictures of new deck, old tractor, old trailer, old 4Runner, and slightly younger me. I'd put 1,000# of lumber on that little skid trailer and tote it around the back of the house. Worked perfect.
The day I finished the deck, we moved out of the house. Bummer. Oh well...I have my REAL tractor now...well...a BX anyway...
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