Your towing rigs and trailers

[herringchoker]

Here's my setup:
- 2008 LWL LT 16', "light tandem" 7000# GVW, brakes on all 4 wheels.
- "Old Reliable" - 1979 Ford F100, 300 cu.in. 6 cyl., T-18 4-speed, 6-leaf rear springs - built to work!
- Kubota B7800 chained down with 3/8" G70 at each corner, plus 3/8" G70 through the FEL tube.

 

[JimmieT]

'05 Dodge 2500 Cummins, '07 Jinma 284, '00 Big Tex 16' 7K w/ chains on all 4 corners plus one each over attachments, just like common sense and the terms of my CDL require...

 

[bjess8]

Please tell me that I'm just not seeing the 4 chains on each corner holding the tractor to the trailer. I know I can't see everything from the limited picture. It's just that from the picture I see, it appears to be a candidate for the Darwin Award with one flimsy ratcheting strap across the floor of the tractor, which wouldn't be adequate for even holding a 4 wheeler on the trailer.

dargo
I used the winch on the front and a cumalong on the back strapped to the loader and put the rachet strap over the middle.I hope this makes you feel better...

 

[rcowan]

Mine is a 1996 F150 4X4 short wheel base that I use to pull the 16 foot bumper pull and 2 horse trailer. I play in the dirt too. My wife's is a 2004 F350 PSD 4 door Lariat and 3 horse Exiss slant. We like em both!! Tractor is a Montana 2740.

 

[GreatWhitehunter]

It's useless without pictures!!

Matt

 

[garydc]

My 98 Dakota 4x4, 5.2 litre with a 7000 lb. trailer with elec brakes both axles.
I use 4 10,000 lb ratchet straps 1 on each corner plus one over the loader by bucket & 1
on the backhoe bucket. At all wear areas I have the straps fed thru pieces of fire hose
to save the straps. This setup works well with my Kioti Ck20.

 

[Dmace]

My 98 Dakota 4x4, 5.2 litre with a 7000 lb. trailer with elec brakes both axles.

It's amazing what those Dakotas will do, they are a perfect match for someone who needs a truck that can tow but not a big 1/2ton. My 98 V6 3.9l hauled three sleds with 3 men and all their gear 3hrs north up through the steep White Mountains highway every weekend in the winter. It was a little tight inside but that V6 had plenty of power and the truck had great brakes.


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[farmboy12]

Our rig as a 2003 Chevy 2500 Vortec ext. cab, long bed. Tow 6 ton deckover and a single axle 5x12 landscape trailer haulin whatever you see in my signature, profile, and more. Sorry, no pictures, try to get some up soon!

 

[MH49]

Here is mine. Yea, its got a HEMI, no CTD here but handles the trailer fine.

 

[Snowman08]

One of my Trailers. 18' Legend all aluminum Trailer and its contents. The 7 Ton dump trailer before I fixed it up from previous owner.

 

[3RRL]

Mine is a modest stock set up.
It's a 16ft 7500lb Carson trailer with electric brakes towed by a 2008 Chevy 2500 HD.
I added "D" rings for chain ratchets, a couple spare tires and a tool box. I've used it for moving stuff up to my property. Although I did use it to pick up my wife's 284 Jinma and a bunch of implements, I don't use it move the big Kama. One picture shows it unloading a steel table after I blocked up the trailer bed.

 

[Ryan03]

Very nice!

 

[Todd_C]

Here is my truck and trailer.

 

[artfull dodger]

Towing the classic way here, 1984 GMC diesel, 55K original miles, freshly rebuilt 6.2L detroit diesel w/ main stud girdle, ballanced and blueprinted, ARP head studs, Mahle teflon coated and ceramic capped pistons rated for turbo charging, but running normaly aspriated still for now. I pull a 7x14 landscape trailer with rear and side loading, my wife and I haul 2 large garden tractors to shows and plowing events. Usualy have the 2 tractors, John Deere 316 and Cub Cadet 782d, plus 2 moldboard plows and associated stuff on the trailer. I pull the hills slowly, but we get there all the same, no fancy high doller computers or injectors under the hood. Temp gauge never gets past 195 on the longest grades we have pulled so far. Truck has never seen snow or salt and was garage kept till I got her. I dont plan to drive it in the snow unless I really really have to. Our Grand Cherokee can also tow if need be. Cheers Mike

 

[Blee25]

The trailer is borrowed from a friend but the truck and tractor are mine.

 

[Kessler Farms]

 

[LBrown59]

Towing the classic way here, 1984 GMC diesel, 55K original miles, freshly rebuilt 6.2L detroit diesel w/ main stud girdle, ballanced and blueprinted, ARP head studs, Mahle teflon coated and ceramic capped pistons rated for turbo charging, but running normaly aspriated still for now. I pull a 7x14 landscape trailer with rear and side loading, my wife and I haul 2 large garden tractors to shows and plowing events. Usualy have the 2 tractors, John Deere 316 and Cub Cadet 782d, plus 2 moldboard plows and associated stuff on the trailer. I pull the hills slowly, but we get there all the same, no fancy high doller computers or injectors under the hood. Temp gauge never gets past 195 on the longest grades we have pulled so far. Truck has never seen snow or salt and was garage kept till I got her. I dont plan to drive it in the snow unless I really really have to. Our Grand Cherokee can also tow if need be. Cheers Mike

Nize Truck !

 

[landowner]

Here's my Horse & Wagon!

 

[landowner]

And this will be accuired in the new year.

 

[ToaDisco]

Unfortunately I don't have a picture of the two hooked together, but here they are...

99 F250 V10 3.73 (eventually going to put 4.30's on it)

18' 5200lbs axles brakes on both