azbinder
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When hauling your tractor/backhoe, after tying it down and shutting off, lower the backhoe to the deck. You will find that it will not bounce.
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azbinder
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Understand. Seems like trailer manufacturers don't see the whole picture. Keep in mind, you do not have to use just the D rings to tie to. Looking at your picture, at the rear of the right hand fender, it looks like you might be able to wrap the chain around the frame upright. Not sure but a thought. BTW, is your trailer aluminum?
nikdfish
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Yep, made by Aluma. Not sure about the strength of the rails & uprights, it isn't adressed in any of the trailer literature. FWIW, I'd use an axle strap if I was tying down there.
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The car is Jetstream Blue. It's kinda a rare color. It's a tint coat color so it changes in different lighting.
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Hauled my Mahindra home from the farm to get the brakes repaired again. Right side is locking up and not wanting to let go. My local dealer (who really is customer oriented) replaced brakes over the winter and they worked great until a couple weeks ago.
90 miles one way. I usually get 19 mpg with just the truck. It dropped to 12.7 mpg with the empty trailer going down. Surprisingly it was 11.7 mpg coming back loaded. Trailer weighs 2K, tractor with front and rear weights weighs over 5K. Easy trip. Trailer is a 10K Gatormade. Truck is a Nissan Titan.
90 miles one way. I usually get 19 mpg with just the truck. It dropped to 12.7 mpg with the empty trailer going down. Surprisingly it was 11.7 mpg coming back loaded. Trailer weighs 2K, tractor with front and rear weights weighs over 5K. Easy trip. Trailer is a 10K Gatormade. Truck is a Nissan Titan.
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Maybe having a truck and toy the same color is a theme with me. I also have a black truck and toy. Although the black toy is undergoing a little restoration right now. So no photos of it on the trailer behind the black truck.
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On my Kubota B26TLB, the backhoe is pinned for transport, so I do not lower it to the deck. I also do not chain backhoe. Tractor is chained. Not sure about duramaxsky's JD. Jon
azbinder
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The "pinned for transport" position is for when you may be driving the unit around and don't want the hoe dropping, which they will do, even when new. It is not referenced for when transporting on a trailer.
Having worked for a Kubota dealer and been a delivery driver, we never hauled ANY backhoe in the air unless absolutely necessary. No matter whether a Case, Ford, or Kubota.
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Same thing. It's got 2 pins that keep it in place.
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The John Deere manual says to transport it that way.
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It’s not a good habit to get into. It’s fine with that backhoe but bigger equipment will hit bridges..
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I hauled heavy equipment for many years. I know how to measure height.
SethWilliams
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Hauled my buddy’s M7060 and disc mower to my farm to help with hay. Truck and trailer pulled great.
Also, we had not secured the tractor yet when I took this photo. We did chain everything down.
BigBlue1
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It's sad that on these forums a person has to add a statement like that to keep the safety police from jumping in to chastise you. :-(
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Let me know when it is for sale.
It is sad that there are people who would trailer a tractor without securing it. "The brakes will hold it." type of thinking. I would rather have the safety police on duty as opposed to an accident. Often people new to tractoring or hauling just do not know enough to save themselves.
aeblank
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People spouting off online aren't going to change their minds though.
BigBlue1
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And you think a few guys berating somebody in a forum is going to change irresponsible behavior? Nope. It just makes you feel good and the rest of us have to scroll more. So, carry on I guess...
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If someone posts a pic of a tractor or other machine with say, one basic ratchet strap across the deck or floor mat of the machine, I think its fair (and maybe even our responsibility) to question that poster about their unsafe securing practices.
But when I see a picture with no straps or chains at all, well obviously that isn't how the machine went down the road. If someone is competent enough to engage and share here on the forum, they generally know better.
But when I see a picture with no straps or chains at all, well obviously that isn't how the machine went down the road. If someone is competent enough to engage and share here on the forum, they generally know better.
Gee I wonder why there are mandatory safety meetings in almost every company in America, many daily? Saying something where there is a problem might not be popular but it MIGHT help to keep an accident from happening.
You ever pick up a dead body from an accident that could have been easily avoided? I have and if pointing out a grievous error can save a life or injury I will say some thing.
I watched 2 men from a dirt company chain down an excavator, facing forward, on a trailer. Two chains from the rear of the machine to the trailer. They put two more chains from the corners of the blade to the anchor point along the side of the trailer BEHIND the blade. They had 4 chains pulling to the rear and nothing pointing to the front of the trailer. The ex was not chained down but it had 4 chains hanging from it. As they climbed into the truck to leave I spoke to one of the men. He got out of the truck and looked at the error and called for the other man. They rechained the machine correctly, 2 chains forward and 2 chains to the rear plus the one across the bucket. He then turned and said, "That is the way we have always done it. Never really thought about it."
Real life example of why safety errors need to be pointed out.
