[Farmall] Tractor Hauling Trailer Recommendations

[Brad Anderson]

Larry-

There is a drawback to the tilt trailers I forgot to mention ---

When loading the trailer, the weight must be over the breaking point of the
bed, or the bed won't come down. Most of the time, it's just drive or pull
the tractor/implement forward until it breaks over, lock the bed, then back
up to distribute the weight.

On several occasions however,  I have had to use chains and come-a-longs or
jacks on the dove tail, to get the bed down.

In those instances --- the tilt beds are not fun!

Just more food for thought
Brad


----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry L Hardesty" <hardestyll at unk.edu>
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Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 6:36 AM
Subject: Re: [Farmall] Tractor Hauling Trailer Recommendations


> Brad,  Sounds like a pretty good trailer.   I don't know quite how much I
> want to haul.  My pickup is a Ford F150 with a manual transmission and a
> V-6 4.2 engine, so probably just the smaller tractors and short distances.
>
> Thanks for the information.
>
> Larry
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> Larry Hardesty
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> "Brad Anderson" <classiccabinet at qwest.net>
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> In 99, I pondered the difference between ramps and a tilt bed. I choose
> the
> tilt bed and for my application, it has worked out very well. (if one
> remembers to grease the axel bearings)  (o:
>
> 4,000 lb axels were standard on the trailer I bought, but, I elected to go
> a
> bit higher in cost and ratings, and bought 6,000 lb. axels with a GVWR of
> 10,000. ( It's licensed for 8,000 lbs, but, rated for 10,000. 17' bed.
> (The
> feeling was that like a shop, it's never big enough for those unexpected
> items)
>
>  I looked very closely how the rear lights were protected as one goes up
> the
> trailer. This one has 1/4 steel pipe welded to the frame and the lights
> are
> mounted inside. This protects them if I'm loading something really tight,
> and haven't lined it up correctly. (Those lights are also visible at
> night,
> even when loaded, in my mirrors, so I can see there're working correctly)
>
> The widest I could find was 85" between the fenders. With the tilt bed
> however, I had to pay attention to the outside dimension of the tilt
> frame.
> (only 751/2 inches there) If I put something on wider, I've got to pay
> attention to where it'll sit when the tilt comes down, or I won't have
> straight fenders any longer.
>
> I've hauled a lot of "junk" home, so an 8,000 lb wench was mounted to the
> tilt. The combination works out extremely well in that application. If for
> no other reason than that, I'm pleased with the tilt over ramps.
>
> My 2 cents
> Brad A (ore)
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Larry L Hardesty" <hardestyll at unk.edu>
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> Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 2:08 PM
> Subject: [Farmall] Tractor Hauling Trailer Recommendations
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> > I am in the market to get a trailer to haul tractors behind my Ford F150
> > pickup.  Any recommendations as to what I should look for and what is
> > handy?  I probably will not haul anything bigger than my Farmall A's and
> > perhaps my Farmall Super C.     I assume a tandem axle car hauler of
> some
> > type would work.  I probably for the Super C need something with 72"
> width
> > for the back wheels of the Super C.  What has folks experiences been
> with
> > tilt beds versus ramps?   What else should I be looking for?
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > Larry Hardesty
> > Kearney, Nebraska
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