hauling a combine

has anyone hauled a 82 international combine I have a 25ft 8 1/2 wide gooseneck trailer! Any thoughts or suggestions would be great!

(quoted from post at 08:01:50 01/25/15) has anyone hauled a 82 international combine I have a 25ft 8 1/2 wide gooseneck trailer! Any thoughts or suggestions would be great!

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I hauled an Allis All Crop 72 a little over 300 miles on a 98" deck-over. I pulled it up on trailer with a come along and used a loader tractor to guide it. Tires hung off both sides of the trailer. Once in place blocked up the axle and used chains and binders to hold it down.

IH 82 has header on right, not left like Allis, might be better to pull on facing forward. Not sure how the IH is laid out but if an all crop can be trailered I'm sure an 82 can be.

How far do you have to go with it? The 82 pulls very well on the road. The last one I had was pulled about 150 miles by the new owner. Much easier to pull or trailer than an All Crop.

I gotta go just shy of 300 miles! I have all crops before all together short distance and have tore all crops all apart t fit side ways on a trailer! But I never hauled a 82! I think I can pull the tires off and the head and narrow it up! Just looking for input from someone that may have hauled one!

Brian
I moved my IH #76 about 5hrs at 55 mph or less. The two are comparable in size I didn't narrow it up except for removing the unloading auger. I took the chance of a ticket yes. But I went slow and pulled over to let traffic pass stayed on back roads traveled in the daylightand tried to be respectful of others. I thought there are worse things the police should be looking for. Some of the milage was in Ohio so the risk was greater there. (some of you know what I am saying but let's not go there) I flagged the outermost corners, if I did it again I would use some magnetic LED lights. As for loading the wheels were almost wider than the trailer. So I used some boards a little wider than 9' to reduce the risk of sliding off the side. I used three boards parallel with the axel moving one forward as the tires passed over. Once in position I pulled it sideways with chain binders so the tires were where I wanted them. Then let some air out of the tires to get a shock absorber affect. I used tires under the header for the same affect straped it down loosely. I used lots of straps hooked to the combine then to the oppsing side of the trailer to avoid pulling straght down. This allowed the combine to move up and down a little bit not shift. I also bungled the reel and made sure all trap doors were secure or removed. I think you implied about what will be left of your purchase after a 300 mile trip. Agreed I to was concerned with damage in transit also. After taking the steps outlined above everything went well. I am so happy I went through all the trouble it was worth it. Mine was a scrapyard rescue. Once home I took apart most of the roller bearings. And cleaned out the 60 yr old grease. Tinkered straghtened replaced( thanks parts depot) and now it works like a dream. The difference in the way it sounded before and after all the work was remarkable. God willing it will be at Rantoll this summer. I know I sound proud and I am but I don't intend to be arrogant. This winter I intend to redo the reel replacing the bats with new white oak boards. Then it will be done. I hope this post helps.
I'm posting some pictures of it again. There is also a video on the ih collectors chapter 33 website of it in action. Some day I will get around to getting some is YouTube.


Rob

That's a nice old combine! Some of my travel will be in ohio and into pa! Some people on the other side of my town I seen found a nice 76 this summer it's a shame because they don't take care of nothing it may sound Wierd to some but some times I feel if you find something really nice shape that someone worked hard to preserve for 50 plus years and they pass away and you buy it from the family it's your duty to keep it preserved the best you can! If ya know what I mean

It's called being a good custodian. We don't own these old things, we just get custody of them for a time and then they move along to their next benefactor.

Rob, enjoyed your pictures of your little your little IHC "76", must be fun to take out and let her strut her stuff.

I also roaded my little "A6" Case, went a little slower, and stayed on the state highway, but very little traffic, it was a beautiful day, stopped and greased the wheels, and everything went fine. She is still in the shed, but plan to get her out soon
Dan

If the wheels are too wide for the trailer I"d make a dolly for the header side of the combine. I"d use small wheels with spindles mounted on a 4 inch I/H beam, (pun intended) beam running lengthwise under the combine, clamped to the main axle just for loading. After loading, block up the axle to eliminate road bounce.

My trailer is 102 inches wide, so I made a 13 inch outrigger to haul the AC 66 with (heavy) corn head. Outside weight was too much, and cracked a couple frame welds. Next time blocking will be on the trailer during transport.

Love to find a AC pull type with a corn head in Ohio, anyone got one?

Just hauled my new AC All Crop 240 miles 2 weeks ago. Fit on the trailer just fine. Did not hang off my 8 by 20 foot trailer a bit. Oh, I traveled I-40 and I-26 at about 70 MPH. Sorry, Had to brag a bit.
Richard in NW SC