Found a 12 bottom plow about 60 miles from home. Has anybody pulled one of these with a pickup truck? Plow is a 1980s 12 bottom international. Was thinkin I could maybe just put cylinder stops in and hook up and go. Would pull with a 2014 1 ton duramax. All gravel back roads. Thanks
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Level going? The truck probably does not have enough body weight and brake to slow down at the bottom of a steep hill. Desolate as in very few homes therefore
vehicles to meet along the way? 12 bottom plow means you are over width and if you meet someone that is not paying attention you will still be held at fault for being
over the center of the road even if there is no painted line. If you can't or will not get the plow trailered I would take a tractor and have a couple of chase vehicles. Might
seem like a lot of effort now but might be cheaper than settling a lawsuit involving a fatality even it the other guy was somewhat negligent. It may be New York paranoia
on my part but a chance I would not take. I remember an auction one time involving a JD 7000 six row I wanted for parts and the trip home would have been a bear as it
would have been on a narrow highway with no shoulder for the better part of 10 miles with the only other option of 25 percent grade hills and still deal with traffic
(sightseer's near Naples, NY). The planter went too high so I did not have to worry about a big moving job going into late evening and falling darkness.
vehicles to meet along the way? 12 bottom plow means you are over width and if you meet someone that is not paying attention you will still be held at fault for being
over the center of the road even if there is no painted line. If you can't or will not get the plow trailered I would take a tractor and have a couple of chase vehicles. Might
seem like a lot of effort now but might be cheaper than settling a lawsuit involving a fatality even it the other guy was somewhat negligent. It may be New York paranoia
on my part but a chance I would not take. I remember an auction one time involving a JD 7000 six row I wanted for parts and the trip home would have been a bear as it
would have been on a narrow highway with no shoulder for the better part of 10 miles with the only other option of 25 percent grade hills and still deal with traffic
(sightseer's near Naples, NY). The planter went too high so I did not have to worry about a big moving job going into late evening and falling darkness.
flying belgian
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I believe I would go get it with a tractor. It's going to take the better part of a day either way.
jon f mn
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My brother and I pulled a 7 bottom
from Nebraska to Mn one time. That is
not something I would want to do
again. They are heavy and turning is
very hard. They will throw a pickup
around a lot. And that was a 7 bottom.
My uncle had a 12 bottom and that
would push around a case 1370 on the
road, they are a heavy 2 wd tractor.
As far as the wheel bearings go, they are as good as trailer bearings so just grease and go. Make sure you have some spare tires if you try it.
from Nebraska to Mn one time. That is
not something I would want to do
again. They are heavy and turning is
very hard. They will throw a pickup
around a lot. And that was a 7 bottom.
My uncle had a 12 bottom and that
would push around a case 1370 on the
road, they are a heavy 2 wd tractor.
As far as the wheel bearings go, they are as good as trailer bearings so just grease and go. Make sure you have some spare tires if you try it.
If you do pull it with your pickup put some weight in the back of the truck. The plow will push the truck around. An empty pickup on gravel road really is not very stable in the rear. Throw a couple of ton of feed or some thing in the back.
I have a rack that holds twenty/forty suitcase weights, you can double stack it if you want. It hooks to my goose neck ball so it can not move. I used it when hauling wagons and such.
I have a rack that holds twenty/forty suitcase weights, you can double stack it if you want. It hooks to my goose neck ball so it can not move. I used it when hauling wagons and such.
How long and heavy is the 12 bottom plow with 16, 18 or 20 inch bottoms, around 30 to 40 feet long and 8000 to 12,000 pounds? That is a lot of trailer to pull with loose steering and no trailer brakes. I agree with towing it home behind a tractor that can pull it in the field.
If the seller will load it on the truck, hiring someone to haul it for $4 per loaded mile could be a bargain.
If the seller will load it on the truck, hiring someone to haul it for $4 per loaded mile could be a bargain.
If I remember right back when we had a ten bottom like that the hitch actually lifted up when raised out of the ground. If your going to try
it make sure you put plenty of weight in the back and lock the caster wheels so they don't start to shimmy at higher speeds but on the other
hand then you might not be able to make your turns.
it make sure you put plenty of weight in the back and lock the caster wheels so they don't start to shimmy at higher speeds but on the other
hand then you might not be able to make your turns.
rockyridgefarm
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Bruce from Can.
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It would only take two hours to drive there on a
tractor, and two hours back. Why screw around with
a pickup? It?s only a 4-5 hour job. Just get on the
tractor, and go !!
tractor, and two hours back. Why screw around with
a pickup? It?s only a 4-5 hour job. Just get on the
tractor, and go !!
I get the sentiment and previously recommended the use of a decent size tractor. But for the cost of the job most older tractors made in the US will not go close to 30 MPH to go 60 miles in two hours. I think 3 hours at 20 MPH is a little conservative going one way. It's going to most likely take 7 or 8 hours round trip with minimal problems. If he has to pay somebody to run tractor plus buy the fuel for the tractor he will most likely spend quite a bit more than 240 dollars which would be to hire somebody to haul it and perhaps his time on the loading end to get it on the trailer in addition. I think even if the trucker had to start on the buyers end meaning the buyer pays round trip that is still less than 500 bucks. And the trucker assumes all the risk in terms of breakdowns. Blow a 20.8 X 38 radial tire in route and create permanent damage potentially to the tire is going to cost way more than 500 dollars. Just my opinion.
thanks for all the input. i decided to give it a test run with the duramax to make it into an evening project rather than taking a hole day. I greased everything up and headed out. it pulled much better than I expected. 25 to 30 with the truck and tracked straight as an arrow. I think I could have gone faster but didn't want to push my luck with the tires. the exhaust brakes on the new diesels are amazing and there were no issues stopping it. I did meet 1 car on the way so I just pulled to the side and stopped. the plow actually gets pretty narrow in transport. I'd guess about 13-14 feet. thanks again for all the input.
From someone who moves a lot of large things with a one ton truck these newer ones are not the same machine as the old one ton trucks of yesteryear they have good brakes good steering and good power . My 3500 weighs 9500 pounds and it handles about anything you want to move also you don?t have to drive fast when moving something that?s big like that slow and steady wins the race
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