How fast can I pull a 525 backwards?

2 and 1/2 hours by car going 55 MPH on average? Hills that will affect the towing vehicle plus being a factor in braking? I would look at throwing it on a trailer or low boy and avoid the liability that comes with towing it. If an accident happens while using the car dolly a lawyer is going to beat you up in terms of using the dolly for an unintended purpose. Is the combine not safe to drive or inoperative? If you are stuck with the car dolly as your only option I would say not much faster than what the combine drove back in the day. Use a tractor well in excess of the weight of the combine to control the load in a variety of conditions. Check for heating of the combine tires while towing. Make sure the load will not jackknife or lift at the dolly. Again, I would make placing the combine fully on a trailer the first option.
 
Well the machine doesn't run. Don't have a big enough trailer available and shipping is to expensive. The tow vehicle would be a f350 with duals, weighing in at 12,000 lbs. According to the book. And I have already tried to find a trailer for the week with no luck.
 
With that kind of distance I would load it fully on a trailer even if it costs some money you had not planned on spending. A person can run into an idiot within a mile of their home to upset the process never mind what a person will find being on the road for several hours. An idiot may not be able to handle themselves on the road but they usually know how to call a liability lawyer especially if they think that they will receive a pay day from you.
 
I don't like the idea of towing with a car dolly. Most old combines were light on the steering axle which makes me think the dolly will lift off of the road with a sudden quick stop losing control. The combine is probably way too heavy to carry on the drivers. I think the combine tires will heat making the machine unstable if going faster than 10-12 MPH. Hopefully, the journey is flat and level. What happens if one of the driver tires goes flat or blows out while on the road? I've changed wagon tires near an interstate change up and the job was very unpleasant to say the least with the traffic.
 
I am guessing that the 525 weighs between 8 and 10 thousand pounds w/o head. Normally, pulling a trailer means surge brakes but the combine is not going to offer anything in the way of brakes. I look at it in terms of having to do it here with steep hills a certainty 80-100 miles away in most directions. Never mind large having to go through Rochester or Syracuse.
 
We moved a 403 international about 35 years ago.we used a dolly but it was a specially built dual wheel dolly using 20 inch truck tires.tow vehicle was a c-60 chevy.the drive tires were on the dolly with the steering tires trailing. 20-25 mph and it was a 70 mile trip.probably about the same weight combine as what you have
 

Hey bud this is Jake from YouTube. It will be fairly heavy on the back of u take the head off. But with the head on two big guys could prolly almost pick the back end up. If u only pulled it 20 or 25 it should be alright. I'd prolly put bout 23-25 psi in the front tires
 
Is 2 - 2 1/2 hours by car 120 to 150 miles one way? A 4 to 5 ton combine is a lot to tow with no brakes. Many states require brakes on any highway trailer over 3000 pounds. You should be legal to pull the combine with a farm tractor, but probably legal with your dually pickup at any speed. A car tow dolly will not be strong enough for a load that heavy, can you find a dolly intended for towing heavy trucks?

You can probably hire a trucking firm to haul it that distance for less than $500. Another alternative would be to buy a trailer to haul it and then sell the trailer when you are done.
 
Is 12,000 pounds the GVWR rating of your truck? If you run your truck across a scale empty it will weight closer to 7,500 pounds or less.
 
Legally we cannot pull a trailer with a gvw over 7000#. I got some hauling quotes and they where in the 800-1200 range which is double what paid for the combine.
 
"Be sure to take pictures."

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Central Ohio to Pa isn't going through the mountains, but it isn't flat either. A 350 should have zero problems pulling that thing with the wheels on the tractor locked up. I have a 2500HD Chevy and I'd pull the thing with no question about being able to do it.

You might want to run the cost of fuel through your calculations. Big trucks have huge appetites.
 
23 pulling? That's a-maza-zing. What did you do? I'd figure 12 at best pulling, maybe 13 going west to east.
 

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