hauling weights

REDWHEELS · Aug 25, 2016

What has anyone developed to haul suitcase weights when trailering tractors besides hanging them on the tractor. I have a tractor with aluminum weight brackets and have even bent my light weight steel brackets on one of the tractors when trailering on rough roads. I haul numerous different kinds of tractors as far as width and need my bed space. Also can't add a lot of tongue weight on the truck.

moresmoke · Aug 25, 2016

Mine hang on the tractors. Some of the guys I pull with have a flat 2x4 "square" on their trailer deck. Lay the weights down flat in a single layer. They can drive the tractors over top of them.

VicS · Aug 25, 2016

I just haul them flat on sides of a deck over trailer. Try to space them so don't park on them. Trailer has about a 1/2" lip keeps them from sliding off. But don't like hauling them that way. I also have two racks that fit in stake pockets. But impossible almost to mm use. Weights are to high. Was ok on a low trailer. Have thought about a swing out rack just in front of tamdems. Hope someone has a simple excellent design.

mmfan55 · Aug 26, 2016

I built portable "weight racks ". Place them wherever I want and tie them down. Hang 12-15 per rack. Put hook loops on each end so I can take the loader tractor and load or unload the entire rack at once. I generally place the racks on the front: less in the way: then position the tractor (s ) a bit farther back to offset them.

1206SWMO · Aug 26, 2016

The top picture taken at the 2016 Missouri State Fair shows how an AC puller hauls his weights...The bottom picture taken in 1985 shows how I've always hauled my weights..Theres 3200 lbs total on my 856 IH puller..

D beatty · Aug 26, 2016

We have several guys that haul their weights like the guy in the chalmers photo but they through nylon straps over them. Weight laying like that could come off in accident and go flying.

mark20 · Aug 26, 2016

I've made brackets as well that fit in my stake pockets. Only down fall is that you have to make them fit certain weights, if you have different weights it's hard to make something that fits all. And with my set up you have to unload the weights then back the tractors off. Kinda a pain.

kurk · Aug 26, 2016

I have a weight bracket that attaches to my top link bracket on my G1000. It has a 5x1/2 plate that stretches fender to fender welded to a block of steel that has two pins through the top link bracket. Hauled it many miles that way completely full of 100 lb JD weights (the thin ones). Can't remember how much total weight but its a bunch! One little strap to take up the slack.

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