Discbine transport - yow!

We puchased a New Holland H7450 Discbine Saturday at auction. Any ideas on how you transport the thing? It's 13' 2' wide and has the hitch on it that would require a long draw bar like receiver to hook to a pick up. Need to haul it 50 miles. Have a drop deck but would need it permitted. Would make a reciever to pull it but have 15 miles on an Interstate. Taking the tongue off and hauling it sideways was a thought but I don't think we want to take it off. Your thoughts on this will be appriciated, trust me. Thanks.

tow it , early on a sunday lol, just hog the shoulder on interstate and you should be fine. Just remember it got to the sale somehow. lol

Call your state DOT and ask for the overwidth permit office. They told me that they wanted me on the interstate, and put a sign and some lights on it. Don't be trying to sneak around, legal is surprisingly easy! The receiver should not be that hard to build. Chain the off end to the front of the drawbar because it will want to slowly open up.

Ha. Thanks guys. I'm with ya on all counts.

If i had a dollar for every tong i have removed to load a load legal i could buy a new truck. Yea it takes some work . I have pulled blade pins on six way blades so that the blade would fit inside the rubrails i have set dozers on the RGN's and lowboys crooked so i could run all night so the blade did not stick out . And transport disc you would not believe what all i have done to make them FIT . I could go on and on how to make things FIT . Hauled may ft. end loaders that were considered oversize due to tire bulge and if it is over 8.6 it is OVERSIZED anymore . On the stuff that had tire bulge and air hose and the correct air chuck would solve that problem and sill got the oversized rate and when the sun went down the hammer went down . None of this B/S of shutting down when the sun went down. If the sale site has a loader tractor that tong would be on the deck and it would be out of there .

You better check with your state police. Interstates aroud here do not allow you to tow farm equipment.

Interstate highways ALL have a 40 mph MINIMUM speed limit. Believe me, you WILL NOT be able to tow that thing at much more than about 30 mph. It simply will BOUNCE way too much.

I have towed such things behind my dually for OVER 150 miles. I did not use the interstate highways. If you cannot avoid the interstate, then it must be loaded onto a trailer.

For what it's worth, that machine was delivered to the original dealer broken down and packed into crates and pallets, and the dealer assembled it.

Go get it with tractor.

50 miles? 2-3 hour drive each way and no hauling headaches.

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Interstate highways ALL have a 40 mph MINIMUM speed limit. Believe me, you WILL NOT be able to tow that thing at much more than about 30 mph. It simply will BOUNCE way too much.

I have towed such things behind my dually for OVER 150 miles. I did not use the interstate highways. If you cannot avoid the interstate, then it must be loaded onto a trailer.

For what it's worth, that machine was delivered to the original dealer broken down and packed into crates and pallets, and the dealer assembled it.

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That's strange, I towed my NH 411 for 187 miles, mainly on the interstate, because as I said before and much to my surprise, that is where the state DOT office told me that they wanted me, and the mower never hopped once. I tooled along at 50-55, stopping every 45 min or so to check everything. Never any problems with bearings or even a tire warming up. I never thought to ask about how to do it on here because I happen to know who the AHJ is.

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(quoted from post at 07:20:19 04/16/14)
Interstate highways ALL have a 40 mph MINIMUM speed limit. Believe me, you WILL NOT be able to tow that thing at much more than about 30 mph. It simply will BOUNCE way too much.

I have towed such things behind my dually for OVER 150 miles. I did not use the interstate highways. If you cannot avoid the interstate, then it must be loaded onto a trailer.

For what it's worth, that machine was delivered to the original dealer broken down and packed into crates and pallets, and the dealer assembled it.

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That's strange, I towed my NH 411 for 187 miles, mainly on the interstate, because as I said before and much to my surprise, that is where the state DOT office told me that they wanted me, and the mower never hopped once. I tooled along at 50-55, stopping every 45 min or so to check everything. Never any problems with bearings or even a tire warming up. I never thought to ask about how to do it on here because I happen to know who the AHJ is.

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Apparently that highway had recently been resurfaced? I have also towed such implements at speeds up to 55, but then turned on to a different highway and had to drop my spped way down to 20 to 25.

I towed this guy down I-90, 40-50 mph, hit Spokane rush hour due to a leaking cylinder....



Never saw this tag until I went to unhook it after I got it home. :shock:

If you attempt to tow any kind of implement on the interstate highways in Iowa, you will most likely be escorted OFF at the next exit.

Ah yep . And around here IF it has and SMV sign on it don't get caught going over 25 MPH . In Ohio you can TOW on state highways up to 14 foot but no four lane travel as i am told . But if it is on a trailer then 8.6 is max allowed hauled on any road with out a permit . With permit up to 11 foot 11 7/8 inches with out escort after that ya need company in the form of and escort . on two lane roads escort must be in front and on four lanes the escort must be behind . We use to be able to buy a yearly oversized permit for ag and ind . for up to 12 foot , but i heard that has been revoked and now when ya need to move something over 8.6 ya have to get a permit for each move and you have to have your stops listed on the permit even to pull in someplace to take a leak if it off the route say like a truck stop that is off the main road where you have to exit and go into and other main road to get in the truck stop they will hang ya out to dry and revoke your permit and you have to pay the fine and set will they think about issuing a new permit . So if you plan on buying something away from home that is over the 8.6 and has to be hauled best take tools and a torch and do what ya have to to make it fit . Keep in mind that tractors with wide axles that stick out past the rub rails are OVER SIZED . Now i did not say this and I would NEVER do this but a can of flat black spray paint and a DARK night and back roads sometimes can get that tractor home if ya got the stones for it and the check book to take care of the problem if it arises , But remember i never said that.

Why do you have to run the interstate? Here in Indiana you can get to all four corners with out getting on the interstate. They were made to be pulled so I would just hook up to it and take off and drive like I owned the road.

(quoted from post at 06:24:44 04/20/14) Why do you have to run the interstate? Here in Indiana you can get to all four corners with out getting on the interstate. They were made to be pulled so I would just hook up to it and take off and drive like I owned the road.

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What I can tell you is what the lady told me when I was asking about a particular bridge that was tight and a long way around. She told me don't go that way, "we want you on the interstate". It could be that secondary roads here in NH can be tight and winding especially in towns. Not like wide open mid-west.

I guess I hadn't thought about narrow, winding roads, but yes, most of the secondary roads in northern Missouri are not very user friendly when transporting modern farm machinery. I know of a few places where a 30 foot combine head will NOT fit between the cut banks, and the combine without a head just barely fits. You just hope and pray you do not encounter any oncoming traffic that is traveling WAY too fast.