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Friend is buying an IH 445 baler. Tires are good and hitch is tight. To transport it 100 miles is posing a problem. Draging it behind a pickup would be a long trip. Would take extra wheels and tires just in case. Friend does have a gooseneck trailer, plenty long and 102 wide.
Has anyone ever hauled a baler or even loaded one that could throw some helpful advice our way. The baler is 10' 3" wide and has a thrower. Thanks.
 
I don't know the area your going to be traveling or how people react to farm equipment on the highway in your area, but where I'm at in Texas we move 10-15 ft equipment down the highway all the time. To load that baler on the trailer would require a good size tractor and loader and removing the tounge. We usually have someone behind us with flasher on if going through town or down busy roads. Just keep an eye out for the people in a hurry who try to pass and what not.
 
Early this spring I bought a NH 271 and needed to transport it 100 miles.

I have a 25' 102" wide trailer, but getting the baler up on it was impossible for me.

I pulled it behind my truck, was able to take a long senic route that had me on gravel roads for most of the trip. Also put on magnet mounted lights that hooked up to my truck like trailer lights. Kept it slow, aprox 25-30 mph, took awhile, but it made it alright.
 
The one thing you really need to consider is if you load it on a trailer it is no longer considered farm equiptment exempt. In other words you will need a over sized permit to haul it because it is over 102" wide.

If your feel the tires; bearings; axle are in good enough shape you might want to plan out a back road route and just drag it home.
 
If you were here in the midwest, I would just hook on and go, staying on back roads as much as possible. I did learn something I didn't know when I went to Iowa to bring home a 479 New Holland haybine this summer. Iowa state law requires a safety chain even on farm equipment. Would make sure to do that even if not required. But, seeing you are in PA, do you have many or any roads that are "farmer friendly", meaning wide shoulders, relatively straight and level not carrying more than about 75 cars per hour, at legal speed limit? If not, I would still be tempted to tow it, IF you prepare it properly. 1: pack the wheel bearings so they can handle near highway speeds. 2: Mount a good set of car or better yet LT tires on the rims to handle the faster speed. 3: Get a good amber light to put on top of your truck. 4: DOT tape every place you can. Too many motorists have tunnel vision and don't see the big picture unless you can do something to get their attention. Maybe officer Dave will give some advice also. I would trust his opinion more than what I have said. DOUG
 
I'd plant the GPS on the dash and head down the rural roads. Avoiding city streets and populated highways. There is nothing wrong with towing an implement. Once you load it on a trailer, then you follow DOT regulations and size limitations. Get too big and you will be under the microscope as you drive along. A 100 mile drive will take you about 4 hours under ideal travel. Your max speed will be averaging 30 miles an hour at best. Time added for stop signs, acceleration, added drive time and pottie breaks. I would not load this on a trailer personally.
 
Thanks again Guys. Always a relief to read some good sensible advice. Safety chain and the magnetic lights are a good idea. We'll not be leaving Pa. and the roads are all "equipment freindly". Looks like we're going to tow her home.
 
I can hear "him" from Ohio saying "citizens arrest citizens arrest like Barney".

Oh crud....now my IP Address is traced. Dang! :)
 
Don't forget the idiot triangle.
So rediculous if they can't see a baler they can't see the sign. I would just pull it. The roads in PA that I've seen in my travels there I'd use the bigger roads. The county roads are just 2 tracks with asphalt. LOL
 
If you want to see what roads look like before planning the trip use Google Maps, and choose the satallite view and zoom in. You would be surprised with the detail.
 
I bought a baler in Coldwater Michigan about 14 years ago. Tires were ok, not new by any means, some cracks in the side walls. That is over 30 miles from my place. I pulled it home back raads with my pickup. It was suppose to be ready to go. I called them up and was asking some questions when I couldn't geter to tie and he said bringer back. He had hay ready to bale behind the dealership and they would make it ready and bale there hay at the same time. Over 30 some miles back. They/we spent a half day baling and working on the baler. Over 30 miles home. That there is close to or over the 100 miles. Same tires and the baler has been between my home and the farm many times which is around 10 miles. I would say those old tires have over 300 road miles behind a pickup at 20 to 30 MPH. That don't count bounching over all the washout in the fields. I have put a coupla pounds of air back in every three or four years. I would doubt you would have to fret about tires.
 
Jim's probably not replying because he posts on the Hauling page frequently. He knows he can't legally haul it on a trailer (too wide), so he has no interest. If you were hauling for hire, you'd be opposed to anyone driving their tractors too, maybe even misinterpret the laws to scare people into hiring the job done. Surprised he hasn't jumped in and threatened to arrest anyone who dare tries.
 
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