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Hauling A Farmall M With 2M Picker

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I have a family member giving me a Farmall M with the 2M picker
The elevator is off do you see any issues with me hauling this on
my gooseneck trailer?
 

It would need to be a deck-over trailer, and would need to be rated for 14,000 pounds or more. Other than that it should not be a problem.
 
It would have to be an extra wide trailer! "Picker Width" on the axles is all the way to the end of the axle with the wheels dished out.
How far is it? Could you drive the M with the picker on?
 
I would worry about getting over the transition from the ramp to the flat deck surface. I don't know how close the picker points are to the ground but it would be concerning.

Also I'll brand myself as chicken to drive the tractor with the front wheels that far up in the air, up the ramps. That picker looks to have a lot of mass rear of the axles.... What I've done is back the trailer wheels down into the shallow ditch in front of my house (culdesac so no traffic) so the ramps are basically flat and the only incline is the short dovetail. The truck sits on the pavement for traction. Were this setup not available I've always used a 1-1/2 ton lever chain hoist, but a winch would probably work well too.

Don't forget for a narrow front you need an auxiliary center ramp or some real fancy drivin' to just use two.
 
Yup, first thing you gotta do is measure the width at the rear wheels. The closer you are to 8'6" the less wiggle room you will have getting the tractor on the trailer. You can go over 8'6" to about 1/3 of the tire hanging off the edge of the trailer, but then you have ZERO wiggle room loading and unloading.

People aren't going to know the width off the top of their heads so you're going to have to measure.

Next challenge will be getting the snout of the picker over the "hump." Going on forward, the snout is going to hit before the front end starts coming up the ramp, unless you can use the terrain to your advantage to get the tail of the trailer down low.

It would probably work better to back the tractor on to the trailer.
 
I agree. Driving a picker up a steep ramp could be dangerous. I touched the top of the elevator on the ground behind me several years ago. I got the front wheels back on the ground. The guy riding with me on the picker was as white as a sheet!
 

The elevator has been removed. Shouldn't be any problem with the tractor being light on the front.

The front snout can be manually raised and secured with a chain or wire so it will clear the ramp.
 
How far do you need to move it? Road gear on an M should be 15 MPH or more. If the tractor runs good and has good brakes you could easily drive it 100 miles or more on a nice day.
 
You can drive it on a trailer if it runs, but go straight and slow. I spun mine around once when I hit the clutch in a moment of panic.......... lucky I didn't hurt anything. This is my 2M-HD on an M after we narrowed it up. I had loaded it twice before on the same trailer with less tire on the trailer but that was just stupid.....but I got it home! I have never been able to road any mounted picker wide open down the road. My 2MH, 2M-HD and 234's all like to get bouncing on a smooth road, and with the weight haning on and off the axles why take a chance.
Good Luck and enjoy!


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(quoted from post at 07:50:28 05/28/19) I agree. Driving a picker up a steep ramp could be dangerous. I touched the top of the elevator on the ground behind me several years ago. I got the front wheels back on the ground. The guy riding with me on the picker was as white as a sheet!
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Why was someone riding on the picker as you tried to drive it up on the trailer? That just doesn't seem like one of the smartest ideas in the world if you ask me.
 
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