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Roytex

05-16-2006 12:09:25




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Looking at purchasing a John Deere 530 baler about 100 miles from home. I have a half ton truck, is it safe to tow with this size truck. Also looking into hiring it hauled, how wide is this model and approximate weight. Any information appreciated.
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nw_bearcat

05-17-2006 05:25:20




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 Re: baler hauling in reply to Roytex, 05-16-2006 12:09:25  
i might suggest a grease gun and give the wheel bearings a few squirts if they have a zerk in the cap. I'd amost consider popping the cap off, and using one of those needles to pump some inside if it didn't have a zerk. a fellow would feel kinda bad about ruining a spindle b/c the last owner hadn't packed the bearings in a while.



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Scott(MO)

05-16-2006 19:09:04




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 Re: baler hauling in reply to Roytex, 05-16-2006 12:09:25  
Hello, Last weekend I took my wife's 2003 Ford F150 4x4, loaded up my kids and drove 77 miles to a dealer and hooked on to a 605C Vermeer baler and pulled it home. No problems. My wife got a day to do what she wanted.I got a new baler (new to me anyway)and my kids got Mcdonalds for breakfast going there and Mcdonalds for lunch on the way back. Everybody was happy. I agree with others about being prepared though. Take tools,jack and air tank and spare if you can get it. Better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it! Have fun.

Scott

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KEH

05-16-2006 16:07:16




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 Re: baler hauling in reply to Roytex, 05-16-2006 12:09:25  
Agree with the posts about your pickup pulling the 530 OK. Suggest you take air tank, but have baler tires pumped up before you start. At least 40 psi. I have seen a local dealer delivering balers on the Interstate and keeping up with traffic.

KEH



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Michael Soldan

05-16-2006 13:58:58




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 Re: baler hauling in reply to Roytex, 05-16-2006 12:09:25  
Roytex, that's what I call "an adventure in moving". I'd get a friend, a thermos of cofee, make up a few sandwiches and hook my pick up onto it and enjoy the scenery the back way home. You could run 30 to 40 mph maybe more. I brought a haybine a long way like that, your pick up will do just fine. I always pack my tools, handyman jack and a few blocks, don't need them , but if you don't bring them along that's when you will...kind of like insurance....Mike in Exeter Ontario

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Luke S

05-16-2006 12:31:35




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 Re: baler hauling in reply to Roytex, 05-16-2006 12:09:25  
Should be able to pull it with your truck no problem. I'd say it weighs about 4,000lbs, just guessing. Just take it slow and you'll be fine.



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Roytex

05-16-2006 13:24:46




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 Re: baler hauling in reply to Luke S, 05-16-2006 12:31:35  
I would be pulling it with a Ford F-150 4x4 (2006). Do no want to get into a thing over what truck is the strongest, just do not want to overdo the rear suspension, I still owe alot on this thing.



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Don-Wi

05-16-2006 16:01:00




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 Re: baler hauling in reply to Roytex, 05-16-2006 13:24:46  
That's plenty truck to pull it with. I'm not too familiar with JD #'s but I'm guessing it's a round baler? Just go slow on the implement tires and you'll be fine. If you want, bring a pair of truk tires with the proper bolt pattern and you can take the highway. No different thatn pulling a trailer.

You can buy a set of magnetic trailer lights at any farm supply store for about $45, money well spent any day.
Donovan from Wisconsin

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Zach Phillips

05-16-2006 12:25:44




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 Re: baler hauling in reply to Roytex, 05-16-2006 12:09:25  
is the baler a round or a square? if it is a square baler you can haul it on a lowboy haybale trailer. but if it a round baler you could just pull it with your truck. And the truck is planty big enough to pull it.



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