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David (IA)

08-22-2000 14:20:59




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I bought an older ruuning gear at an auction. At the time it had a 16' Gehl silage box on it that was shot. I was going to put a hoist and a flatbed with sides on the gear for the purpose of hauling firewood (or anything else). Then I got to wondering just how much weight this gear is rated for. How do I tell? It has 14" implement tires on it. I would think a wagon full of wet silage would weigh quite a bit so it must be a fairly heavy gear. I just don't want to be on the highway and have this thing snap in half.

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Dan from PA

08-23-2000 13:09:01




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 Re: Running Gear in reply to David (IA), 08-22-2000 14:20:59  
A gear under a 16' forage box had better be at least an 8t, we run 12t tandem axles under ours.
I wouldn't consider one for highway speeds behind a truck, though. 25mph is about as fast as you can safely go, and it probably has no brakes. A wagon will add no weight to the tow vehicle to assist in stopping, so extreme caution is required.



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08-22-2000 17:56:31




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 Re: Running Gear in reply to David (IA), 08-22-2000 14:20:59  
The running gear should make a good general use trailer the thing you need to worry about is the tires on it. I know lots of people run the implement tires on the highway and get away with it but they were not designed for high speed(anything over 10MPH) running and heat up and come apart. Much like the Firestone tires are doing on the Ford SUV's. Find you some good(even new) light truck or heavy,if the bankroll is large, tires to put on it. A blowout on the highway with a load can sure upset the apple cart in a hurry and cost more than a good set of new tires would and also save the embarrassment of trying to salvage what is left of the running gear and the load and possibly the truck pulling the trailer provided you survive the incident. I know this sounds like gloom and doom but BTDT speaks loud and happy that I made it through the experience with only dirty drawers.

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RickB.

08-22-2000 17:18:59




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 Re: Running Gear in reply to David (IA), 08-22-2000 14:20:59  
Generally speaking, a gear with 5-bolt hubs will be 4-6 ton capacity, 6-bolt hubs will run 5-8 tons, and 8 bolt hubs will carry a gross of 8 tons & up. Note that 14" tires will not have a great load capacity compared to 15" tires of the same ply rating.



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