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Road towing New Holland baler

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Bud

06-19-2002 04:35:57




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Whats the most common way to get balers to pasture? Can one safely tow a square baler behind a truck? I've seen guys tow round balers this way. Of course I would swing the tongue over to center the baler behind my truck. What about lights and plates? I live in Texas and my baler is a freshly restored NH-68. Thanks in advance for any tips and suggestions!




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Chuck

06-20-2002 16:25:26




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 Re: Road towing New Holland baler in reply to Bud, 06-19-2002 04:35:57  
If you need to tow very far mount truck tires on your rims, I scrounged an extra set of wheels for my NH267 and mounted eight or ten ply tire on the heavy side and a 4 ply on the other, pack wheel brgs and drive the speed limit, 65 or 70 isn't any problem with a 3/4 ton truck. You'll need brake and turn signal lights, I use a six foot piece of angle iron with a trailer light on each end, c clamp it on the back of the baler and go. I have towed balers hundreds of miles this way and havent had any problems. A local implement dealer has been doing it this way for years,

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Bud

06-19-2002 17:27:35




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 Re: Road towing New Holland baler in reply to Bud, 06-19-2002 04:35:57  
All very good points to consider. I repacked the bearings during restoration and I have new 15" trailer tires that are rated for way more speed than I'll go. A 45MPH speed seems pretty prudent. Most trips will be 30 miles or less anyway. I was mainly curious about DPS laws and such that pertain to pulling farm implements.
Thanks for all the great tips!!!



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Frank

06-19-2002 13:06:20




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 Re: Road towing New Holland baler in reply to Bud, 06-19-2002 04:35:57  
"Reccomended transport speed" (to quote current New Holland baler info) is 20 mph. Note that you have to hope that this has a safety factor of over 100% for even 45 mph. I brought an old 310 30 miles at 20 mph on back roads-- since one tire was weak, this was plenty fast for my unit.



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JT

06-19-2002 09:40:58




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 Re: Road towing New Holland baler in reply to Bud, 06-19-2002 04:35:57  
Bud

A baler is considered a implement of husbandry (Farming for all the smart alecks). Implements are exempt from most highway laws since they are built for use off road and towing them down the road is only a nessecary evil to get from one field to another.

With this exemption comes responsibility however. Stay on the lesser traveled roads county pavements and gravel if you can definatly stay off restricted access highways. You have to be ready to yield at least half of the road. Lights arn't needed but it would be wise to make your trip in broad daylight. A Slow Moving Vehicle sign would be a nice touch.

Hope this helps
JT

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paul

06-19-2002 09:29:21




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 Re: Road towing New Holland baler in reply to Bud, 06-19-2002 04:35:57  
Implement tires are rated at 30 mph, no more. Faster makes more heat, overheats them, they go boom... (Yea, you can probably go 45 mph without a problem, but not 60! :) Make sure your wheel bearings are greased. Make sure the tires are aired up.

In most locations in the USA you can tow farm implements with the following restrictions:

Keep it under 30 mph.
Have a Slow Moving Sign (the orange triangle).
Keep off the major throughfares - interstates and such.
A secured hitch pin (pin with a locking clip) is required, and a safety chain is either recommended, soon will be required, or already is required depending on location.
Night-time driving would require lighting & more.
Implements wider than 10' require flagging & possibly a lead vehicle with flashers on - this on is real dependant on local traditions/laws.

Of all those, drive in clear daylight & have that SMS & locking hitch pin!

Some states or local areas have more restrictions, you will need to check, but generally this will cover you in a rural area of the country.

I would not want to make 50 mile trips regularly, not sure how far or how often you want to do this?

--->Paul

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JE

06-19-2002 07:42:57




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 Re: Road towing New Holland baler in reply to Bud, 06-19-2002 04:35:57  
Bud - I live in Texas and have pulled my JD 346 up to 60 miles behind a truck. I think my fastest rate of speed was 45. I didn't have any problems. I'm not aware of special license laws or towing restrictions. I just hook it up and go. - JE



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Doug Rogers

06-19-2002 06:41:24




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 Re: Road towing New Holland baler in reply to Bud, 06-19-2002 04:35:57  
I recently pulled a JD baler about 50 miles behind my pickup. Max speed on paved roads was about 45 mph. Not sure if thats too fast or not but had no problems with sway or braking



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Doug Rogers

06-19-2002 06:41:15




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 Re: Road towing New Holland baler in reply to Bud, 06-19-2002 04:35:57  
I recently pulled a JD baler about 50 miles behind my pickup. Max speed on paved roads was about 45 mph. Not sure if thats too fast or not but had no problems with sway or braking



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