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Mike....hauled two. Last weekend, Ford 503 on a flatbed hay trailer just wide enough for the rake sitting sideways. No problem. Loaded with a frontloader and chain, and unloaded at my place with a come-along attached to a roof beam under my shed - no front loader on my tractor! :) Last year, the other was a Ferguson DEO-20 - smaller than the Ford. It was loaded into the bed of my 75 Chevy 3/4T pickup (long-wide box) with a frontloader and chain. The box was just wide enough to get it in. Didn't have the beam and come-along at that time, so ended up backing up to a slope and dragging it off with my tractor - actually worked without damage to the truck or rake...amazing! Anyhow, don't see any problem if the rake is under 7 ft across its narrow dimension. Tie it down tight - chains and tighteners if possible - and block the tongue or 3-pt so it's not resting on the tines. On my Ford rake, I blocked it and there was enough air in the tires so that when we locked down the chains, it was solid with the tires providing enough give to lock down the tighteners. With the Ferguson, it was such a close fit in the pickup box, didn't do anything but a nylon strap across the back to keep it from sliding out - had to leave the tailgate down. Judging by what it took to get it out, probably didn't need the strap, but I tend to be over careful.
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