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Allan in NE

10-31-2005 03:21:27




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Hi Guys,

Passed a feller yesterday moving a 60hp (or so) Oliver down the state hiway.

He had one of those bumper hitch "fendered" trailers, had the wide front of the tractor up on the trailer and chained down behind the fenders. The rear end of the tractor was off the trailer and rollin' along behind using the trailer as kind of a "car dolly" affair.

He was zippin' along at about 35mph and seemed to be gettin' along just fine.

I guess if there is a will, there is a way. :>)

Allan

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Loren

11-01-2005 19:14:22




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 Re: Moving A Tractor in reply to Allan in NE, 10-31-2005 03:21:27  
Ok, I've got one for you Allan. Years ago a fella I knew showed up at the shop with one of his many Chevettes. And a 3 wheeled meter cart. Had the rear hatch open and the front wheel of the meter cart inside the hatch, came all the way across town(10 miles) that way without getting stopped.



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RayP(MI)

10-31-2005 15:32:49




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 Re: Moving A Tractor in reply to Allan in NE, 10-31-2005 03:21:27  
Used to see contractors who would drive their tractor up behind the dumptruck, drop front bucket in the back of the truck box, lift front of tractor, and off they went!



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Brokenwrench

10-31-2005 08:18:20




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 Re: Moving A Tractor in reply to Allan in NE, 10-31-2005 03:21:27  
Hello Allan,
Ya, the guys that farm the hay ground around me do the same sort of thing. They have a 4250 JD and a big swing tongue discbine. The whole works won`t fit on their gooseneck. They leave it all hooked together, load the tractor and let the discbine drag along behind. They seem pretty careful about loading and chaining the affair. Just looks real goofy goin down the road.
Have a great day Brokenwrench

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Mike M

10-31-2005 07:49:52




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 Re: Moving A Tractor in reply to Allan in NE, 10-31-2005 03:21:27  
Sounds like the time I bought a parts JD 70 without a front end. Just set front frame on trailer and chained it on so it could turn and headed home. Not too far or too fast.



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Bill46

10-31-2005 07:22:42




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 Re: Moving A Tractor in reply to Allan in NE, 10-31-2005 03:21:27  
Saw a guy at a sale do that awhile ago...Passed him on the road later on. He was setting in the ditch with a back tire torn to pieces. Those things are not made for such speeds. They will fly apart.



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Coloken

10-31-2005 05:18:57




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 Re: Moving A Tractor in reply to Allan in NE, 10-31-2005 03:21:27  
Don't know for sure if that hurts the rear end. Probable depends on what tractor, but I hope I never buy one that has that done to it.
Kennyp



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Tim...Ok

10-31-2005 05:06:40




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 Re: Moving A Tractor in reply to Allan in NE, 10-31-2005 03:21:27  
Some people..(rolling eyes)

Saw some ingenious fellers a couple years ago,had a 100hp or so cabbed JD tractor loaded on the flatbed of a ford 1-ton truck..this thing looked like a south of the border lowrider..poor'ol ford was turned wrong side out,they were just a truckin along..looked like running over a pi$$ ant in the road would have flipped'em on their heads..brilliant :-)

Tim



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KEH

10-31-2005 04:51:19




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 Re: Moving A Tractor in reply to Allan in NE, 10-31-2005 03:21:27  
Allan, Some years ago I was at a gas station and saw a scary sight go by. Someone was pulling a 35 MF behind a truck with a chain at a fast rate of speed, maybe 30 or so mph. No pipe on the chain to keep the tractor off the truck in case of quick stops. At that speed a touch of the brakes on one wheel of the tractor would cause it to swerve. LOL on Chuck"s remark about pulling empty trailers.

KEH

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Chuck MI

10-31-2005 03:36:27




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 Re: Moving A Tractor in reply to Allan in NE, 10-31-2005 03:21:27  
It is amazing what passes in some peoples book as good trailering. I think most use the vertical pedal method of load testing: If you can push the gass and it goes forward, you're good to go.

On a trailering side note, I saw alot of people hauling empty trailers this weekend. Gas around here is down over a buck from peak. I guess people figured it was cheap enough that they wanted to haul their trailer again, but not cheap enough to actually load it up;)

Chuck

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wayne2

10-31-2005 09:31:59




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 Re: Moving A Tractor in reply to Chuck MI, 10-31-2005 03:36:27  
Makes me wonder what my bro-in-law doing in tx,he keeps his double axel loaded w/dead major appliances(never did grasp that one??) W



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