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SteveinCT

06-05-2007 13:17:54

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Anyone ever tried it and how did it work? I have to pick up a Deere 1020 about 35 miles away and my little pickup won't handle it, so I want to rent a U-haul truck with a car carrier trailer, chain it down and head home. Any thoughts appreciated.

Steve

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Ford840

06-07-2007 07:51:22

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Re: Moving a tractor with a car carrier in reply to SteveinCT, 06-05-2007 13:17:54

I moved the Ford 3000, that I mentioned in my previous reply, about 5 years ago. Prior to that rental, I told the U-Haul dealer exactly what I was going to move with the car-carrier trailer and there was no problem at all with using the car-carrier to carry a tractor. Perhaps their policy has changed since I rented that trailer.

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Not me

06-06-2007 05:39:14

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Re: Moving a tractor with a car carrier in reply to SteveinCT, 06-05-2007 13:17:54

Hey Steve, it can be done. Uhaul has a deal where if you pick up the trailer and return it the same day, the cost is $49.95. There is a $50 dollar deposit, but you get it back. BTW, you will have to lie. Tell them you are towing a 98 Saturn SL1 with a bad transmission.

As you can see, it has been done. The mains on a MF 65 set right over the tandems on the trailer. This tractor weighs 4000+lbs dry and it had 8 gallons of tranny lube, 2 gallons of coolant, two fully loaded tires, and 4 wheel weights per side. It also had a metric sh1tload of dirt and filth. Not sure, but I might have been over the 4000 lb max. The hydraulic brakes on the trailer are awesome and seem to be tuned really well. The trailer is overbuilt, but only comes with front tire tie downs. Bring extra rigging to secure your rig properly. Oh, for a truck, promise a friend a steak dinner and a full tank of gas and he will likely jump at the offer. Good Luck, Not me.

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williamf

06-06-2007 03:30:49

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Re: Moving a tractor with a car carrier in reply to SteveinCT, 06-05-2007 13:17:54

If U-Haul really does have a prejudice against tractors you might try a Rent-All type place. They've got trailers to use for their equipment that they will cheerfully rent to you.
That said, when my H was auditioning for the role of trailer queen I borrowed my neighbor's tractor carrier.
Good luck, Wm

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David in Wales

06-06-2007 02:35:38

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Re: Moving a tractor with a car carrier in reply to SteveinCT, 06-05-2007 13:17:54

Hi Steve;
I spent 26 years tramping the roads of England with a Volvo car & later a 4x4 SUV with a 14 foot trailer and up to 2.5 ton load. Implements & Kubuta type tractors + implement. Nothing worse than being OVERLOADED, its dangerous for you and other road users. Plus if a trailer tyre blows out in can be disasterous & expensive.
My current Mitsubishi 4x4 SUV is too small for carting tractors, so when I bought my MF35, I hired this 7.5 ton beavertailed truck for $200 plus diesel for a day. It was ontop of the load and totally safe.
Best luck getting your 1020 home.
David

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davpal

06-05-2007 21:32:00

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Re: Moving a tractor with a car carrier in reply to SteveinCT, 06-05-2007 13:17:54

Steve, I haul all kinds of things on a tandem axle car hauling trailer all the time. I pull it with an f-350 ford. I have even hauled my White forklift on it several times and that is one heavy chunk of iron. It is a propane forklift with air tires. Probably weighs close to 7000. I go very slow down back roads when I do that though. Sometimes I will haul a 9n ford with the disk or plow attached to it, sometimes I haul my case 360 trencher backhoe that weighs over 6000lbs. We have hauled Olds 88 that weighed 5000lbs. It hauled a home deck package that was over 4000lbs. Have hauled mustangs to race track a hundred times. You will be fine and it will take less than an hour. Get some good chains and some chain binders and strap her down and head home. Keep her about 50-55 mph and don't follow anybody too close in case you have to stop really fast. It will be an easy job for the trailer and the truck. Good luck.

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TomTX

06-05-2007 20:59:22

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Re: Moving a tractor with a car carrier in reply to SteveinCT, 06-05-2007 13:17:54

You are asking for trouble with the rental deal. There are 2 good choices: drive it home or pay someone to haul it for you. Tom

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Leland

06-05-2007 20:44:06

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Re: Moving a tractor with a car carrier in reply to SteveinCT, 06-05-2007 13:17:54

you can use your pickup to pull one that small I have used the 2 wheel car dollys and just let the tractor idle so the rear and tranny get's lubed and drug her back in netural .just don't tell uall what your doing belive it works and a dolly can be had for about 30.00 per day they pull good about 35mph

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Loren in Florida

06-05-2007 20:22:41

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Re: Moving a tractor with a car carrier in reply to SteveinCT, 06-05-2007 13:17:54

Obviously, not many have rented from U-Haul, or lied through their teeth if they did. U-Haul policy strictly forbids hauling any type of tractor on their car trailers. That distance, drive it, or hire a tow company.

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Rick in NB

06-05-2007 19:22:55

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Re: Moving a tractor with a car carrier in reply to SteveinCT, 06-05-2007 13:17:54

Why not just get one of the U-Haul low deck moving vans (3 ton?) and put it in the box. There tie down rings in there and bobody gives you grief over what model car is on the trailer. Did this with a tires loadeed MF35 with trip loader and had loads of room.

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Gary from Muleshoe

06-05-2007 19:09:01

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Re: Moving a tractor with a car carrier in reply to SteveinCT, 06-05-2007 13:17:54

I don't see that it would be a problem. The 1020 weighs about 4100 lbs. and most car trailers are rated at 7000 or more. Just ask Uhaul what the trailer is rated at. Good luck.

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dave guest

06-05-2007 18:43:33

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Re: Moving a tractor with a car carrier in reply to SteveinCT, 06-05-2007 13:17:54

Think about, what if tractor upon entering trailer, decides to test the steel by tearing and shearing it. I did it with a little Cub and the owner thought I should pay for his trailer after he told me to load it for him. I advised against it but he insisted.

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old

06-05-2007 18:30:47

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Re: Moving a tractor with a car carrier in reply to SteveinCT, 06-05-2007 13:17:54

I hauled in a JD-1010 not that long ago on a 16 foot tandem axle trailor. Its about the same as you rent from U-Haul so it should work well. I haul a good number of tractors on this trailor I have an so far never had any problems.

Hobby farm

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jmixigo

06-05-2007 16:54:18

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Re: Moving a tractor with a car carrier in reply to SteveinCT, 06-05-2007 13:17:54

The JD 1020 weighs about 4100-4200 pounds. You'll do fine with any rig capable of carrying a full size car or half ton pick-up. UNLESS the rear tires are full of wet stuff and many are.
If ya tell the U-Haul man that you are gone haul a tractor with his unit he likely won't rent it to ya. If you tell him a lie about what you're gone haul and then have some sort of problem (wreck, break down, etc.) you could be in a mess.

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06-05-2007 16:40:21

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Re: Moving a tractor with a car carrier in reply to SteveinCT, 06-05-2007 13:17:54

you are asking for trouble, I used to rent uhaul stuff and their car haulers are that, a car hauler, I would think a 1020 is heavier than a car. If you do not have the proper equipment, call a tow truck with a roll back and have it hauled, probably cheaper and a LOT safer.

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Matt Kane

06-05-2007 16:40:20

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Re: Moving a tractor with a car carrier in reply to SteveinCT, 06-05-2007 13:17:54

If you are buying it and it won't make it that distance then don't get it. I put over 30 miles on my little Oliver Super 55 hauling wood. Its a nice drive. Gas it up grab and cell and go for a peacefull ride.

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Walt Davies

06-05-2007 16:37:10

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Re: Moving a tractor with a car carrier in reply to SteveinCT, 06-05-2007 13:17:54

I move my log splitter and my Case SI on one quite some time ago most likely won't do it again tires are to light duty.

although my friend has moved his Kubota at about half the weight on one with no trouble.

Walt

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Midwest redneck

06-05-2007 14:41:14

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Re: Moving a tractor with a car carrier in reply to SteveinCT, 06-05-2007 13:17:54

4 years ago I had my Farmall H put on a tow truck, the kind where the car is pulled up on to a tilted flatbed and the rear tires of the H were chained down and the channel iron where the engine is. Cost me $60. You may want to think this route.

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Andy Motteberg

06-05-2007 13:53:07

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Re: Moving a tractor with a car carrier in reply to SteveinCT, 06-05-2007 13:17:54

I'd take the tractor and hook it up to the carrier and pull the truck on the carrier! ha ha.

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RustyFarmall

06-05-2007 13:45:21

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Re: Moving a tractor with a car carrier in reply to SteveinCT, 06-05-2007 13:17:54

If the tractor runs good, get on it and drive. Should take only about an hour and a half or so.

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dhermesc

06-05-2007 14:49:45

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Re: Moving a tractor with a car carrier in reply to RustyFarmall, 06-05-2007 13:45:21

Agreed, we have that much distance between fields. An H in road gear will probably burn less fuel in 35 miles then the truck that tows it.

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Ford840

06-05-2007 13:40:52

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Re: Moving a tractor with a car carrier in reply to SteveinCT, 06-05-2007 13:17:54

I moved a Ford 3000 about 50 miles on a U-Haul car-carrier trailer behind my F-150. It worked out very well. The car-carrier trailer had two ramps for the wheels but no floor in between the ramps. I could not move a Cub on that car-carrier because the Cub was too narrow for its wheels to fit into the ramps.

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SteveinCT

06-05-2007 14:45:45

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Re: Moving a tractor with a car carrier in reply to Ford840, 06-05-2007 13:40:52

Ford840, thanks for a serious answer!

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marlowe

06-05-2007 15:40:22

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Re: Moving a tractor with a car carrier in reply to SteveinCT, 06-05-2007 14:45:45

every answer you have been given was serious! drive it, tow it with a tow bar , dollie it with a car dollie front wheels up, or trailer it

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Mike (WA)

06-05-2007 16:43:24

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Re: Moving a tractor with a car carrier in reply to marlowe , 06-05-2007 15:40:22

I agree with everything except dollying it- No matter how hard you try, you'll exceed the design speed of the rear end, and end up doing damage. Think I'd be tempted to drive it, because I like tractor drives, and because you'll drop more than a hundred, I'd guess, in a rental truck plus a trailer.

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Paul in MN not signed in.

06-05-2007 18:11:13

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Re: Moving a tractor with a car carrier in reply to Mike (WA), 06-05-2007 16:43:24

Guys, it looks like from Steve's name he lives in Connecticut. I worked out there for a few years in the mid 80s. Drove all over the state. I can't imagine driving a tractor 35 miles anywhere in the state. Either the roads are to busy or in the more remote areas not much of a shoulder.

Not sure the UHaul is the way to go. Really depends on the trailer and truck you rent. I would be though that if the UHaul is to light, that you can find another rental that would work. If you have not done this and this will be a one time event, see if you can find someone (flat bed tow truck) who you can hire to do it.

Good luck,
Paul

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SteveinCONNECTICUT

06-06-2007 04:01:13

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Re: Moving a tractor with a car carrier in reply to Paul in MN not signed in., 06-05-2007 18:11:13

Paul, thanks for getting it! I would be in jail pretty quick if I tried to drive even 3 miles on the road around here. Thanks everyone for the advice, appreciate it a lot.

Steve in the suburbs

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marlowe

06-05-2007 18:10:10

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Re: Moving a tractor with a car carrier in reply to Mike (WA), 06-05-2007 16:43:24

i have been dolling my to-20s[5] for years and go 45 miles one way two times a year and they do just fine go about 30 to 35 mph two of them have step up trans and will drive down the road at 30mph so towing them at 30+ is the same as driving them

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marlowe

06-05-2007 18:15:59

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Re: Moving a tractor with a car carrier in reply to marlowe, 06-05-2007 18:10:10

and you might ask why i tow them well i can pull two behind the pickup at one time [it's legal in my state] and have the truck to get back with

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KRUSS1

06-06-2007 07:12:16

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Re: Moving a tractor with a car carrier in reply to marlowe, 06-05-2007 18:15:59

Guess it depends on the trailer and the truck. Heck, my F 150 with heavy GVW hauls 20 loads of water every year at 1000 gal Cdn on a bumper hitch trailer (receiver hitch on truck). Also hauled an IH M across 3 provinces. If people can haul 8 or 9 cows all over the place in a stock trailer I guess I can haul a tied down load, even if two wrongs don't make a right.

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