Re: Combine Hauling

Posted by tlock0331 on February 15, 2012 at 18:30:05 from (32.178.124.219):

In Reply to: Combine Hauling posted by DeltaRed on February 01, 2012 at 21:41:36:

Delta,
I have hauled a lot of combines, everything from those old 95s to 9500s and i do it with an older demco combine trailer with 16.5 tires and the smallest truck i do it with is my s-1900 binder. the wheel cradles on my trailer sit about a foot to 18" off the ground. On a 95 with a cab and correct tires on the combine they sit about 12" 6" to 13" depending on how the combine is equipped, on my trailer they normally settle in at about 13" 6".

I have a LOT of concerns about what you are trying to do this with, at least equipment wise. Obviously the overall height of that combine on a gooseneck trailer, then are you SURE you can get a 95 on a gn? If and once you can get it on the trailer, are you planning on taking the front wheels off? Combines are notorious for swaying back and forth on a trailer regardless of how well you strap them down. getting that much weight, that high up, you have moved the center of overall gravity very high.

My smallest pickup is a 99 chevy 1 ton dually and i have never even bothered pulling a combine with it because while the pickup is rated to pull that much, it doesnt weight to keep everything in control should the trailer start bouncing or swaying, and even a cummings doesnt have enough power to pull out of trailer sway should something like that happen.

I dont want to tell a guy what to do, or sound like an a*hole, but you may want to put some serious thought into this before heading out. Its a LONG and VERY lonely road to be in the middle of nowhere and have something happen.

Before you commit to this adventure, you may consider calling some custom harvesters either where the combine is located or one close to you, because they have true combine trailers and truck built to pull them and this time of year, they dont have much going on, it may cost you 4-5 dollars a loaded mile, but weight that cost against your pickup, trailer and overall safety and you may find that its a much smaller price to pay then finding yourself 300 miles from home and something break...just towing that setup to somewhere you can park it could easily be half what a harvester would charge you.

For what its worth, you can look on every states dot website and they provide a map containing all bridge heights in the state, that may help in your route planning. I live in kansas and have done most my hauling in this state, but everywhere from texas to north dakota and states on the harvest run are very friendly to combine haulers so that helps, i think kansas only have 3 bridge heights that are under 13 feet, side note and tip, when you find yourself running up on a low bridge, take the off ramp, and come back down the other side haha

I do not mean to offend and i hope my reply doesnt come across that way, i am just trying to be honest about what you are getting yourself into. I would be more than happy to answer any other questions you have, i even have several 95"s sitting here at my place that i could get measurements for you if it would help...

Tony

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