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Re: Towing a tractor with a half ton...... [Re: Atoler] #2580218 09/15/18 02:52 PM 09/15/18 02:52 PM
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 3,831 Jasper B buckhunter2 10 point
buckhunter2 10 point B Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 3,831 Jasper	Engaging the 4x4 (if you have one) should alleviate or at least minimize the rollaway issue when the rear wheels come off the ground. You're only as good as your worst shot-

Re: Towing a tractor with a half ton...... [Re: buckhunter2] #2580234 09/15/18 02:59 PM 09/15/18 02:59 PM
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 30,910 Clanton, AL Out back Grumpy Old Man
Out back Grumpy Old Man Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 30,910 Clanton, AL	Originally Posted by buckhunter2 Engaging the 4x4 (if you have one) should alleviate or at least minimize the rollaway issue when the rear wheels come off the ground. The idea is NOT to have the rear wheels off the ground, and try not to bend the trailer frame,as well. My opinions and comments are my own. They do not reflect the position or political opinions of Aldeer or any of the Aldeer administration.

Re: Towing a tractor with a half ton...... [Re: Out back] #2580255 09/15/18 03:06 PM 09/15/18 03:06 PM
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 3,831 Jasper B buckhunter2 10 point
buckhunter2 10 point B Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 3,831 Jasper	Originally Posted by Out back Originally Posted by buckhunter2 Engaging the 4x4 (if you have one) should alleviate or at least minimize the rollaway issue when the rear wheels come off the ground. The idea is NOT to have the rear wheels off the ground, and try not to bend the trailer frame,as well. Agreed! But apparently some folks aren’t capable of the adequately preparing for that so just tossing the idea out there when somebody starts to unload and realizes they forget the blocks. You're only as good as your worst shot-

Re: Towing a tractor with a half ton...... [Re: Atoler] #2580331 09/15/18 03:45 PM 09/15/18 03:45 PM
Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 1,536 Lower Alabama G GrandSlam 8 point
GrandSlam 8 point G Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 1,536 Lower Alabama	Usually it’s not the towing with a half ton truck. It’s the stopping part that soils your pants

Re: Towing a tractor with a half ton...... [Re: Atoler] #2580354 09/15/18 04:01 PM 09/15/18 04:01 PM
Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 7,529 Boaz,AL CarbonClimber1 14 point
CarbonClimber1 14 point Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 7,529 Boaz,AL	Lock it in 4x4 before you load it "I dont quit.. And ill fight alone if i have to"

Re: Towing a tractor with a half ton...... [Re: Atoler] #2580377 09/15/18 04:23 PM 09/15/18 04:23 PM
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,594 Jackson County C CD 10 point
CD 10 point C Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,594 Jackson County	I watched a gooseneck trailer jump off the ball and shove a toolbox through the back window of a new F250. This was AFTER he’d hauled the tractor 60 miles or so to the lease.

Re: Towing a tractor with a half ton...... [Re: Atoler] #2580381 09/15/18 04:25 PM 09/15/18 04:25 PM
Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 10,055 Northport, Al. BOFF Booner
BOFF Booner Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 10,055 Northport, Al.	I have 2 trailer jacks mounted on the rear of the trailer. God Bless, David B. Premium member #8925 Team Rack Addicts 2016 Aldeer Deer Champions

Re: Towing a tractor with a half ton...... [Re: Atoler] #2580399 09/15/18 04:49 PM 09/15/18 04:49 PM
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outdoorobsession Unregistered O	Glad you were not hurt, and sorry bout your truck.

Re: Towing a tractor with a half ton...... [Re: Atoler] #2580454 09/15/18 05:34 PM 09/15/18 05:34 PM
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top cat Freak of Nature Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 42,103 UR 6	I use a couple of 6x6 blocks cut just short of the hight of my trailor frame. LUCK:::; When presistence, dedication, perspiration and preparation meet up with opportunity!!! - - - - - - - -A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take everything you have. Thomas Jeferson - - - - - - - -

Re: Towing a tractor with a half ton...... [Re: top cat] #2580735 09/15/18 07:58 PM 09/15/18 07:58 PM
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G/H 14 point G Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 8,913 Tallassee	Mine rolled one day also, but luckily not far

Re: Towing a tractor with a half ton...... [Re: Atoler] #2580901 09/15/18 09:34 PM 09/15/18 09:34 PM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 9,519 Trussville T toothdoc 14 point
toothdoc 14 point T Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 9,519 Trussville	I’ve been driving tractors since i was about 5, an probably before that in somebody’s lap and i still do dumb stuff on occasion or make foolish mistakes. I was loading a 4 wheeler on my trailer and like an idiot had already unhitched it. Front end flew up and rolled into my tailgate. I have since noticed a ton of tailgates with the exact same battle scar😂

Re: Towing a tractor with a half ton...... [Re: GrandSlam] #2581001 09/15/18 10:23 PM 09/15/18 10:23 PM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 9,375 Jasper, AL J joshm28 14 point
joshm28 14 point J Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 9,375 Jasper, AL	Originally Posted by GrandSlam Usually it’s not the towing with a half ton truck. It’s the stopping part that soils your pants Trailer brakes are a great invention

Re: Towing a tractor with a half ton...... [Re: FurFlyin] #2581038 09/15/18 10:56 PM 09/15/18 10:56 PM
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NightHunter 10 point Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 6,999 Holly Pond, AL	Originally Posted by FurFlyin Glad it wasn't worse. Outback it ain't necessarily city boys that do things like this. I did the same thing with a Chevy 1 ton, a gooseneck trailer and a tractor. Trailer had kickstands on the ramps too. I rode that thing 100 feet before I gained enough composure to back the tractor back down the ramps. No matter how hard I pushed the brakes on the tractor, the truck wouldn't stop. LOL I was on a driveway, headed slightly downhill, with fresh limestone gravel on it. Scared the crap out of me. I'm pretty sure my butthole pinched a hole in the tractor seat. Watched my dad do the same with a Ford 1 ton. Just a dumb mistake.

Re: Towing a tractor with a half ton...... [Re: Atoler] #2581176 09/16/18 09:31 AM 09/16/18 09:31 AM
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 33,437 Your mom’s house doekiller Freak of Nature
doekiller Freak of Nature Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 33,437 Your mom’s house	Damn, how about loading on flat ground so it doesn’t roll? I’ve had a trailer lift a truck before, not in a long time, but I have never tried to load a heavy load on an incline either.

Re: Towing a tractor with a half ton...... [Re: doekiller] #2581617 09/16/18 07:48 PM 09/16/18 07:48 PM
Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 8,397 A Atoler OP 14 point
Atoler OP 14 point A Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 8,397	Originally Posted by doekiller Damn, how about loading on flat ground so it doesn’t roll? I’ve had a trailer lift a truck before, not in a long time, but I have never tried to load a heavy load on an incline either. It’s not like it was on the side of a damn mountain..... flattest spot I had available, but apparently it doesn’t take much.

Re: Towing a tractor with a half ton...... [Re: BOFF] #2581618 09/16/18 07:49 PM 09/16/18 07:49 PM
Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 8,397 A Atoler OP 14 point
Atoler OP 14 point A Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 8,397	Originally Posted by BOFF I have 2 trailer jacks mounted on the rear of the trailer. God Bless, David B. First thing I do next weekend is adding some jacks like that, thanks for the idea. Blocks worked for the time being.

Re: Towing a tractor with a half ton...... [Re: Atoler] #2581696 09/16/18 08:36 PM 09/16/18 08:36 PM
Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 2,635 Montgomery, AL F Forrestgump1 10 point
Forrestgump1 10 point F Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 2,635 Montgomery, AL	Did you just weld the jacks to the frame?

Re: Towing a tractor with a half ton...... [Re: Forrestgump1] #2581718 09/16/18 08:51 PM 09/16/18 08:51 PM
Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 10,055 Northport, Al. BOFF Booner
BOFF Booner Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 10,055 Northport, Al.	Originally Posted by Forrestgump1 Did you just weld the jacks to the frame? I had it done from a friend who owns a machine shop, as my welding is not good enough in my opinion. He made brackets to weld to trailer frame for stability and then welded the jack mounting plates to the brackets. He also made the ramps and the mounting underneath the trailer for the ramps, added the channel mounts along the side of the trailer for chains and straps, and added additional support to the frame underneath. I added electric brakes to one axle. God Bless, David B. Premium member #8925 Team Rack Addicts 2016 Aldeer Deer Champions

Re: Towing a tractor with a half ton...... [Re: Atoler] #2581722 09/16/18 08:52 PM 09/16/18 08:52 PM
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 30,910 Clanton, AL Out back Grumpy Old Man
Out back Grumpy Old Man Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 30,910 Clanton, AL	I built my stands with heavy tubular steel. Just pull a pin, drop em, and pin em. I like the idea of using the trailer jacks but I would rip those off first ditch I crossed. My opinions and comments are my own. They do not reflect the position or political opinions of Aldeer or any of the Aldeer administration.

Re: Towing a tractor with a half ton...... [Re: Atoler] #2581865 09/17/18 06:13 AM 09/17/18 06:13 AM
Joined: Jun 2013 Posts: 5,650 Lincoln, Alabama B blumsden 12 point
blumsden 12 point B Joined: Jun 2013 Posts: 5,650 Lincoln, Alabama	That's why i don't haul a tractor anymore, its a lot easier to haul an atv and do everything you need to do with it.

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