The safety police sure is giving you a hard time. Maybe it is because you have a Yanmar
Let's do some math for all the lawsuit fearing Americans on here to try to put them at ease
yanmar tlb approx 2700 lbs
5x10 trailer made of 3 inch c channel and 2x3 tubing,
12 inch 10 ply tires rated at 1550 a piece
inproper 4 bolt wheels rated at 1250(5 lug are 1550)
sheer strength of a 1/2 bolt? 14,000 lbs
axle was built with smaller hubs so we could keep our tires but they put a bigger pipe in it not sure of the rating on the pipe
So yes, I know the trailer is overloaded with the tractor on it but unfortunatly I don't have the huge pockets everyone else does to spend 7 grand on a dump trailer I have no other use for.
This year the tractor has gone 25 km to my dad's work to dig out some fence post and 15 km the other way to plant 30 cedar trees at my cousins house. I take my time, drive the speed limit and I'm on back roads not the long island expressway doing 85 mph. It is strapped down also to avoid the dreaded summer salt over the hood of the truck killing a school yard full of children
so in closing, yes its illegal , yes its overweight.
are the wheel studs going to snap ? no.
are the tires going to melt off? I doubt it
am I going to rear end a bus full of schoolchildren? in a full size truck with 4 wheel disk brakes, doubt it
am I glad I live in canada? ugh..ya