GC2300 tractor/loader weight

Axeman · Mar 5, 2008

Anyone got any idea what the combined weight of the GC2300 and FEL is? I have a trailer that is rated for 2200# and I want to haul the GC2300 and loader plus a Rankin Box scraper (approx. 300#) and a Rankin finish mower (approx. 350#). I'm pretty sure the trailer can haul more than that but it would be nice to know if it's more than 1600# combined and if so, how much more. Thanks all.

MrJimi · Mar 5, 2008

I just sold a boat trailer that was rated for the same weight for $300. It weighed around 500 pounds empty.
I wouldn't do it

tx2310 · Mar 5, 2008

A 2300 empty weight is about #1400, a 2310 is #2600 without a MMM. You would be at your limit by your numbers with out the FEL. I would think of a trailer with a higher limit. I carry my 2310 on the back of my Sprinter pickup so I don't use a trailer.

Doug

ray66v · Mar 5, 2008

Cannot find weight of loader, However bucket weight is 177lbs
GC2300 1367lbs
2350 loader (estimated) 300lbs
FEL Bucket 177lbs
Scraper 300lbs
Mower 350lbs
2494lbs total

I would not do this unless it was a shot trip. You have a lot of money at risk, (your equipment is possibly not covered by your insurance off property).
I assume this is a single axle trailer, if so, the tires are your weak link. They are probably not rated for this much weight. Remember if you blow a tire, (much more likely at highway speeds when overloaded), It could get ugly. Take the back roads. Make sure the tires are relatively new and fully inflated, (check tire pressure hot).

Axeman · Mar 5, 2008

Well, there is a chance that I can get a bigger trailer if there is one available when I get there...they don't reserve them because they use them for equipment delivery. I figured I could just put the mower in the back of my Chevy pickup and that would reduce the weight on the trailer enough that I wouldn't worry too much about it. The mower is on wheels so I can somehow manuever it off the truck bed on some ramps. It's approx. 350 lbs so I can handle it somehow. Otherwise, I have to make two trips and there's a $35.00 ferry cost involved for each trip.

Too bad they don't deliver. (One advantage of the Kubota dealership)