JohnDeere4300
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I'm a ford man,
But i have a lot of friends that tow big campers and the toy haulers with a toyota tundra with no problem at all.
Hauling a BX2230
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I'm a ford man,
But i have a lot of friends that tow big campers and the toy haulers with a toyota tundra with no problem at all.
yes but leave the Truck hooked up loading and unloading or you could be looking straight up from the seat.... I think you get the picture..
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I'm no trailering expert but I know more about it than I did a couple of years ago. I don't like pulling a trailer. I started hunting for a trailer and sought advise. Almost everyone told me to get a dual axle but didn't know why. Finally my brother in law, a trailering expert told my why to get a dual axle. He said if you have a flat tire on a single axle you can very easily be in deep dookie. I uderstood deep dookie so I bought a dual axle trailer. I recently hauled my L3240HST on my 16' dual axle brakeless trailer. Didn't enjoy it but did it. Due to weight coming down a hill broke front lift wheel on trailer. No problem had another one installed on the side of front fork that lifts up out of the way when trailer is hooked up. When loading the tractor back on trailer there were 3 of us and it was cold and late in the day. I was dropping rear gate and other guy was hooking up front onto ball of trailer. When the 3rd guy started driving tractor on trailer the front of trailer shot straight up. Ball had not been locked down. A friend had done the same thing and has a dented tailgate on his truck. The tractor driver told me to drive forward as he backed back up to keep tailgate of truck from damage. Ok, hooked up ball and safety chains. Tractor driver starts back up ramp and the back end of my Avalance comes off the ground but so what, it'll come back down when the tractor is loaded. Wow there goes my truck with rear a foot or 2 off the ground and front wheels scooting gravels as I run and jump in and apply brakes. Ok, I now know more than I did about loading a tractor on my trailer. I unloaded it at home alone with no problems. Most trailers in my area do not have brakes on the trailer. My L3240 set the trailer down closer to the ground and the tires even looked low. My brother in law said I may have been close to capacity of trailer because he said you also have to count the weight of the trailer in the total. My brother in law does have brakes on his trailer but he does alot of trailering. Hopefully some of you can learn from my mistakes and happy trailering.
JohnDeere4300
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1) I always keep a lock on my latch when it is parked and when i tow my trailer.
2) You can take 2 jack stands and put one on each side of the rear.
But just don't put them tight against the trailer so you can get them out when you have loaded the tractor.
You can also make a stand that will stay on the trailer and swing down when you need them.
Berniep
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I would bet several owners in this picture would not agree with that statement
A lot, if not most, have 6 cylinders.
C6rider
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All my single axles had 671s and my tandems had 871s.
As far as a trailer for my BX - I hate towing so I let the dealer pick it up. I can get in enough trouble towing a 20' boat and a 12' snowmobile trailer.
As far as a trailer for my BX - I hate towing so I let the dealer pick it up. I can get in enough trouble towing a 20' boat and a 12' snowmobile trailer.
aczlan
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As would those who have Dodges with Cummins Diesels, they are 6 cylinder engines as well.I would bet several owners in this picture would not agree with that statement
A lot, if not most, have 6 cylinders.
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Works ok for that but not for moving from job to job.
After all, here in PA our roads are hilly, and aren't taken care of very well. Yet it's legal to haul up to 2999 lbs without brakes. Am I to believe that in our system, where laws are designed to keep even idiots from hurting themselves, that the DOT somehow accidentally set the load restrictions too high?
Jesse
I think you better go read your PA laws...that isn't exactly what it says. It says the same thing SC says, yes up to 3000 lbs without brakes providing it DOES NOT EXCEED 40% of the tow vehicle weight. So unless your tow vehicle weighs 7500 lbs or more it ain't legal to tow 3000, or 2999 if your tow vehicle weighs 7497.5 lbs or more, without trailer brakes.
I find this to be an extremely common misunderstanding in SC.
Here is the link to PA trailer laws-http://www.pabulletin.com/secure/data/vol28/28-46/1876.html scroll down to 175.123
JohnDeere4300
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It would be a lot better and safer if he had a dual axle trailer with brakes, when hauling equipment.
escavader
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It wont be a pretty site when you get a flat on a single axle trailer at highway speeds.Hope your nice tractor doesnt end up upside down in a ditch,when the trailer swirves out of control.
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Wow! The safety police have showed up. You know... somebody could swerve into his lane. How many axles do you need to keep that from happening? If a 3500 pound trailer isn't good enough for 2000 then how much is a 7k good for? Maybe he should buy an 18 wheeler? And heaven forbid he tow that with a foreign truck... you know those Tundras are only rated to tow 10.5k.
So he needs a 7k trailer and an American (if you can call them that) truck to tow 2k. Sure that makes sense!
So he needs a 7k trailer and an American (if you can call them that) truck to tow 2k. Sure that makes sense!
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Wow! The safety police have showed up. You know... somebody could swerve into his lane. How many axles do you need to keep that from happening? If a 3500 pound trailer isn't good enough for 2000 then how much is a 7k good for? Maybe he should buy an 18 wheeler? And heaven forbid he tow that with a foreign truck... you know those Tundras are only rated to tow 10.5k.
1*So he needs a 7k trailer.
2*So he needs an American truck to tow 2k.
Sure that makes sense!
1*That's what I'm being told by most posters over here. http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/trailers-transportation/137346-truck-trailer-team.html
2*They also say that's the truck I need for my 2500 pound BX23 or my 3000 pound Toyota Nissan or Dodge D50 pick ups.
I can see the truck recommendations seeing as how I need the truck more for hauling ability than I do for towing capacity.
powerstroke444e
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It's more of what makes you feel safe. I have a single axle 12' trailer that is rated for 8,000lbs and yes it has brakes and it is great I have put many 3+ton loads on it and it handles great and very easy to park.
jesseb3@att.net
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Bernie and Aaron - Boy did I miss that one! I should have said 8 cylinders, or a diesel engine! I have an 8-cylinder diesel in my bucket truck though, so you'll have to forgive my mistake.
Skyco - I appreciate the clarification regarding the allowable weight to be towed relative to that of the tow vehicle. I was unaware of that important stipulation.
I think that I'm still legal with my aluminum trailer, but it would be harder to stay within the laws with a steel trailer. Its own weight, combined with a BX2350 or BX2230, might put it over the 40% mark. And you could forget hauling a BX23 with its BH on anything but dual axles in almost any case.
My Avalanche's GVWR is 7000 lbs, so my max tow weight is 2800 lbs on a single axle, no brakes. The trailer, while solidly built, is significantly lighter than steel trailers. But I bought it specifically for hauling the tractor.
I'm probably close to the max. Either way, I feel comfortable because of the weight of the truck. Would I prefer a dual axle? Heck yes. Is it safer? Certainly.
However, I use it only twice a year at the most for hauling the tractor, and therefore can't justify the extra aggravation of a bigger trailer for everything else I use it for. But with the economy the way it is, I've noticed some pretty attractive deals on a few dual axle aluminum trailers...
Jesse
I have an 8-cylinder diesel in my bucket truck though, so you'll have to forgive my mistake. Skyco - I appreciate the clarification regarding the allowable weight to be towed relative to that of the tow vehicle. I was unaware of that important stipulation.
I think that I'm still legal with my aluminum trailer, but it would be harder to stay within the laws with a steel trailer. Its own weight, combined with a BX2350 or BX2230, might put it over the 40% mark. And you could forget hauling a BX23 with its BH on anything but dual axles in almost any case.
My Avalanche's GVWR is 7000 lbs, so my max tow weight is 2800 lbs on a single axle, no brakes. The trailer, while solidly built, is significantly lighter than steel trailers. But I bought it specifically for hauling the tractor.
I'm probably close to the max. Either way, I feel comfortable because of the weight of the truck. Would I prefer a dual axle? Heck yes. Is it safer? Certainly.
However, I use it only twice a year at the most for hauling the tractor, and therefore can't justify the extra aggravation of a bigger trailer for everything else I use it for. But with the economy the way it is, I've noticed some pretty attractive deals on a few dual axle aluminum trailers...
Jesse
