Thanks no hurry. Sounds about right, thought he said 600 per tire. So around 52-5400 lbs is a good guess, then the loader adds ~1300 lbs, so total weight is what, 700 lbs or so?
Means my silverado with a 9200 lb rating may be on the hairy edge no?
You need to watch your zero's!
But 7,000 lbs is about right, w/ chains, fuel, etc. FOR THE TRACTOR. Remember the trailer weighs also, maybe 2,300 lbs.
But why do you want to put it on a trailer? For display?
If you are solely transporting it for repair you don't need to worry about other implements, however you might want to plan another 1,000 lbs for a tiller or
chipper.
Whatever you get make sure it's wider than your minimum requirement, a few extra inches is easy to get but seems to depend on brand.
When I bought my 12.5K Hudson in '09 it came w/ tractor and all fit fine with room to spare, it's 78" between the wheels.
And weight (
B7610+ implements ~ 2.5K) was fine.
But, I failed to take into account the wheel setting on my used
M4700 I was going to buy in '13. The
M4700 was set at the widest wheel spacing, about 2" too wide to fit between the wheels.
My son and I had to move the rear LOADED wheels around BY HAND. It was a pain getting them lined up. Due to time constraints and logistics we did 1 wheel at a time and left them reversed.
But it fit with < 2" to spare. Which to me, was a lot better than buying a new trailer.
Now down in Mississippi I've got more resources (large concrete floored workshop, cranes etc.) to swap them correctly. And the weight, even if I put a backhoe on it should be less than 10K.
So try and look ahead and see what else you'll need to transport. And be looking for a more powerful truck.
