Loading a B-series on a pick-up

[BigC]

Does anyone have any comments about loading a B1700 with loader onto a full size 3/4 ton pick-up? Is it possible?

 

[W5FL]

Since no one has touched this yet....

I assume the reason is to not spend $700 for a 16 ft light duty trailer or rent one when you need to move the tractor. If the reason is to not have a trailer on the back, the outside of the wheels will have to fit in 48 inches and the length will have to not exceed 78 in or 96 inches depending on the truck bed. The problem will be not tearing up the truck as it takes some good tie downs and ramps have to go much higher than they do on the low light duty trailers. Tail gates are not very strong and are in the way. The loader bucket will do more than $700 damage to your truck post haste.

I would not do it myself, but my tractor wouldn't fit anyway.

 

[Bird]

I started to respond when the question was first posted, then had second thoughts. The question was "is it possible." All things are possible, given enough time and money./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif I'm not sure of the dimensions of the tractor in question, but my B7100 only had an outside tread width of about 40", so it would have fit into the bed of a pickup. The real question, to me, is how you get it up there and back down. If you have proper and safe ramps, or back the pickup into a ditch, etc. it can be done. I was just reluctant to sound as if I were encouraging something that could be quite dangerous if attempted in the wrong way.

Bird

 

[gordon]

The only B-series I have used is a B20 and I wouldn't want to try to load that into a pickup unless it was a dire emergency and that was the only way to move it. Be smart and safe go with a trailer, either buy one, borrow one, or rent one it will make for a much easier day.

I myself would like to see Wen try to load his tractor into the back of a pickup--as long as it wasn't my truck./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
Gordon

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Gotta agree with the rest on this one. If it was possible, meaning size and width, I still don't think it would be, uh, I'll say the prudent thing to do. I have hauled a few loads that were to heavy, to big, etc. and it never was worth the pucker factor involved. Just my .02 cents worth.

 

[Thomas]

Yes the B1700 will fit in the back of a 3/4 ton,but w/ a 3pt hitch and the front loader I don't believe you can shut the tail for protection./w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif

Like the rest of the gentleman said find a trailer so you won't be sorry in the end./w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

Take care and stay/w3tcompact/icons/cool.gif

Thomas..NH

 

[W5FL]

Gordon,

I started to comment that with a loader and box blade, it takes a 18 ft trailer. That is a pretty good size bed for a pick up truck. Total load on a 12,000#GVW trailer is approximately 11,200# GVW. The dealer did bring it out on a flat bed tilt truck. All he said is that tractor is heavy.

 

[BigC]

Thanks to everyone for their comments. I took delivery of my new B1700HSD yesterday and decided to go for it and load it on my truck. This was a one time move, if I was planning to move it around more often I would agree to spending the money for a trailer. The dealer had a ramp that I backed up to after removing the tailgate. We then backed up the tracor (wheels all the way in), put the tailgate back on, closed it and then lowered the bucket onto the rear bumper. It fit like a charm. I used my camper tie downs to chain it down. At home, I just backed up against a gentle slop, dug out some ruts for the rear tires to drop the bumper down and then drove the tractor straight off. No problems!
In case nobody has noticed yet, I'm a tractor newbie. I've been looking and researching the past year and this website is excellent. Up here in Canada, Kubota just came out with their 7400/7500 tractors so I got a good deal on a new B1700HSD with LA301 loader and R4's being cleared out. Cost was 16000 CDN (about 10800 US).
Gotta go, there's tractor work to be done!

 

[W5FL]

Congratulations on the new tractor and getting it home safely.

 

[Bird]

I knew it could be done, if you knew what you were doing, and apparently you did./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif Have fun with it.

Bird

 

[Kelvin]

I have not done it myself. And most likely I would not attempt it. However...

I loaned my B7100 to a guy that was building his house and finishing up the landscaping. He had a big 'ol tractor but liked my little tractor better for the job. I delivered it on my trailer. On the day he was supposed to be through with it, I got my trailer all ready to go just as he pulled up in the driveway with my tractor (with attached scraper blade but no loader) loaded in the back of his 2500HD (3/4 ton) long-bed Chevy. I was afraid to ask how he got the tractor in there, but there was a small ditch at my house that we were able to use (along with the ramps from my trailer) to easily unload it.

The tractor did not hardly compress the rear springs and he commented that he didn't even notice any difference in the truck's driveability.

I don't think that a 3/4 ton or 1 ton truck will have a problem with the load. The main problem would be loading, unloading and securing the tractor. You would probably want to back the tractor on the truck so that the loader is on the tailgate when lowered. Regardless of which direction that it was loaded, I would be very concerned about what might penetrate the cab of the truck (3-point lift arm?) in the event of a wreck. Of course that concern applies to any items in the back of a pickup.

 

[gordon]

Now that would sure put a hurtin on any truck thats a heavy tractor!!! But then again it's built to work.
Gordon

 

[DarrylG]

Glad you got your tractor home safely. I just wanted to relate an experience to y'all that I had while hauling what turned out to be too much stone in my 3/4 pick-up. I had about 1.5 tons in the bed and was driving home when it started to rain. I came down a hill, light turns red, apply brakes hard, passenger side rear wheel locks up, truck does a 180 degree turn, skid full of stone slams into tailgate and almost springs it, Darryl looks for a clean pair of undershorts. My point, just because you can get it on and roll down the road with it doesn't mean you can stop it.

Darryl

 

[MChalkley]

DarrylG - Your point on being able to stop was very well made, and (I hope) very well taken by all. I laugh about that very same point (though in a different application) every time I see some bonehead in a 4wd SUV going double the speed of sensible folks in the snow. I say to myself "Ok, so your 4wd provided enough traction for you to build up all that speed. Now, have you thought about the fact that everybody has 4-wheel braking?" I had a three-axle trailer custom made with enough brakes to stop 54k pounds of weight even though I don't ever plan on having more than 20k, 25k tops, on it. If it takes a while to get up to speed, there's no harm done, but when I need to stop I want to be able to do it now.

Mark