Loading and binding down the tractor to my Deck Over

[Timber]

I have to move a shed for a guy tomorrow morning. It's a rather small building, I'm planing on lifting it a putting it on rollers and simply pushing it with th tractor

 

[Marveltone]

That should do it! :thumbsup:

Joe

 

[Timber]

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[jejeosborne]

Hopefully that toolbox is very stout. Would it have been better to back on having the forks on the back? Lots of rocking forces going to the toolbox.

 

[Timber]

It's a job box, it is fine.

 

[Timber]

 

[dave1949]

Looks good to me. The only thing that could shift might be the curl cylinders on the FEL, but I guess that would only tighten the strap across the forks maybe.

I would probably fold the ROPS, just because.

 

[econometrics]

I trailered my JD 5103 / MX6 on a 22' GN around 10 miles and back a few months ago without fastening it down with anything. Just dropped the bucket and mower down, put her in Park and headed down the road :laughing:

(I couldn't find my straps and needed to get the mowing done... so I risked it on some back county roads.) I won't ever do that again, as I barely drove with my eyes on the road. They were mostly in the rear-view making sure my tractor wasn't moving! :laughing:

 

[chickenman]

I would have put a strap on each rear wheel to take the load off the 3 pt hitch.

 

[Timber]

The chains and binders are the only things that have any real tension. The straps are just snug over the loader an brush cutter. There is no tension on the 3 point hitch as the mower is on the trailer deck. Most of the time I never strap them down whe they are attached to the tractor but the job I was doing was for a local cop

 

[paulwestski]

Looks great
The only thing that I would change is to put a large shackle on the draw bar and put your rear chains to it in lieu of chaining to the three point.

 

[Timber]

Looks great
The only thing that I would change is to put a large shackle on the draw bar and put your rear chains to it in lieu of chaining to the three point.

Chaining to the 3 poing hitch with a quick hitch is likely about the least stressful thing I put my 3 poing hitch through. I use a lot of ground engagement implements with my 3 point.
I do have shackle through the draw bar but never used it for binding the tractor down. I would consider it if there was nothing on the back of the tractor. I prefer binding from 4 corners rather than a single point. I would never trust a strap to hold the tractor on the trailer, after being in the trucking industry for the past 20 plus years the failure rat on straps is very high.