Preferred method to pull trailer behind tractor?

[Too many Kubotas]

You have some of the most intersting, elaborate, complicated equipment I've ever seen. The hitch assembly on that dump trailer looks like the landing gear on an aircraft!

Thanks CH4Ohio. I take that as a compliment.

That trailer came with a somewhat elaborate 2" ball coupler which I unbolted and welded up a tow ring to the tube it was bolted to. It still swivels, and the surge brakes still functions.

I'm no fan of surge brakes, but these actually seem to work.

 

[CH4Ohio]

And that handle at the top lets you extend the hitch forward to aid in getting it hooked up?? And then locks back after you're hitched?

Very fancy! Most all of my stuff has a clevis at the end that you just drop a pin through.

 

[CH4Ohio]

I've had boat trailers with surge brakes that did a good job. Certainly gives you trouble trying to back up unless you're backing downhill.

 

[CH4Ohio]

As long as we're discussing your elaborate equipment, I still can't figure out what the trailer is in your previous post on this thread. The one with the hydraulics that looks like it wants to be a tree spade but is actually a crane platform. ???? The green trailer -- what is that? And what do you use either one of these for??

 

[WinterDeere]

You're close. A trailer carries its own weight, a semi trailer does not.

I hooked both my trailers up once, then tried to back up in a straight line. Needless to say, I failed miserably.View attachment 5712443

With four pivot points as above, I sure can't back up...at all. With only two it's relatively easy. This flatbed is a semi trailer, but by using a con gear it effectively becomes a trailer.View attachment 5712445

Trailers aside, that is some beautiful sky. We're always crowded in on all sides by trees here.

I'd miss water and trees, if I lived where you do. But oh man... that sky!

 

[CH4Ohio]

And as long as we're at it, what's this truck with the dozer blade and outriggers on the back?? I can't tell what the rig is on the back of the truck -- super heavy duty post pounder? You have a very interesting fleet!

 

[tacticalturnip]

That's a Unimog, a Mercedes.

 

[LouNY]

Fantastic trucks with quite the history, Mercedes Benz Uni-Mog.
They actual imported and sold some back in the 70's as farm tractors with highway manners.

 

[CH4Ohio]

That's a Unimog, a Mercedes.

Ok. So help me out. Whats the gear on the back?

 

[tacticalturnip]

Ok. So help me out. Whats the gear on the back?

It's fitted for a backhoe, but that looks to be removed.

Unimog 419 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[jmc]

Ok. So help me out. Whats the gear on the back?

I'd guess it's a backhoe lying flat on its side for transport. The big hydraulic cylinder is for the dipper and then there's a stabilizer visible on the driver's rear corner.

 

[Too many Kubotas]

Trailers aside, that is some beautiful sky. We're always crowded in on all sides by trees here.

I'd miss water and trees, if I lived where you do. But oh man... that sky!

Thanks, WinterDeere.

Being in a small valley I'm surrounded by hills, complete with trees and rivers, plus a sky that's usually clear blue. But there are occasional contrails.