Question about Trailering a 5000 lb Tractor

[dodge man]

I wouldn't be afraid to use straps no farther then your going. Like someone else said, just make sure they don't get cut.

 

[Looking4new]

The DoT is gonna look at 'load capacity', first. They will also look at the strap to make sure it is not frayed or in poor condition and that the ratchet part looks good.
It doesn't matter which country we are in, Canada/U.S., the rules are basically the same when it comes to equipment. Chain all 4 corners at the frame crossed.
Although I am currently a tanker driver I have also floated heavy equipment for the construction company I work for.

 

[Looking4new]

I heard a nasty rumor last year from one of the board haulers that goes into the 'states every week, that there is a new chain that the DoT wants them to have. That is why I suggested that you check with the local DoT to make sure you are legal.

 

[Looking4new]

Here is your clause for strapping your 'protruding equipment'. i.e. brush hog, back hoe, and fel.
It is in the Illinois DoT website under truckers.

(625 ILCS 5/15-106) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-106)
Sec. 15-106. Protruding members of vehicles.
No vehicle with boom, arm, drill rig or other protruding component shall be operated upon any highway in this State unless such protruding component is fastened so as to prevent shifting, bouncing or moving in any manner.
(Source: P.A. 92-417, eff. 1-1-02.)

 

[Gary Fowler]

I was looking at the DOT (federal regs) and currently they dont require you to use a specific type BUT if you use any chain other than grade 70 which is required to be stamped with the grade every 3 foot, then the alternate chain that is not marked has to be considered as grade 30 for capacity which is significantly lower. IF your alternate chain is clearly marked as say grade 43 then you can take that capacity. I put a few notes together from the website with references to the applicable sections pertaining my hauling specifics and the allowable ratings for chains and straps etc. I do not certify that any of this info is right or wrong info as supplied by the website or meets any new regulations that our fearless rule makers throw out to make our lives "safer" from day to day.
NOTE: some info supported by TBNers while not being a requirement by feds might be a local requirement or may just make good practical sense and may or may not be superceding transportation minimums. Just like most all codes and regulations, they are the minimum standards required to get by the current need as determined by majority of committee members who came together to make the not so clear laws.

 

[downslope]

Each chain should be rated at total load. 5k load should have 4 chains EACH rated at over 5k lbs.
Even on my little 6k lb Kioti CK20 I run chains with binders to the four corners of the FRAME, not an axle or loader/backhoe. Then I run a fabric strap over the loader then another over the backhoe. The loader should be positioned flat on the deck if possible.

Many states allow 2 chains vs. 4 as long as there are still 4 attachment points like going from the trailer, looping around the frame then hook on the other side of the trailer. So one chain in the front, one in the rear.

What is meant by attaching to four corners of the FRAME? I don't know the CK20 but most utility tractors I'm familiar with don't have an actual frame, you just have front axle bolted to the engine bolted to the transmission bolted to the rear axle, and you chain it down to the axles or drawbar mounting, etc.

 

[Dmace]

What is meant by attaching to four corners of the FRAME? I don't know the CK20 but most utility tractors I'm familiar with don't have an actual frame, you just have front axle bolted to the engine bolted to the transmission bolted to the rear axle, and you chain it down to the axles or drawbar mounting, etc.

Sorry, what I meant was the frame of the trailer. I don't trust eye bolts or d rings bolted to a trailer deck. Also to use the axle of the tractor, not the loader or backhoe. That will teach me to type on forums late at night...

 

[IronHog]

I picked-up a utility trailer and wish to transport my JD4105 tractor between properties. ( A few miles -- not cross country) What do I need to tie down the tractor? The trailer is 2000 lbs and 18 feet long with a gross capacity of 7000 lbs. I have some log chains and some heavy duty synthetic ratchet straps. I am assuming it needs to be secured on all four corners, but how strong must the straps be? 5K lbs each -- or 5K pounds divided by for four corners = 1,250. Also, how should the loader be positioned?Thanks in advance.

The Kenworth and lowboy crowd will never tell you this but as long as your tractor has a working park brake and doesn't jump out of gear it probably isn't coming off the trailer even if you don't tie it down.... we'll haul tractors between hay meadows all the time and never tie one down.


If I'm just going up the road I'll throw a big rachet strap over the FEL and call it good enough.........

 

[Looking4new]

In the early 80's, I used to put a piece of channel iron on top of the transmission on the Fords and throw a chain across from one side of the trailer to the other and go. Not saying it was legal, and I certainly wouldn't advise anybody to do it. Times have changed drastically since then.

 

[Soundguy]

I run chains with binders to the four corners of the FRAME, not an axle or .

keep in mind.. many tractor types are frameless unibody.. no rails .. simply an engine and tranny with a front bolster and axle up front, and trumpets in the back.. thus a axle corner may be the only way to get '4 corners'.. unless you tie 2 in frot to the SAME bolster, and 2 in back to the same rear CENTER SECTION.. just saying.. lots of equipment types out there are a conundrum to the common 'rule' of thought here. some narrow fronts add frame rails.. but farther back. thus still leaving a single front pedistal to deal with.. perhaps even only a single tire..

always something out there to break the rules..

all that said.. I'm a fan of way more than the minimus. i generally do all 'corners', plus 1 for each attachment, plus 1 per 10' of load, possibly including a over the center strap too. binders are way cheaper than what I'm hauling. use a bunch.

I keep enough binders ( straps, chains, etc to haul about 3x what I'm rated for... check em often... the straps fray, and some wear int he sun worse than others.... I chuck mine for farm use after a couple seasons.... sometimes you can get them on sale or a 2-fer for a good price. i go for the 20k rated straps.. nothing smaller.... at 20$ each they are way way cheaper than anything on the back of my trailer...

soundguy