RK37 Weight for hauling to first 50 hour service 129 miles away. I need a trailer.

[MoccasinGap]

Hey all, I have the RK37 with a cab need the weight. I need to purchase a trailer so that I can haul it for service. Any suggestions would be helpful. I think I can do all the service myself. The boss says I need to take it in. Thank you.

 

[jeff9366]

Do your own fifty hour service.

You cannot possibly trailer a tractor for less than $1.25 per mile with load and trailer liability insurance. 258 miles X $1.25 = $322.50. Probably a $75 night in a hotel in addition. Transport will cost about the same as fifty hour service.

Pulling a tractor laden trailer without dedicated trailer brakes is extremely wearing on truck brakes.

TYM makes Branson, TYM and small Mahindra tractors. One of these dealers may be willing to service your RK.

 

[Diggin It]

Hey all, I have the RK37 with a cab need the weight. I need to purchase a trailer so that I can haul it for service. Any suggestions would be helpful. I think I can do all the service myself. The boss says I need to take it in. Thank you.

If you mean employer, they can buy the trailer. If you mean family member, be assertive. 50 hour service is some fluids and filters, nothing complex.

 

[chesternator]

If you want to search my posts, I posted weight for rk37 with cab

 

[MoccasinGap]

The Boss as in the wife. LOL

 

[paulfun9]

First question I have is what do you plan on towing it with?
Second is is it set up with the proper hitch, brakes and wireing for a proper trailer?

Unlike some I don稚 think a 129 miles to make the wife happy is a lot especially if it nets you a shinny new toy like a properly equipped trailer!

So if you have the tow vehicle I would suggets a trailer at about 20 or 22 ft with a gross combined wieght of about 10,000lbs.

You could also use the trip to buy and bring home one of those attachments you most likely already want. Just remember the words, Honey we should buy it now while we are here this way we don稚 have to waste fuel to come back and get it later

 

[Tennsawdust]

Hey all, I have the RK37 with a cab need the weight. I need to purchase a trailer so that I can haul it for service. Any suggestions would be helpful. I think I can do all the service myself. The boss says I need to take it in. Thank you.

The tractor is listed as 3417 lbs for the shuttle cab version. The loader is listed at 1052. Allow for ballast on top of that. That would put you close to max load for a 7,000 lb car hauler or well within the limits of a 10,000 lb trailer. Your average 16-18 ft, 7,000 lb trailer will haul it, but if you think you may need to haul the tractor and some implements at some point and can swing a bit more price then a 20-22 ft, 10-12K lb trailer is the better choice. If you were to need to take a brush hog with you somewhere that would put you over weight with the lighter trailer.

 

[cat fever]

First off, I would do as already suggested; do the 50 hour service yourself.

Second; If you are going to buy a trailer for the tractor make sure it has brakes on both axles. The other posters have given good info on size. 16-22 footer with 10,000-12,000 GVWR.

 

[atsah]

Do it yourself if possible, read your manual, not a lot to it and you will become more familiar with the tractor.

 

[fried1765]

Hey all, I have the RK37 with a cab need the weight. I need to purchase a trailer so that I can haul it for service. Any suggestions would be helpful. I think I can do all the service myself. The boss says I need to take it in. Thank you.

Buy a trailer!
Jeff9366 lives less than 10 miles from his dealer....not 129 miles away.

Jeff9366 and I both live in Florida. In Florida, there is no need for "trailer liability insurance".
Trailer liability is provided by the towing vehicle, as I believe it is everywhere.

A trailer is a piece of equipment that will likely depreciate less than any other equipment you may have.

Trailer electric brakes, if properly adjusted, are excellent.
I have pulled my 20' equipment trailer many hundreds of miles with my GMC 2500 4x4. Though mine is rated for 14K, I do not ever load it for more than 12K GW. I like overbuilt stuff!

Trailers have many other uses also.
Follow the advice of your "Boss" ( and consider yourself fortunate, that she wants you to get a trailer)

Be certain that you get a trailer with enough capacity to accommodate additional implement weight, as well as any possible future tractor needs.

 

[Qapla]

Not sure where you are taking that tractor for service ...

The RK in Gainesville is only about 56 miles (one way) and the one in Ocala is about 57 miles (one way)

Not sure which of these options would be the easiest drive ... they both have a bit of "2 lane" road and there will be traffic either way.

If you don't already know, the RK in Gainesville is in the old Sam's Club location on 13th St (kind of across from Lowes)

The RK in Ocala is on US 27 (Blitchton Rd - 10th St) a short distance beyond I75 - they are just past B&M Rental across from Southern Comfort Mobile Homes

The one in Crystal River is only about 57 miles (one way) and is basically a straight shot down US 98 and the only place you'd hit traffic is in Chiefland ... and 98 is 4 lanes all the way down.

 

[Ishkatan]

RK sells a trailer - $5000. So do you have the truck to haul it with? The wife's minivan won't do.

 

[oosik]

I've done all the required maintenance on my Kubota M6040. Read your OP manual - take your time - not that big a deal.

 

[KWentling]

I recommend doing the service yourself if your even modestly mechanical. Good way to get to know your tractor.
Trailers are great. I have several. Don't buy one just barely big enough. You want room on the bed to position the tractor (and implement in the future) to get the trailer tongue weight correct. Tow vehicle will make a difference in selection also.

 

[Rebeldad1]

do it yourself. in fact you should be ready and equipped to do all your services.

 

[Ishkatan]

So my RK Tractor rep hemmed and hawed but then said that each tire gets 83 gallons - the label on the tire says RimGuard.
Another time he mentioned that each tire weighs 800 lbs.
Based on the chart below, if you believe that each tire holds a bathtub of liquid volume, You either have 1776 lbs. added to the weight of the tractor and implements. If the tub is distributed across 2 tires then around 900 lbs. is added. I think it's a bathtub per R4 / R14 rear tire but maybe someone else can do the volume math. (The new RK measuring standard is going to be in bathtubs.)

	Per Gal.	Gal.	1 tire	2 tires
RimGuard	10.7​	83​	888​	1776​
Beet Juice	11​	83​	913​	1826​
Water	8.33​	83​	691​	1383​
Windshield Washer Fluid	7.6​	83​	631​	1262​
Average Bathtub holds 80 gallons

Did they include oil/gas/coolant fluids in the stated weight of the tractor and attachments?

I don't fully trust their numbers. The web site says the bucket size is 61". No Options listed. My rep asked if I wanted the 66 or the 72 inch bucket. I chose 66" (reduce spill with short pickup bed loading). I measured and the bucket on the tractor waiting for me is 66" on the outside.

 

[dusty3030]

I don't think they will hold 83 gallons each. The tires on a RK37 aren't big enough to hold that much. 83 gallons total more likely, roughly 40 gallons a tire is the most I think you could put in there to cover the rim and leave an air pocket in the tire.

 

[LD1]

THis post was a couple of years old. I dont think it was ever concluded what the OP did, whether he got his trailer or did his own service. I think Y'all scared him off

 

[RickB]

Get the weights from your operator manual. Also learn what service is needed at 50 hours and how to do it.

 

[sengli]

I didnt want to buy a trailer for mine either, as I will never normally use one. I called a wrecker service, and they brought out a flatbed and moved my tractor like nothing. It wasnt that expensive, but I dont live over a 100 miles from my store.