4570Man
Super Star Member
- Joined
- Apr 7, 2015
- Messages
- 17,832
- Location
- Crossville, TN
- Tractor
- Kubota M59, Kubota L3800, Grasshopper 428D, Topkick dump truck, 3500 dump truck, 10 ton trailer, more lighter trailers.
RK37HC Trailering Weight & OAL
You’re probably close enough you won’t break the trailer doing it once. Why don’t you scale the tractor and go from there? The rim guard won’t be included in the weight and it’s likely the other fluids and non standard options aren’t included either.
Yup, same as I was getting. Now my empty trailer scales at 1450 lbs., it's a 16' 7500lb stamped trailer from the 70's. Still a no-go if the RimGuard isn't included in the weight. It's nice to scoot equipment on a smaller trailer in town and onto smaller properties/driveways, but even if I drop the backhoe it seems too close for comfort for me, by the time you add the spare tire and toolbox on the trailer, tractor bits and bobs, etc. My 15k bumper pull is 20' and it'll work no problem and it looks like that's the way to go on this tractor configuration. Depending on the trailer, a 10k might even be pushing the limits on these little porkers!
The trailer I've got is an old one, but it is stamped 7500 lbs. on the tag. Otherwise, you're right, I normally see 7000 pound landscape and car trailers these days with the dual 3500# axles. The Uhaul auto trailers are 7500 lb. trailers as well.
You’re probably close enough you won’t break the trailer doing it once. Why don’t you scale the tractor and go from there? The rim guard won’t be included in the weight and it’s likely the other fluids and non standard options aren’t included either.