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[TemporaryKubotaOwnerMark]

Is that one of them newfangled articulating hitches?

No, but it will be a few seconds after the trailer is attached.

Not sure about double nuts but he sure has big ones to use that hitch.

Stupidity is often mistaken for courage.

 

[Bigfoot62]

. . . Specs for the NX5510 that I just ordered state it's good for towing 9,500 lbs (per normal operating use- I realize that most things can always tow more than is spec'd, though I don't like to push my luck). That is actually more than my truck! Tractor is much more nimble than my [pig of a] truck, so that should, hopefully, work out. . .

It's almost twice the weight of the tractor you show "on order," and WAY WAY more than your Bota. Another factor is that you won't have the electric brakes when hooked to a tractor. Even if it is equipped with surge brakes, they won't work backing up or going up a steep grade.
Be very careful pulling that dump trailer. Years ago, I lost a cousin pulling a heavy manure spreader behind a tractor. He went down a slope with it loaded and tried to turn. It jackknifed and flipped the tractor, killing him.

 

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In New Hampshire we grow rocks and Massholes. Lol

LOL Now thats funny..glad Labor day has come and gone noww..:thumbsup:

 

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:thumbsup::laughing:

 

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In New Hampshire we grow rocks and Massholes. Lol

LOL Now thats funny..glad Labor day has come and gone noww..

 

[bcp]

Looks like only 4 tie downs, but the trailer is unlikely to get high centered. I wonder how the trailer does handle bumps and dips in the road.

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Bruce

 

[TomSeller]

My father-in-law was feeding his cows a few years ago, round bales on the loader of his mf165... same as other days... Bull was in a bad mood, charged the tractor, hit back wheel hard enough to bring the wheel off the ground. Needless to say, the bull ended up in 1lb packages labeled 'hamburger' shortly after. And not because it got hurt hitting the tractor.

Growing up I recall my dad taking me in a field in his truck with a jersey bull he didn't trust. Little guy but nasty, nasty. His horns punctured the front fender and he ripped it off the truck. He took off with a fender on his horns. I still recall that vividly to this day.

 

[MossRoad]

Wife and I were driving on I94 yesterday afternoon around St. Joseph, Michigan. I saw a car pulled over under an overpass, and in front of it was a minivan with a HUGE children's wooden playhouse strapped to the top. It was one of those pressure treated lumber playhouses on 4x4 posts, but the posts were cut off flush with the bottom of the playhouse. The base looked to be about 6'x6', with 4 walls and a peaked roof. They were re-adjusting the straps on the side of a 70MPH interstate! At least he had it tipped on its side so the peak was facing forward parting the wind!

 

[Midniteoyl]

This is zoomed in as I wasnt getting close.. But, he passed by me at an intersection. I saw no straps or strings, though there did appear to be one wrapped around the downspouts and the hitch.. Doing 40mph down a country road. How this didnt slide or blow off I have no clue.

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[MossRoad]

Surface tension.