Trailering w/ a sunshade

[skipperbrown]

I just bought a L3940 with the standard Kubota sunshade. The dealer told me I should trailer the tractor facing backwards to prevent the sunshade from peeling back and coming off. The shade has 2 tubular steel frames that run forward from the rops and the fiberglass shade attaches w/ bolts in 4 places, one bolt per corner.

Well, hauling my tractor backwards won't work b/c I can't back a cutter, disk, or tiller up my trailer ramps b/c the tractor won't lift them high enough. No tractor can. My dealer said I should therefore run a strap from the steering wheel over the canopy and hook it somewhere on the back and snug it down. ???

I've never seen anyone do this. My father in law has a new holland w/a similar sunshade and he has never had issues. On the other hand, if it did come off and go through the windshield of the guy behind me, it would likely kill them. Can't have that.

I'm thinking if this is an issue, I could weld crossmembers to the existing frame and through bolt the cross members to the shade so it bolts down in about 6+ places. Seems like this should have been done to start with if 90 mph gusts can take it off (figure 60 mph tops into a headwind). Or maybe drill a hole or two on the sunshade leading edge, attach an eyebolt, and run 2 straps to the loader arms.

Anyone who trailers their tractor have any problems with their shade thumping around and working loose or shave suggestions?

 

[DelfinoTX]

You can fold the ROPS, but you will need to modify it to not fold over completely or it will crush the back end of the canopy. It should fold back enough to prevent the wind from catching it.. i had the same concerns but i don't trailer my L3830 much and when I do i keep it under 60MPH.. never seen the canopy flap or nothin traveling at that speed.. The seat jumps around more than anything.

DelfinoTX

 

[radman1]

I not sure what your standard Kubota sunshade is made of. Fiberglass? Backwards is the best. I have traveled with a couple of fiberglass shades in the tractor forward postion but these are well make shades. If traveling forward, I tend to tip the front of the shade down slightly. This way the wind is pushing down rather than lifting up.

 

[SnowRidge]

................Well, hauling my tractor backwards won't work b/c I can't back a cutter, disk, or tiller up my trailer ramps b/c the tractor won't lift them high enough. No tractor can...........

Mine can. That's because I back it up until it contacts the ramp, then I drop the cutter on the ramp and crank in the top link all the way. I then pick up the cutter again, and it easily clears all obstacles. I reverse the procedure when I unload.

I estimate the extra time required to do it this way is two minutes in each direction. BTW, I have a manual top link.

 

[jdsafeman]

I guess no one told me not to. I had an L3600 with the shade top and hauled it about twice a month for ten years. My other ranch is aout 40 minutes away. Never had any problems, never saw it move.
Mine was the Kubota factory fiberglass, seemed pretty tough...

 

[dutchman56]

When I got my tractor the old timers told me to always load tractor backwards so weight is proper on trailer. They said any time they seen trailers and tractor in ditch is because tractor was driven on and weight was to far back on trailer.