TRANSPORTING TRACTOR SAFELY

beckmurph · Sep 11, 2012

Pardon the lousy pictures, but it was from a phone. This looked to be a MasseyFerguson compact tractor. All I could really see, was that it had a 232 loader on it. So I really have no idea what brand tractor it was. I don't know if you can see it, but there was one chain across the middle of the tractor and was not even tight. I guess the tractor had a really good parking brake on it.
Using a phone while driving is not that safe either

MIKE R · Sep 11, 2012

Wow. Traveling on a highway too. That is a disaster waiting to happen.

1969grandpa · Sep 12, 2012

This was this morning. The bush hog was hanging 5 ft. off of the trailer. In his defense, he did have a chain loosely draped through the brush guard on front.

kebo · Sep 15, 2012

MIKE R said:
Wow. Traveling on a highway too. That is a disaster waiting to happen.

Nahhh..... He's got that 1" nylon strap on the back to keep it from coming off the back end of the trailer. It ain't going nowhere!! :thumbsup:

MHarryE · Sep 15, 2012

Couldn't be 5 feet. He'd need a red flag tied to the back to be legal. I believe federal guideline is 4 foot overhang max and surely he would know and follow the transport regs.

sparc · Sep 16, 2012

Was that a single axle trailer? Can't tell from the photos.

sparc · Sep 16, 2012

1969grandpa said:
This was this morning. The bush hog was hanging 5 ft. off of the trailer. In his defense, he did have a chain loosely draped through the brush guard on front. View attachment 280467

I like the shrink-wrapped car behind him. That's a nice look and I'll bet it's easy see out too.

Mikeeemo · Sep 17, 2012

Sadly, I see stuff like this every week.

Tractors, zero turn mowers, furniture stacked up on a truck or trailer.

No rope, straps or chain, 'cause 'it'll ride'.

RDrancher · Sep 17, 2012

Maybe they've been taking tips from a well known supplier's ratchet strap ad...

farmfun · Sep 20, 2012

beckmurph said:
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Pardon the lousy pictures, but it was from a phone. This looked to be a MasseyFerguson compact tractor. All I could really see, was that it had a 232 loader on it. So I really have no idea what brand tractor it was. I don't know if you can see it, but there was one chain across the middle of the tractor and was not even tight. I guess the tractor had a really good parking brake on it.
Using a phone while driving is not that safe either

Just curious, was this taken on I-24 or I-65 by chance?
(And NO that's NOT my tractor!)