what is the weight of 1525 FEL???

[evisr8]

anyone know what the weight of the 1525 FEL is? i'm trying to figure out if my trailer will handle my potential 1540 tractor + FEL weight. right now i have load range "C" tires 1825# x 2 tires = 3650#. the trailer i had made is rated at 5000#, but the manufacturer placed the wrong tires on the trailer.

 

[CDsdad]

I don't know the weight of the FEL per spec. The 1540 I know comes in at almost 3000 lbs and I think M/F may list that w/o tires and fluids. If FEL weighs anywhere near 750 lbs you'll be right at your limit.

 

[JerryG]

If you don't have weight on the tractor, it and the loader will weigh about 4300-4500. Does your trailer have one axle or two? If it is one axle, like it sounds there is no way that you can use a one-axle trailer. I may be reading it wrong. If it is rated at 5000, that is the trailer and the load. You would be overloaded,

 

[mchasal]

I don't think there's any way a 5000lb trailer is enough for a 1533 or 40. I was looking at 7k trailers for my 1531 which is smaller and lighter than the 1533, and 7k was going to barely be enough. I ended up finding a used 10k equipment trailer that I feel much better with.

Mike

 

[evisr8]

i spoke with the trailer builder and he said they put the wrong tires on and he would exhange the tires with "D" rated ones (2540# each x 2 = 5080#) the trailer's axle is a 5300# rating and the trailer is rated @ 5000#. he also said when the trailer is loaded, the tongue weight negates the empty weight of the trailer, therefore, i could actually place 5,000# on the trailer. he assured me the trailer would handle the tractor's weight of 3,900# ( according to my tractor dealer). he also said they build the trailers with a 20% safety factor.

 

[mchasal]

i spoke with the trailer builder and he said they put the wrong tires on and he would exhange the tires with "D" rated ones (2540# each x 2 = 5080#) the trailer's axle is a 5300# rating and the trailer is rated @ 5000#. he also said when the trailer is loaded, the tongue weight negates the empty weight of the trailer, therefore, i could actually place 5,000# on the trailer. he assured me the trailer would handle the tractor's weight of 3,900# ( according to my tractor dealer). he also said they build the trailers with a 20% safety factor.

Others will jump in here, but I've never heard anything about the "tounge weight negating the trailer weight". I've also never seen or heard of someone hauling a tractor of this size on a single axle trailer. I think you're going to have a lot of trouble getting the load balanced with one 1 axle to pivot around, and it will bounce on the hitch a lot. Also, what kind of ramps or gate does this have? If it's just a landscape gate, I think it's going to fold up when you drive the tractor over it. While this trailer may hold up to hauling this, I think you're really pushing it.

Mike

 

[MrSteve]

I think he will see his problems start as soon as he loads the tractor on the trailer... I am 100% sure the weight of that setup will put the back end of any 3/4 or smaller truck to the ground very well.

Just something to think about... I have a 6000# trailer here, hooked it up to the truck, loaded the tractor with FEL on, took a few steps back and looked at the set up... The tractor has "never" been on that trailer again.

 

[JerryG]

Steve,
Sorry if my post sounded like was directed toward you. I was referring to evisr8 post.
Now I have done it. I deleted my post. I've never done that before.

Evisr8,
There is no way that you can ever get the tongue weight right with that much weight on a one axle trailer. If you have a top-heavy load (like a tractor) on a one axle trailer and you blow a tire, you will more than likely roll it and destroy your tractor. You will endanger yourself and others as well as you tractor.

 

[MrSteve]

Just in case it is misunderstood from my post above... My trailer is duel axle and I will NEVER move my tractor with it.

 

[CDsdad]

I used to haul Dad's Kubota L2900 w/o a FEL on a 16' tandem axle 5000 lb trailer. Sometimes with a disk, sometimes with a bushhog. I wouldn't put my 1533 on it with or w/o the FEL by itself and try to haul it. HP and chassis size isn't that much bigger but w/loaded R4s and MFWD axle added, it's just too much for the trailer.