Posted by ScottyHOMEy on November 06, 2009 at 10:13:40 from (64.222.246.226):
In Reply to: Towing a Tractor posted by MattCatlin on November 06, 2009 at 08:15:09:
Check out the brakes on the trailer and make sure they're working.
As for tying down, as long as your straps are in good condition and tagged for their rating (3300 WL is good), they will suffice. I prefer Grade 70 chains. I've taken to binding one end of my tractors down with the old breakover binders I've always had, and using ratchet type binders on the other end to get and keep things tightened down. You can squat the tires just as easily as with ratchet straps. Still, they require checking early on and regularly thereafter.
If that plow is mounted to the tractor, it will need it's own, separate strap or chain.
IF DOT should bother you, you have NEVER used ANY tractor to help a neighbor. You have NEVER sold a bit of produce from your farmette, nor EVER sold any livestock that you might have used ANY tractor to feed, clean up after ... Your kids have NEVER set up a 'mater and cucumber stand at the end of the driveway. They can still make trouble if they want for your neighbor on the assumption that he will be somehow be compensated for the use of his truck and trailer.
Apart from that, get your load balanced and secure, allow more distance fore and aft as you go down the road, keep your eyes open and have a fun trip.
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