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Tow a Regular with a tow-bar??

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Dave@NY

11-09-2003 07:27:37




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Need to move my Regular about 5 miles from Pa's place to mine.It is about 8' wide and dosen't fit on my trailer very well.Could put my 36" spoke wheels on it,but a lot of messin' around to do it.Too slow to drive on the roads I must travel.Would try a tow dolly but don't want to rent one[yes, I'm cheap!]Wouldn't take much to fabricate a tow-bar that would bolt on the front cultivator mounts so it could be towed.Using best judgement,top speed would only be about 10-15 MPH.Question is-will the front wheels track OK, or end up skewing off to the side and skiding along?? A wide front I believe wouldn't be a problem.Anybody out there ever tried this?

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Bill Smith

11-10-2003 14:01:24




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 Re: Tow a Regular with a tow-bar?? in reply to Dave@NY, 11-09-2003 07:27:37  
Sounds to me like driving the 5 miles would be your best bet, with somebody following with hazzards on with some distance behind you. Remember that the person following you is there to slow traffic down, so no need for them to be right on your drawbar. Towing would be a good idea if you were going alot further. Not going to save much time just towing 5 miles. If going on a high traffic road, pick a time of day when traffic is minimal. If possible, drive on side of road, leaving a lane open for people to go around you. Just my two cents worth.

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Haas

11-10-2003 06:01:46




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 Re: Tow a Regular with a tow-bar?? in reply to Dave@NY, 11-09-2003 07:27:37  
Hardly any difference between 5 MPH and 10-15 MPH as far as the traffic is concerned. Also, only 5 miles, so difference is one hour vs 30 minutes. So...just drive it and get somebody to follow you with plenty of flashing lights and slow moving traffic warning signs.



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rustyfarmall

11-09-2003 08:51:06




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 Re: Tow a Regular with a tow-bar?? in reply to Dave@NY, 11-09-2003 07:27:37  
You say the tractor is too slow to drive the 5 miles, but if you tow it, top speed will still be only 10-15 mph. If it was me, I think I would just drive it.
If you are going to tow it though, your tow bar needs to be attached to the front pedastal, somewhere in between the 2 front wheels. I have seen this done with H and M farmalls, and they will follow you right down the road, just like you were pulling a trailer, but you still don't want to get over about 15 mph, the gears in the rear end of the tractor will not stay together if you exceed that speed, it just wasn't designed to go that fast. Somebody posted here a long time ago about observing a tractor being towed behind a van at freeway speeds, after just a few miles, the whole rearend of the tractor locked up, and then exploded. Not a pretty sight.

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Dave@NY

11-09-2003 10:13:26




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 Re: Re: Tow a Regular with a tow-bar?? in reply to rustyfarmall, 11-09-2003 08:51:06  
The pedestal between the front wheels is solid casting all the way up to the top steering gears.The axle assembly on the bottom is the only part that turns with the wheels.I'll look at that and see if theres some way to bolt something to it.Hmmm-maybe I'll get some one to lead or follow and drive it.Have to wait till next weekend,early morning,not much traffic.Got it to Pa's place on the trailer,used hardwood planks across the ramps,deck,laying them ahead of the wheels as we loaded.Most of the width of tires were past the edge of trailer deck,on the planks of course.Not the best setup for sure.

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old

11-09-2003 08:33:57




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 Re: Tow a Regular with a tow-bar?? in reply to Dave@NY, 11-09-2003 07:27:37  
I don't know if this will help but any how we usto tow our AC speed patrol that way its a motor grader and it worked ok till the tow bar broke. I'd say you can probably tow it just go slow and maybe have some one on the tractor when you are doing this. I also pulled a Wd allis home with a chain years ago that was real fun not



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