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Hi guys. I finally got done painting my FARMALL M and now I want to haul it to shows. I can borrow my dad's 16" long car hauler trailer all I want. But my B4000 mazda only has a small reciever hitch and dad's truck has a large hitch. Is there an adapter I can use or should I just drill out the hole on my smaller hitch?

Thanks you in advance!
 
Forget it. Forget it. Forget it.

An M is too heavy for a car hauler type trailer. The M weighs close to 6000lbs, and the trailer weighs close to 2000lbs. The trailer is only rated for 7000lbs total.

A Mazda B4000 is basically a Ford Ranger. Even with the big V6, the truck is at best rated to tow 5000lbs. Most B4000s are only rated to tow 3500lbs.

Even balanced with minimum tongue weight, the trailer's tongue will weigh 800lbs. The Mazda B4000's receiver is rated for 350lbs or 500lbs at most.

In simplest terms, unless you want to end up in a pile on the side of the road, don't even try to do what you're thinking...
 
There is a reason for that hole size has to do with hitch capacity. I had a Mazda B2600I in the 90's a freind told me I had twice the truck as his 4000, and could not tow much because of the truck tow limits. I wouln't put an M with trailer behind a Mazda Truck if you value your truck and tractor.
 
I assume you are going to tow this Farmall M inspite of the advise given not to do it. I agree your truck is not big enough to tow a 6800 lb (with loaded tires) Farmall M anywhere but your driveway.
1. I think car trailers are rated for 45 mph max speed and I certainly would not go over this limit.
2. I trust your auto trailer has a surge brake versus electric trailer brakes. Don't get yourself in a situation where you need to back up a incline.
3. I would change the hitch out versus drilling it.
4. Add a load leveling hitch and bars to handle the increase in tongue weight
5. I would run the trailer and truck tires at their maximum rated air pressure

Good Luck, you will need it
 
Drill out the hole on your receiver hitch and build it up on the sides with JB weld for safety.


Just keep it under 70MPH and you'll be fine.
 
(quoted from post at 06:44:06 01/14/10) Drill out the hole on your receiver hitch and build it up on the sides with JB weld for safety.


Just keep it under 70MPH and you'll be fine.
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Careful. A guy whose common sense isn't telling him that hauling an M behind a Ford Ranger is a BAD idea will think you're serious about the JB weld.
 
Everything is O.K. until someone pulls out in front of you from a side street or on-ramp. Even at 30 MPH, your pickup is going to be pushed with the brakes locked right into the other vehicle. Trying to stop a 6000 pound load on a trailer with a --maybe--4000 pound pickup won't happen.
 
DO NOT pull that trailer with your truck!!!

You will break it, ruin a nice paint job, put yours and others lives at risk. Use you head.
 
Well you have two issues. The first is your truck and I don't believe there is anything you can do to make this a safe combination. The other is the trailer. You haven't told us enough to say one way or the other if it is qualified to haul a 6000 pound load. My car carrier has two 5400lb axles with electric brakes on all for wheels and E Rated tires. It hauls a MV just fine. Most car carriers are not built this heavy. You must read the load rating on the trailer and don't forget the rating includes the trailer weight. Also don't forget the tires. I'm guessing the total load with trailer will be in the 8500 lb range and few car carriers have tires rated at 2200lbs each. The whole proposition sounds like a death trap to me. Sorry
 
I would think my truck can handle it if I'm careful. I've pulled loaded gravity wagons in from the field with it with no problems. They must wiegh as much as my M does? Dad won't let me use his truck anymore. So that's out of the question.

I asked dad and he said the trilaer has 2, 3500lbs axles under it and he's hauled his 560 with it behind his 1/2 ton so my Madza should handle an M just fine if I'm careful.

Steve
 
You're not listening, and you're sure not getting it- your truck is way too small to safely tow an M- period. You need to understand that there's a lot more to towing than being able to get the trailer moving- you need enough weight and brakes to control it. Moving stuff around on the farm is a lot different than down the highway at speed- and you need to consider the other folks on the road. You will NOT be able to stop that combination quickly and /or safely with a little Mazda- the trailer & load weight will take you for a ride
Just a bad idea- please listen to folks with a lot more experience than you, that little truck just isn't a big towing vehicle
 
(quoted from post at 09:09:55 01/14/10) I would think my truck can handle it if I'm careful. I've pulled loaded gravity wagons in from the field with it with no problems. They must wiegh as much as my M does? Dad won't let me use his truck anymore. So that's out of the question.

I asked dad and he said the trilaer has 2, 3500lbs axles under it and he's hauled his 560 with it behind his 1/2 ton so my Madza should handle an M just fine if I'm careful.

Steve
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That trailer was severely over-loaded with a 560 on it. Stop, think, do the math. 2 axles of 3,500# capacity each gives you only 7,000# capacity. The trailer itself weighs 2,000#, so now you are down to only 5,000# load carrying capacity. Your M weighs 6,000#, and that 560 probably weighs 7,000#, so it just won't work. If the highway patrol or the d.o.t. sees you out on the road with that combination, the truck, trailer, and tractor will be impounded right there and you will be paying a very hefty fine.
 
When (NOT if) you have an accident hauling an overweight load with an undersized truck and the police are done with you, you can bet your insurance company will refuse to pay for your negligence and you will lose your tractor and anything else you might own to the law suit that will be instituted by whoever gets injured. Trade up to a bigger truck!
 
U need at the least a 3/4 ton truck and the trailer may even be a bit light. I pulled an h on a 16' trailer with 3600 lb axles and it was all it wanted. I upgrade to an 18' with 7000 lb alxes and I'm much happier. The truck. NO WAY! I wouldn't pull it in the yard with a small little truck like that. You will have very poor results if you live through it.
 
(quoted from post at 09:09:55 01/14/10) I would think my truck can handle it if I'm careful. I've pulled loaded gravity wagons in from the field with it with no problems. They must wiegh as much as my M does? Dad won't let me use his truck anymore. So that's out of the question.

I asked dad and he said the trilaer has 2, 3500lbs axles under it and he's hauled his 560 with it behind his 1/2 ton so my Madza should handle an M just fine if I'm careful.
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No. No. No. No. No.

Hauling a gravity wagon at 15MPH down the road for a few miles is way different than hauling 8000lbs hundreds of miles at 65MPH.

The trailer is not heavy enough to handle the M, period. He seriously stressed it out with the 560. I wouldn't trust it to haul a garden tractor at this point.

Truck manufacturers exaggerate towing capacities as it is. You are trying to haul way more than even the manufacturer says you should haul.
 
That is an old myth that will not die liability insurance is intended to pay when you are at fault, driving drunk, speeding, running red light or stop light, faulty brakes or overloaded. You will most likely will have insurance canceled and pay dearly if anyone will insure you.
 
The problem here is that you're using the logic: 3500 + 3500 = 7000, therefore I can put 7000lbs on the trailer.

Wrong.

Trailers rate their capacity based on TOTAL weight, not the weight of what you put on them. A 7000lb trailer is rated to WEIGH 7000lbs, not to haul 7000lbs.
 
With any luck when you load the tractor on the trailer that undersized hitch will shear off the bolts holding it to the truck and you will be forced to remain where you are. I spent a year researching my trailer, hitches, the truck's capacity and verifying my tractor's weight before deciding what to do. If you dont care about your own safety, consider that child that may run out in front of you or that guy on a motorcycle who makes a quick stop when you cant control your truck/trailer combo. A quick internet search tells me a B4000 has about a 3100 lb towing capacity. An M is around 5000 lb as someone else said, a wood deck car hauler type trailer is around 1800-2000lbs. 5000+2000=7000 total wieght to the truck. 7000-3100=3900lbs overloaded.
 
Ifen wen you take that ride please post wer yoor leaven from an wer hedden so we can have our lovones stay at home. Take it from this ol geezer it want work.
 
If you decide to use this truck, tractor, trailer, combo, please give us your personals so we can go buy life insurance policies in your name. That would be one of the most sure things I ever invested money in. I will not haul my 1940 H with my 3/4 ton chevy and a car trailer just to much tractor back there.
 
Rusty can you cite an actual case where highway patrol has pulled someone over and impounded v
ehicle because they thought they were overweight. Most highway patrol officers would not have a clue of what M weighed. I agree he definitely should not try it.
 
Hook the M to the trailer and haul the truck. Everything will last longer and you and everyone else will be alive at the end of the day. Just remember to downshift before you start going down any hills.

I hauled my 4610 Ford on a 16' trailer with 2 3500 lbs axles 1 time and that was behind a F-350. The truck was fine, the trailer barley made the short trip. Before I brought the tractor back home I had bought a 7 ton 24' trailer.

It took you time to get the tractor ready to show. You will need to spend some more time getting a rig ready to take the tractor to the shows.
 
While I am not against you overall point that he should not pull the trailer and tractor with his Mazda. Your math leaves out the wieght that is being put on the hitch. As long as he gets 1000+ pounds on the hitch his trailer axles would be within limits (not by much though and I would take her EASY). But 1000+ pounds on the hitch of the Mazda might get the front tires off the ground.
 
That sounds like a good idea. I can hook flashing lights up to the trailer for safety. Only problem is I won't be able to go on the interstate that way. Maybe I can borrow my brothers dakota if I need to go on the interstate. That truck is bigger than my Mazda. I can always put soem wieghts in the box to make it wiegh closer to the same as the tractor so I will be able to stop better.

This really is a helpfull website. Thank you to you all for the help!

Steve
 
(quoted from post at 10:53:18 01/14/10) Rusty can you cite an actual case where highway patrol has pulled someone over and impounded v
ehicle because they thought they were overweight. Most highway patrol officers would not have a clue of what M weighed. I agree he definitely should not try it.
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They might not have a clue as to the weight, but that is not the real issue here. The real issue is that the combination is a classic example of an unsafe vehicle, small truck, large trailer, even larger tractor, and yes, I have seen the highway patrol stop and impound vehicles that are unsafe.
 
David, the Dakota's only a little bigger than the Mazda.

To haul a tractor the size of a Farmall M you need at least a 3/4 ton truck rated to tow 8,000 pounds and a trailer rated for 8,000 pounds.
 
It will fit. I already measured and with the wheels dished in it will be tight but it will fit.
 
My question was have you seen highway patrol pull vechicle over and inpound it because they THOUGHT it was overweight.
 
My cousin hauled an H home for my friend once. He had a John deere 2020 with a loader on the same trailer but it was a goosneck. He pulled it with his 3/4 ton chevy. I think you guys are pulling my leg about not being able to pull my M with my pickup!
 

I do agree that a Dakota is still NOT enough truck.

To demonstrate a "been there, done that", I'll tell you that when I bought my 1940 M, I owned a '98 Chevy 1/2 ton 4X4, and a 7,000# rated bumper hitch trailer. When I went to load that M on the trailer, I knew I was in trouble right away when I bent one of the loading ramps, but I still managed to get the tractor onto the trailer. To make a long story short, I got that tractor home (only 15 miles), but I couldn't get my speed above 30 mph or the trailer would start to wag the tail. First chance I had, I traded that 1/2 ton for a 1 ton dually, and traded the trailer for a 14,000# deck-over gooseneck.
 
That set up is an accident waiting to happen. I pull a trailer like that one behind my 1980 Chev Heavy half and with an M on it that is all my truck wants and it has a lot more HP and is a lot bigger truck then that Mazda is. DON'T even try. I pulled a trailer like that behind my 1986 Isuzu pick one time and will never do it again just the trailer is enough to push that truck of yours all over the road. Ya you might be able to pull it on flat ground but pulling it is only 1/3 the problem stopping it is 2/3 of your problem and if something happened and you had a wreck they would put you under the jail not it in for doing something that stupid or crazy
 
Let me say again I do not think he should try it even though I am not sure he would be breaking any laws, shipping weight for M was 4910 lbs. with lift all and other eguipment. As long as he is within tire and axle ratings and registered weight he will be legal in almost every state.
The thing that worries me is judging from some of the replys they must not have good fucntioning trailer brakes and that is illegal anywhere in the USA.
 
You've heard 20+ people tell you its a stupid idea and you think they are playing a joke on you?????? No wonder your dad wont let you use his truck. I hope he's not paying for your insurance.We need to start a dead pool here, you're a sure bet!
 
I love goosenecks, they keep "friends" and family from borrowing it. Most don't have the stones to ask to borrow your truck too.
 
Here's where the troll gives himself away. He's already overweight, the front of the Mazda is in the air, and he is going to add some weight to the box!
He's playin us dudes, or he's a serious Darwin candidate.
Please tell us you are never going to get married and have kids.

Gordo
 
No. I said I can add it to my brother's dakota, not my B4000. I searched for darwin candidate. You sir are not funny. I ask a serious question and you make fun of me!
 
Well you've gotten 20+ serious answers, listen to the people who have ALREADY made the same MISTAKE you are thinking of trying. :evil:
 
(quoted from post at 12:15:25 01/14/10) Let me say again I do not think he should try it even though I am not sure he would be breaking any laws, shipping weight for M was 4910 lbs. with lift all and other eguipment. As long as he is within tire and axle ratings and registered weight he will be legal in almost every state.
The thing that worries me is judging from some of the replys they must not have good fucntioning trailer brakes and that is illegal anywhere in the USA.
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No. The combination of the Mazda truck, the trailer, and the M on the trailer will exceed the GVWR of that Mazda, and thus it WILL be illegal.
 
...when I bought my 1940 M, I owned a '98 Chevy 1/2 ton 4X4, and a 7,000# rated bumper hitch trailer....I couldn't get my speed above 30 mph or the trailer would start to wag the tail. ...I traded that 1/2 ton for a 1 ton dually, and traded the trailer for a 14,000# deck-over gooseneck.
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Its funny, really. I was in the market for truck a while back (More cost-effective than my family sedan, but thats another matter altogether), and flat out refused to touch anything smaller than a 3/4-ton for fear of not having enough truck for my tractor. And my Super-C tips the scales lighter than his M does, albeit only by a thousand pounds or so.
 
Can you cite statues that says exceeding GVWR is illegal, couple years ago I read weight laws for every state and CN and some NW state was only states that said exceeding GVWR was illegal. In most states exceeding registered weigh is illegal and some states will let you register over GVWR and some will not. Mazda pobaly has 1500 lb. or so payload capacity and I doubt that tongue weight will put him over that might exceed rear GAWR and tire ratings though. Exceeding GCWR is not illegal in any state as that is a floating number that changes as equipment on truck is changed.
 
Another thing to think about is your pickup insurance going to cover that setup. Maybe yes and maybe no, especially liablilty part.
 
I've stayed out of this thread as best I could but with all the educated advice you have been provided you seem to be bent on pulling your M on a trailer with a truck which at best is half the weight of your M. Where do you live and where do you intend to haul this tractor? I had a Mazda pickup like you are describing which I pulled behind my motorhome because it was light in weight. It worked find for that but the truck was overloaded when it was half full of dry firewood and very light on the front end for steering. Check you truck owners manual and see what it says about towing. As I recall it was suggested no trailer pulling of any sort. The weight for which the truck is built to carry is for a load in the bed and not everything placed behind the rear wheels on a bumper which probably won't hold up to half of the bed weight. Your clutch and the rest of the drivetrain is far too small for what you are suggesting. I doubt the bumper hitch will even survive the tractor loading so that is probably to your benefit to live another day. Take a look at your truck frame if you really want to see how flimsy those small pickups are built. Just because you have a hitch doesn't mean very much except as a place to stand to hop up in the bed. You got the opinions of dozens of very knowledgeable folks who transport these tractors several times a year. Take a look at the next tractor show to see how many M's are hauled in with what you are proposing.
For your information, I live in Missouri and I have seen the highway patrol and a truck enforcement officer working together on numerous ocassions with rigs off the road being weighed in the middle of nowhere. So it does happen, I'm certain with the number of cell phones on the road you will not get far before someone reports your rig weaving all over the road and you'll have lights on your tail.
Since you posted this thread on the forum, the responses should be taken as "been there done that" and shouldn't be brushed off with they're just pulling my leg. No one who has taken the time to response to your thread wants to see a nicely restored tractor totally demolished along with a tractor friend laying under a tarp waiting for the coroner. Good luck and fine a way which doesn't involve what you are proposing for your safety and that of everyone else on the road. Hal.
 
Something a LOT of folks around hear have gotten educated about in last couple of years is that any truck or truck and trailer that have combined GVWR of 10001 lbs or more and is used in any type business is a commercial vehicle and comes under a lot of regulations (CDL is not required until 26001+ lbs. Driver must have mecical card, truck must have DOT number, must have hours of service record, along with lot of other rules. This is required everwhere if you cross state line and about 1/2 states require it inside state. They can and have put people out of service on side of road.
 
With all do respect to 1940M (I also had a 1940 M and hauled it twice with my 2000 Chevy Silverado 1500 and would never want to again)..... I seriously doubt that his truck could even get UP TO 65 MPH with that much weight behind him.... Maybe on a long hill going with the wind, but I'll tell you what.... I wouldn't dare drive my 1/2 ton over 55 with that M behind me. Truck would be groaning, and I would be sweating more than I was..

You would be better off asking a friend with a 3/4 ton (or at the very least a heavy half ton (1500HD silverado).

Sorry 1940M, just hate to see you end up as a statistic.
 
Andrew, your Super C is more then 2000 pounds lighter then a standard M. The H is a little lighter then 4000 pounds. These weights are from Guy Fays IH Tractor Data Book. It list the Super C at 2900 pounds without extras like wheel weights and loaded tires. I recently hauled my Super C on a 24 ft. BobCat trailer behind a Dodge 3500 (1 ton with dual rear tires) and it was like nothing back there. I put the rear tractor tires over the dual trailer axles and had what seemed like the proper amount of tongue weight on the pintle hitch. I'm sure a 3/4 ton would be fine for hauling a Super C as the trailer weight wouldn't have to be that much compared to a trailer for hauling a M. Hal
 
(quoted from post at 11:29:07 01/14/10) While I am not against you overall point that he should not pull the trailer and tractor with his Mazda. Your math leaves out the wieght that is being put on the hitch. As long as he gets 1000+ pounds on the hitch his trailer axles would be within limits (not by much though and I would take her EASY). But 1000+ pounds on the hitch of the Mazda might get the front tires off the ground.
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1000lbs on the Mazda's receiver will first squash the springs right to the axles. Then with any luck, the 350lb-rated receiver will break before you even get out of the driveway.

The whole trailer is rated for 7000lbs period, not 7000lbs on the axles plus whatever tongue weight. Your math is incorrect.
 
to haul the weight you want, you need minimum 3/4 ton Pickup. If you try it with anything smaller you will get into the problem of the tail wagging the dog , and that is a very very dangerous place to be.Also your trailer is not rated for that load either. Lots of good advice on here about what you should do, you asked and we are all giving you good advice so that you do not kill yourself or someone else, don't forget there are other people on the road too. I have been driving truck for over 40 years and know what I am talking about,all we want you to do is have fun SAFELY. O.K. now have fun and be SAFE.
 
If the tractor is a narrow front, you can haul it, without a trailer, here's how: drive the front end of the tractor into the bed of the truck, center the wheels to a point that allows you to turn comfortably,and chain it down tight. Then close the tailgate, for extra added safety. Then, pull every other tooth, and be sure to have a WVA driver's license, at the ready, in case you get pulled over.
 
I have one ton dually dodge cummins, fithwheel with tandem dual wheels. I have cdl, so how much can I haul? It's is 25 foot and a 5 foot beavertail.With my tractor and truck it wieghs 25600. Of corse I have all kind's of room left!! Thank's. I have almost a first name basis with are boy's in blue ! On need for more.
 
Lots of good, sound, wise advise explaining why NOT to put such a load on an under-rated trailer and WAY to small a pickup. State trooper/county officer/police could site you for several "unsafe issues". Late yesterday I returned from D.C. area and N.J. back hauling an International 460 utility. The trailer was rated at 10,000 lbs. electric brakes; load was secured in four "corners"; I carried proof of insurance as this issue varies by state; I always signaled lane changes AND ALWAYS tried to be alert for what the other driver might do. Please take the advise of good folks looking to keep others,your load and yourself as safe as possible.
 
just make sure you have a camera with you the end result will make for some good photos in the stuck and troubled area
 
Glad you made it OK but you can be sure that if you pull across scales in any kind of non fleet vehicle they can get you if they want you. When they pull you around back they can cite regulations you have never heard of. Most of the time they are rather lenient but don't bet on it.
 
I think it's fairly obvious why your dad won't let you use his truck anymore- you can lead a horse to water, but..
Hopefully he doesn't let you use the torch & welder, either, buildings and vehicles are expensive to replace
 
Hal,
I attempted to e-mail you, in an effort to keep this off the forum, but it didn't send. So I'll keep this brief.

My Super-C, as it sits in my yard right now (which is how it would be loaded on a float), tips the scales at almost 5000lbs. Bare weight of 2900, plus WFE, plus a full set of wheel weights, plus fully-loaded rears, by my math puts me at ~4900lbs. Thats ignoring the snowblade, chains, or other implements. My H is heavier still, so I was deep into 3/4 or 1-ton territory, and well beyond the realm of the typical car hauler.

AR
 
I use my Ford Ranger to haul my H to tractor pulls all the time. I put the extra weights and fuel cans in the box right behind the cab, that helps balance the load some. Also, if I put the tractor on the trailer just right, the trailer rides almost level.
 
I hate to jump in late on this topic. Seems a little beat to death, but I do have one story to share.

I recently had to go rescue a friend from a stupid mistake. He had a 3/4 ton diesel and a 14,000 lb deck over goose neck. He was hauling a 560 with a loader. Probably 9000lbs sitting on the trailer, maybe 10,000 lbs. Anyway, he was probably safe in theory. The problem was that he hadn't performed maintenance on the axles like he should have. He was on a rough road, the trailer started bouncing a little and the next thing you know the bearing let loose on one axle and the wheel fell off. About that time the other tire on that side blew out. Hard to say exactly what happened next, but he nearly rolled the whole unit in an attempt to get pulled over to the shoulder.

We ended up reloading on my trailer on the side of the road, which also was not fun. His trailer was trashed, the frame was tweaked.

He lived through this to tell the story, but the point is that even when using the right equipment things can go wrong. That was a over a year ago and he still won't haul anything.
 
"Posted by NDS on January 14, 2010 at 10:47:45 from (64.12.116.73):
In Reply to: Re: hauling my tractor posted by rustyfarmall on January 14, 2010 at 10:39:12:

My question was have you seen highway patrol pull vechicle over and inpound it because they THOUGHT it was overweight."

Yes, I got pulled over coming home from a tractor pull one day because he "wanted to see what I weighed" compared to my tags.

Pulled me into a parking lot and whipped out the portable scales right there.
 
Did they impound your truck? DOT weighs trucks on portables every day and in most states they give you a ticket and send you on your way if you are overweight. In some states you have to get it legal before you move it but they do not impound truck.
 
NDS,

Nope, giave me a ticket and sent me on my way. As has been stated much in the past, it's more about the revenue than the safety, although the kid on here with the Farmall is an accident waiting to happen and either an idiot, just playing with you guys, or a typical kid.
 
NDS,

Nope, giave me a ticket and sent me on my way. As has been stated much in the past, it's more about the revenue than the safety, although the kid on here with the Farmall is an accident waiting to happen and either an idiot, just playing with you guys, or a typical kid.
 
Andrew, Nothing was intended I was just giving you the weights as specified for a standard tractor. I had no information if you had it weighed on a scale or not. I was just sharing info for your benefit in case you were unaware. Sounds like you are very informed about your tractors and of course they are all different depending on the configuration. My SC is a narrow front with one set of rear weights with a fast hitch. I really don't know what the actual weight is but feel my H is quite a bit heavier. I know what a M is like as I raised mine the other day with a 3 ton floor jack and it was all it wanted on one axle. With the added weight on your tractor you are certainly in the 3/4 or one ton level with your tractor. None of my Farmalls have loaded tires but we probably use them for different tasks. Thanks Andrew for sharing but nothing more then information sharing was intended, Hal.
 
Time to put the to rest 1940M is actually someone from the Bash board pulling our leg, seems to have worked pretty good too.
 
Ive got a 575 h.p. Pete and an old R model Mack with 44k rears I use for up to four of my tractors at a time with a 40 ft lowboy.If I move only one tractor I use the same setup.Ive also got diesel pickups and trailers but dont use them for tractors.Get smart and leave the Mazda home. Hoss
 
Your a little heavy according to my Dodge 2500 owners manual that says that the truck, trailer, and load not exceed about 22,000 lbs. The 3500 dodge will go about 23,000lbs. This is going from memory but I know I'm close. Check your owners manual. Provided your equipment is in good shape you shouldn"t have any issues. Here in TX the guys used to routinely haul back hoes with 1 ton trucks. probably in the 30K lb range. TXDOT has put a stop to that by writing tickets and taking the vehicle out of service on the spot. Put the guys in the position of unloading the back hoe and getting a bigger truck.
 
I guess when your hauling the H with the Ranger you have Butthead in the shotgun seat because only beevis and butthead would pull a stunt like that. Ever wander what the other pullers around you are laughing about when you pull up. We are talking about YOU.
 
If this guy can haul grain with a dodge diesel you can haul a M with the mazda, or the Dakota. I wouldent worry to much, stick to some back roads and stay under 50MPH.
 
goob if you have any problems just set it on fire like you did your farm buildings. use the insurance money to buy an american pickup truck and trailer that will handle the job.
 
I really don't think that you can load an M Farmall on a trailer that is only 16 inches long. Would be fun to see you try it, though.
 
I hauled a Farmall A on a trailer with a 1/2 ton Chevy P/U and that was a load. I think you're making a big mistake hauling that tractor yourself. Hal
 
Are you talking about the hole to mount the ball on the receiver? It would be pretty tough to drill. I would just trim the hole a little bigger with a cutting torch.
 
This was a 1969 3 speed with a 6 banger. Sure was a load. Later I put a 283 in it. My Ford LTD would've probably handled it with a 429 engine. Hal
 
(quoted from post at 18:55:12 01/14/10) Time to put the to rest 1940M is actually someone from the Bash board pulling our leg, seems to have worked pretty good too.
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You got proof of that?

Frankly this sort of post is unprecedented on this forum. I've been on this forum almost daily for 5 years now and I cannot recall someone ever starting a trailering controvesy like this.

A smart basher would bring up the Super HTA. That's a proven winner.

Going with the ridiculous-load-towed-behind-compact-pickup troll is something that you'd normally see on an RV website. It's a risky move on this site, especially if you don't know what you're talking about.

Obviously the guy did his homework. He picked just the right combination of tractor, trailer, and pickup truck. If he said something like a 706 or 1066, it would've been obvious he was a troll. But an M will fit on a 16' car hauler with the wheels dished in, and he KNEW that.

1940M if you truly are from the bash board, I have two things to say to you;

1. You've got too much time on your hands to come up with such an elaborate troll.
2. Well played, my friend.
 
No need to worry about the hitch problem, just tie the trailer to your bumper with a log chain. Be sure and use a square knot. Works every time!
 
When you get it loaded be sure to keep the trailer level so it doesnt pull the truck bumper down too low.
THen you will have to throw some tractor weights in the bed, or wet sand, so you wont burn the tires when you take off.
Would be nice if you had a snow blade on the front so you could drop it for help to stop in emergencys.
OH I ALMOST FORGOT, BE SURE THE SAFETY CHAIN IS HOOKED UP. That truck may not have a place to hook it so just drape it over the bumper and duct tape it so it wont fall off and drag.
Hope this helps.
 
(quoted from post at 00:27:03 01/15/10) I really don't think that you can load an M Farmall on a trailer that is only 16 inches long. Would be fun to see you try it, though.
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:roll: Actually, it's no problem! You can see them 16" trailers hauling import cars ahinda Class A modor homes alla time! jus git the front wheels up there an chain er down! Yer good ta go! :shock:
JMHO, Dave :wink:
 
Hauling an M with a Mazda number 1 I hope you have lots of insurance when you have to make a panic stop and can't 2 And a good lawyer ,bacause when the DOT cops get done writing you tickets you won't be able to drive again until you sign up for social security . The M weighs more than the towing capasity of your truck to start with .
 
Apparently some people aren't fans of this here forum.

http://tractors.external_link/YT_again_about9643.html

I know you guys aren't on your toes about this sort of thing, but his first reply after the original post gives it all away. He completely ignored everything that was said, and fanned the flames some more. That's a cliche troll move.

But, I'm just one of the yuppies he hates that reads this board. ;)
 
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