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Stan(PA)

06-05-2006 08:07:54




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This may be a dumb question, but I have no trailer experience. My friend has a small trailer, with ball hitch. I"m thinking about borrowing it to pick up a lawn tractor and implements. Will it be okay to put a ball on the bumper of my F150, considering the low amount of weight I"d be pulling? I don"t want to spend the bucks for a regular hitch.




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Stan(PA)

06-06-2006 10:17:14




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 Re: Trailer question.. in reply to Stan(PA), 06-05-2006 08:07:54  
Thanks for all the replies. It is a "lawn mower" type tractor, so it"s not that heavy. As for why I don"t simply put it in the bed... Truck has one of those flip up fiberglass covers, if removed it"s a real pain to get it realigned right, and can"t drive with it up because the wind will tear it off the hinges. If my next truck has a cover, it will be the snap off and roll up type! Thanks again for all the info. ...Stan

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tg in VA

06-06-2006 10:10:40




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 Re: Trailer question.. in reply to Stan(PA), 06-05-2006 08:07:54  
Why not just haul it in the bed of the F150? That obviates all the trailer questions and issues.



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Rod in Smiths Falls, ON,

06-05-2006 16:45:30




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 Re: Trailer question.. in reply to Stan(PA), 06-05-2006 08:07:54  
The bumper hitch should work fine if you do your part correctly.

Be certain that you find an adequate way to fasten the safety chains which come with the trailer. You may be able to bluff your way through a traffic stop without a lighting harness installed by using hand signals, but if you don't have safety chains attached well, everyone who sees the rig will justifiably throw the book at you.

Make sure that your hitch ball is the right size for the trailer, then fasten it TIGHTLY to your bumper. No half-measures will do here. Also make certain that the coupler is adjusted to grip the ball, not allow it to slip off at the first bump. A spark plug wrench adjusts the coupler.

A riding lawn mower will sit trimly in an enclosed trailer until the first time you stop. At that point it tries to come through the front of the trailer and into the back of our vehicle. Hitch weight changes dramatically, of course.

FASTEN THE MOWER SO THAT IT CANNOT MOVE. After all, do you really want the front of the mower all messed up from hitting the trailer at your first red light?

Good luck with the haul,

Rod

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Don L C

06-05-2006 14:15:47




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 Re: Trailer question.. in reply to Stan(PA), 06-05-2006 08:07:54  
A lawn tractor and its equipment will be OK behind your truck.....tie it down good the hitch is probably a bit high.....If your truck is a 4x4 the bumper will be to high.....with the mower deck off you can haul it all in the truck..... .



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souNdguy

06-05-2006 12:04:20




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 Re: Trailer question.. in reply to Stan(PA), 06-05-2006 08:07:54  
If the total weight of the load does not excede your vehicles specs for pull and toungue weight.. .. go for it. Make sure the cargo does not excede the trailes gvw.. whish is the gross weight minus the trailer weight.. leaving cargo weight or tare weight..

Are we talking about a 700# riding lawnmower and a couple hundred pounds worth of a bagger and a rake.. or are we talking about a small diesel tractor and 3pt mower weighing 2500#? makes a difference.

Soundguy

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HAS

06-05-2006 08:15:12




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 Re: Trailer question.. in reply to Stan(PA), 06-05-2006 08:07:54  
My bumper has "2000 lb trailer weight and 200lb tongue weight" printed on it. Many are rated more than - this is the lowest I've seen. I think it is the lowest rating. For a small lawn tractor and implements, I'd not hestitate to use the bumber pull. One problem may be that the bumper is too high though.



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Sam#3

06-05-2006 16:05:01




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 Re: Trailer question.. in reply to HAS, 06-05-2006 08:15:12  
Brackets are available to lower the tongue if the bumper is too high. The trailer should run level.



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