Posted by mattofvinings on September 17, 2009 at 07:56:04 from (75.131.212.224):
In Reply to: Looking for a trailer posted by Gary Sedlacek on September 16, 2009 at 18:22:50:
To me there's a couple of issues.
First: safety...do you have enough brakes and trailer brakes to handle what you're doing?
Next: duty cycle...my thoughts are if you are going to transport round bales all summer long or be towing every other weekend you're better off with some upgraded hardware...the 1 ton class as was mentioned.
Related: as Charles Todd mentioned, a 1/4hp electric motor will pull a semi truck to the top of mount everest...it might just take awhile thru all of the reduction. Just about anything can get the load going...it might take awhile and feel like there's 60 tons back there...but it will get things going. Hills are obviously part of the equation. If you are in flatland you need less truck than if you are constantly going up and down.
Some people seem to have the need for speed when towing and size their tow vehicle proportionately.
I personally did not...bought an old 454 TBI 1-ton gasser for less than $3000 and have put 25k hard miles on so far with minimal problems. Do I get 5-10mpg? Absolutely...but I pay at the pump, slowly, over time, paying as needed, rather than paying a truck note which is there with alarming regularity whether the truck sits in the shed or is blowing black smoke out the pipe.
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