havoc1482
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Easier said than done imo
Cub express - questionable options
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You guys haven't said if you have looked at the GVW plate, or sticker on the pickup you have, to see what the manufacturer says is the maximum gross weight for the pickup.
There is usually a plate or sticker with the maximum gross weight. Then you will know what the maker says, and you aren't guessing.
The plate or sticker is probably at the drivers door, on the body.
The plate on my Chev. 3/4 ton pickup says 7500 lbs. maximum GVW. The pickup weighs about 4300 lbs empty, so you can put a 3000 lb load in the box, and not exceed what Chev. put on the plate.
It is 2 wheel drive, the 4 wheel drive pickups will weigh more empty, so they may not be able to carry as much of a load, but it depends on how the pickup is equipped.
A tractor in the pickup box has a higher center of gravity than a load that is low in the box, so you need to be careful about that.
A trailer is probably the better way to haul tractors.
There is usually a plate or sticker with the maximum gross weight. Then you will know what the maker says, and you aren't guessing.
The plate or sticker is probably at the drivers door, on the body.
The plate on my Chev. 3/4 ton pickup says 7500 lbs. maximum GVW. The pickup weighs about 4300 lbs empty, so you can put a 3000 lb load in the box, and not exceed what Chev. put on the plate.
It is 2 wheel drive, the 4 wheel drive pickups will weigh more empty, so they may not be able to carry as much of a load, but it depends on how the pickup is equipped.
A tractor in the pickup box has a higher center of gravity than a load that is low in the box, so you need to be careful about that.
A trailer is probably the better way to haul tractors.
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there is no excuse for being stupid when it comes to loading and hauling stuff. Some of the guys i used to run the road with when i drove semis got into all kinds of trouble by being stupid about how they loaded stuff---also saw MANY pickups sitting along the road with cop cars impounding them because of improper loading! They need to crack down on people doing that even harder! IF you dont have the right hauler---LEAVE IT SIT TIL YOU DO!!! ZERO EXCUSE FOR STUPID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Those stickers also normally list maximum axle weights for both axles. (They frequently total to more than the GVW. So, you can't max both at the same time.) Even if the load in this picture is under the GVW, it is a safe bet the rear axle weight is way over. Look at the front of the truck. It looks like the front axle has less weight on it that it would with an empty truck. In other words, the center of the load is actually BEHIND the rear axle. Combined with the height of the load, centered well above the sides of the box, this load is obviously unsafe whether it is over the GVW or not.
staninlowerAL
501 Club
Not to mention adequately (and legally) secured by straps, chains, etc. JMHO Stan
I agree Jim, the pickup in the 1st post looks like it has too much weight in it. I wasn't trying to say it looks ok.
The rear of my pickup sits up above level, when empty. The pickup sits level with 3000 lbs in the box, that's a load loaded evenly in the box. A big weight in the box behind the rear axle isn't good.
The pickup is as Chev made it, I haven't changed it.
I seldom put that much weight in it.
It's always better to not overload anything.
Pickups vary in the GVW they are made for. All you that have been on here for years know this.
My info is for newer people that might not have thought of it, and to look at the GVW plate or sticker, if you haven't.
The rear of my pickup sits up above level, when empty. The pickup sits level with 3000 lbs in the box, that's a load loaded evenly in the box. A big weight in the box behind the rear axle isn't good.
The pickup is as Chev made it, I haven't changed it.
I seldom put that much weight in it.
It's always better to not overload anything.
Pickups vary in the GVW they are made for. All you that have been on here for years know this.
My info is for newer people that might not have thought of it, and to look at the GVW plate or sticker, if you haven't.
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havoc1482
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We used to haul a pair of cubs around town on a landscaping trailer for cultivating tobacco. Too slow to take on the road. The trailer was too short to put the cubs on single file because the large sweeps on the rear took up too much space. The first cub would go up into the front corner and the second cub would be diagonally behind it on the rear. Had to put the front tire between the rear sweeps of the other one without bashing the grill into it. Had to use wooden planks over the rear gate because the diamond metal framework was too weak and the cultivator points could get caught in 'em. Rev up the engine and get it up the trailer in one quick motion, if you stopped or went slow you'd risk getting a tooth caught and stalling the engine.View attachment 75747
Me, enjoying the comments…..I can tell some of y'all never spent much time on the farm........
Put the sweeps/cultivators down. Put them in gear. Go. No tie down straps.
That trailer was meant for a couple of zero turns and some weed whackers, not cubs loaded with cultivators and side-dressers, but you had to make due what you had. Time and money is a luxury least afforded to many farmers.
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I grew up around several home-built flatbed trailers built out of heavy 2" oak boards bolted to a mobile home axle. If you needed to load a tractor on it, you got a running start and hoped the front wheels would bob the trailer down enough to allow the tractor to climb on. You had to make do with what you had.
I mentioned the 1000 gallon tank behind the pickup. The fertilizer dealer we dealt with had their truck scales completely above the grade of the yard around their warehouse. That meant climbing a fairly steep incline to get on the scales. Once I was filled up with nitrogen, I would have to back up way back past the scales, then get a RUNNING START to make it up onto the scales. It was always an adventure. I was young and dumb, but did have sense enough to keep it under 30 on the way home.
Al
You guys are lucky to still be around. LOL
havoc1482
501 Club
Haha. I drove those babys slow. Because slow is steady and steady is fast. It was mostly flat paved roads. That area of Connecticut isn't a dirt road hellscape like some other places.