Honda 500 Foreman Quad?

GAM · Dec 8, 2023

Hi, does anyone know the Maximum weight you can put on the tow hitch on a Honda 500 Foreman?

I have made a dual purpose trailer for a bale wrapper and log splitter, the trailer was originally designed to go behind the Landy, it tows perfectly, yet it's very nose heavy, I don't know the exact weight, but I will check latter on today..

Pistonbroke · Dec 8, 2023

Officially it will only be about 15 kg I expect but we've all seen a quad trailer with two 100kg tups at the front on the downhill. I'd say if you can lift the hitch by hand it's fine

Moors Lad · Dec 8, 2023

If the hitch is lower on the quad than the landy you`ll get more weight if it`s "sloping" down to the hitch.... Sounds a bit iffy if the job is "very nose heavy".

Wood field · Dec 8, 2023

Pulled our cfm trailer with the 500 foreman
6 hoggs in it
Did once ( desperate times) pull a 4’ round of hayledge in the swaledale sheep trailer

Pistonbroke · Dec 8, 2023

Wood field said:
Pulled our cfm trailer with the 500 foreman
6 hoggs in it
Did once ( desperate times) pull a 4’ round of hayledge in the swaledale sheep trailer

My son spent a day as an NSA tup taxi with our 420. First customer had seven Berrichon tups and they got them all in one load. That was a tester!

Wood field · Dec 8, 2023

Pistonbroke said:
My son spent a day as an NSA tup taxi with our 420. First customer had seven Berrichon tups and they got them all in one load. That was a tester!

I think as long as you can get grip them Hondas will pull

Pistonbroke · Dec 8, 2023

Wood field said:
I think as long as you can get grip them Hondas will pull

Pulled a transit van out of the ditch one day,one bloke sat on the carrier for grip. Stopping is the issue with too much weight

Stephen E · Dec 8, 2023

You’d be surprised what they will pull when properly ballasted.

Pistonbroke · Dec 8, 2023

Stephen E said:
You’d be surprised what they will pull when properly ballasted. View attachment 1152260

needs a flashing beacon for the road and you're good to go

AnyOldName · Dec 8, 2023

Regularly pull 500kg of feed blocks in our CFM trailer with various Hondas, ranging from Foreman 400 to 500. 2/3rd of the weight at the front to get enough traction to get up our hill road, with a steady driver it’s fine but you definitely don’t want to try any properly steep bits, either up or down.

zero · Dec 8, 2023

Ours regularly pulls a 4'.bale of haylage in the front of an 8'x4' car trailer. Guessing it's 50:50 weight between quad and trailer axles. its ok tied to the front but the odd time they rolled to the back made life interesting

David. · Dec 9, 2023

300 Big Red used to pull a flat trailer frame and 2 x 4ft bales of haylage out to the turnips once upon a time. One bale was better.

Tony1989 · Dec 9, 2023

We used to take a lot of round bales out with quad up a steep bank, used to hang 2 wafer weights on front rack for grip

Pistonbroke · Dec 9, 2023

Tony1989 said:
We used to take a lot of round bales out with quad up a steep bank, used to hang 2 wafer weights on front rack for grip

Used three bags of cement as ballast to Rotawipe a steep bank of fern once. Bit too heavy turning at the top

GAM · Dec 27, 2023

Moors Lad said:
If the hitch is lower on the quad than the landy you`ll get more weight if it`s "sloping" down to the hitch.... Sounds a bit iffy if the job is "very nose heavy".

The nose weight is 75kg..

Pistonbroke · Dec 27, 2023

GAM said:
The nose weight is 75kg..

Depends a bit on how often and how it's driven,I suppose. Bouncing across rough ground not recommended. Our Rotawipe wouldn't be far off that with a full drum of spray

mac102004 · Dec 27, 2023

They will take quite a bit of weight on the hitch, the foreman having a "solid axle" rather than the independent suspension type helps a fair bit of course. They are rated to carry 60-70kg or more on the rear rack so I see no reason why you couldn't place that much on the hitch.

Moors Lad · Dec 27, 2023

Stephen E said:
You’d be surprised what they will pull when properly ballasted.

Do the quad rear springs give a bit with a load of wheat on board....?

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