Pulling a low loader... what tractor?

[Richy12]

Pulling a JPM twin axle low loader, (hydraulic brakes) with 16T Hitachi and buckets so shes fairly well loaded.

What tractor would you pull it with?

Something below 30k, would prefer something you could put a spanner to fix rather than a computer.

I had thought:

JD 6920
JD 4755
Tm155
Mf 6490

 

[Al R]

Tm or 6490 would be best of that bunch, what about a fastrac?

 

[br jones]

A lorry

 

[Pebd99]

You’ll be overloaded anyway but the jd tm or Massey will do the job.

 

[holywell farmer]

Pulling a JPM twin axle low loader, (hydraulic brakes) with 16T Hitachi and buckets so shes fairly well loaded.

What tractor would you pull it with?

Something below 30k, would prefer something you could put a spanner to fix rather than a computer.

I had thought:

JD 6920
JD 4755
Tm155
Mf 6490

Thought tractors could only tow 13 ton diggers ?

 

[Phil P]

You’ll be overloaded anyway but the jd tm or Massey will do the job.

Thought tractors could only tow 13 ton diggers ?

I’ll bet a 16t hitachi actually weighs closer to 17-18t on a weigh bridge, plus the buckets! lm pretty sure the gross trailer weight will be well over the 18.29t legal limit.

What’s the trailer plated to?

Axle bearings won’t last long in a jd6920 running at that sort of weight.

 

[Tomr10]

31 ton max I believe so depends on trailer/excavator weight

 

[Phil P]

31 ton max I believe so depends on trailer/excavator weight

Gross train weight 31t, max gross trailer weight 18.29t

 

[Tomr10]

Your budget and hours on the tractor might make the decision for you took me ages to find a new tractor to pull the volvo

 

[Tarw Coch]

Yer trailer be about 9 to 10 t ?

In that case you can only pull an 8/9 ton digger legally on the road and even then it will depend what you intend to do with the digger, it will need to be agricultural work if running on red, ground works for a new shed or silage pit for example would be classed as construction not agricultural.

Forgetting the legalities, if your trailer weighs that much, something capable of moving 25 ton plus, Even at 30k you’d need 150 hp plus and wouldn’t want to see too many banks.

 

[Richy12]

Trailer is 5t, digger is a zx135 with blade, weighs 15.5 ton then add 3 buckets

 

[Richy12]

Digger only travels local and seldom but pulling it with our 6465 on the hills you definitely know its behind you up and down

 

[Tarw Coch]

Trailer is 5t, digger is a zx135 with blade, weighs 15.5 ton then add 3 buckets

Sorry, you still won’t be legal, as said, max is 18.29 tons that’s trailer and load. Best not get caught/ pass VOSA and keep fingers crossed nothing goes wrong.

 

[Phil P]

Trailer is 5t, digger is a zx135 with blade, weighs 15.5 ton then add 3 buckets

So you’re only 3-4t over loaded, that’s ok then

 

[Tomr10]

Sorry, you still won’t be legal, as said, max is 18.29 tons that’s trailer and load. Best not get caught/ pass VOSA and keep fingers crossed nothing goes wrong.

I'm being daft I bet 18.29 is the 31 including tractor then ?

 

[tr250]

Trailer is 5t, digger is a zx135 with blade, weighs 15.5 ton then add 3 buckets

So is that a 13.5 ton digger that actually weighs 15.5 on a weighbrige

 

[Tomr10]

So you’re only 3-4t over loaded, that’s ok then

I see a lot of road sites towing 14 and so tones behind jd155r

 

[Richy12]

So you’re only 3-4t over loaded, that’s ok then

So there's no room for a mulcher on there too? Lol

I have a photo of a fella an hour from me with 2 x Hitachi 130lcn diggers on his tractor and low loader

 

[Phil P]

I'm being daft I bet 18.29 is the 31 including tractor then ?

Yes, 31 is gross train weigh (tractor + trailer + load) the weight was increased to compensate for the bigger tractors.

 

[Tarw Coch]

So you’re only 3-4t over loaded, that’s ok then

There’s plenty doing that with their big grain trailers and it seems to be considered acceptable with shiny new kit, and plenty of lights.