Disc Transport

[hoosierhog]

I found a Great deal on a nice heavy ford Disc its a 10 foot wheel disc overall dimensions are 11.6 ft wide and and 10ft from hitch to rear gang of discs
my trailer is 8ft by 16ft the only thing stoping me from getting the disc is i cant figure out how to get it home its 150 miles from me. And i hate to pay an equipment hauler 300 bucks or more then it wouldnt be such a great deal for the disc and i dont have that much. Any of you guys got an idea on how to get it home?

 

[D7fever]

Put it on your trailer sideways so it is 10 ft wide, maybe you could take off the hitch and get it closer to8.5 ft wide, which is legal width. If you can't get it to 8.5 ft, get an oversize load permit, some oversize load signs, flags, flashing lites and haul it yourself. You'll have to read up on the laws in your state, and if you get the oversize permit , read it several times before you go, and pay attention to what it says. Have fun.

 

[M Nut]

Good friend of mine just pulled a 14ft'er home behind his pickup 200+ miles. He just had warning flags on the corners and magnetic lights mounted for flasher, turn, and brakes. He said it trailed good at 45mph with a come-a-long hooked from the disk frame to the disk hitch to keep everything tight and eliminate swaying.

Just a thought?

 

[rustyfarmall]

(quoted from post at 17:43:34 05/03/10) Good friend of mine just pulled a 14ft'er home behind his pickup 200+ miles. He just had warning flags on the corners and magnetic lights mounted for flasher, turn, and brakes. He said it trailed good at 45mph with a come-a-long hooked from the disk frame to the disk hitch to keep everything tight and eliminate swaying.

Just a thought?

That's how I would do it, but if possible, choose your route to avoid high traffic roads.

 

[vapet]

Take off the gangs. Little bit of work but should narrow it up enough to fit on trailer.

 

[hoosierhog]

heres a pic of the disc

 

[thurlow]

Towing is what I'd suggest also: I was still working for my dad (our 'big' tractor was a D17 diesel and we had a 10.5 ft. AC disk); he bought a bigger tractor and wanted a 12 or 14 ft disk. There was a huge equipment auction about 60 or 70 miles away with numerous disks of that size in it. The JD dealer was a personal friend and we went and asked his advice about getting a disk home if we bought one (we had a practically new bob truck and thought we'd get the appropriate permits, flags, lights, etc. I'll never forget his advice: If you haul that disk home, every state trooper, 'weigh boy', deputy sheriff, constable and city cop between there and home is gonna stop you and check you out. Just hitch it behind your pickup and rig some kind of saftey chain. Every state trooper, 'weigh boy', deputy sheriff, constable and city cop that sees you is gonna shake his head and say, "Just look at that poor, dumb SOB." Not a one-of-'em will stop you. We didn't buy a disk that time and that was almost 50 years ago, but I've never forgotten the dealer's advice and have used it......successfully........numerous times.

 

[kyplowboy]

I pulled a 12' culti-mulcher close to 100 miles home from an auction one time. Pulled the wheels off before I left the auction and got some almost new used truck tires put on cause the old ones were pretty dry rotted and was back to get it about 5:30 Sunday morning. Most any thing big I buy at auction I pull home on Sundays if it's questionable, very little trafic out then.

 

[kyplowboy]

I like that!

My wife says it's a good thing that act'n and look'n dumb comes easy for me. Has kept me out of trouble so far and I have done alot of head scratch'n after auctions.

 

[RodinNS]

Sunday morning happens but once a week... Load and go.

Rod

 

[John A.]

hoosierhog,
Set the angle of all 4 gangs to straight, so the plow itself is as narrow as possible...from side to side. Load the plow, Hang the hitch off on the right side of the trailer, red flag it. Stay in the slow lane so the hitch is to the ditch! Head out for home.
I hauled an old Krause B-211 on a flat bed trailer over 500 miles home about 10 yrs ago just like I described above. Saw a few DPS Troopers none even gave me a second look. Hope this helps.
Later,
John A.

 

[hoosierhog]

heres a pic of the disc

 

[paul]

I've pulled many implements home at 100 miles or so, only had one bad experience - that was pulling a disk 8 miles home. Had a wobbly hitch, and it is balanced, or slightly tail heave. And has a very short wheelbase.

All of those things make it want to weave. I couldn't go over 11 mph.

Yish.

If this model has a solid, non wobbly hitch, and the tounge is heavier than the rear, you might wanna pull it. But - check that out.

Trailering, basically get it on the trailer, get it turned and or dismantaled enough to narrow it up.

--->Paul

 

[Brian in MA]

I agree, make it as narrow as possible, then go. If just the hitch is hanging beyond the trailer, it generally doesn't look so bad. Can you take the hitch off to get it to 102" wide? If so , you are golden. Good luck.

 

[Ken Macfarlane]

Don't straighten the gangs. Put the fenders between the front and rear gangs. I had to use blocking to get the disc high enough to clear the trailer fenders. Put the hitch towards the rear and flag it. Take the cylinder off and the fenders will push the tires up out of the way.

I had a 12 fter so I had to flag the edges too. It was tight on the 1.5 lane back road when guiderails or mailboxes came up. We had to pull over for some cars to get by. Once on the 4 lane no trouble with the 150 miles home.

 

[Ken Macfarlane]

Yes I should note, here if it is ag equipment and you aren't hauling commercial the police leave you alone. Might want to check this out!

 

[tim [in]]

Here in indiana ive been stopped. Make sure if it is night it is lit up > We have a new state law that requires at least one headlite and tail lite on what you're pulling home behind pickup truck.I know i had a pull type combine get hit.