Golly; old habits must die hard:

[The Old Codger]

Needed my little Ford tractor, (Hercules) I spray with at home and he was at the shop. Grabbed the old White I call "Honkey" from the "hood", (shop) and bebopped on down the state highway that my shop is on. Note the safety precautions taken to ensure nobody gets hurt. Here, I'll point them out for you:

1: Aluminum ramps loose laid on the trailer deck under "Hercules".

2: Single 1" strap around the tractor pulling forward as the parking brake is set, and the front tires are abutting the front bulkhead.

3: Although "Honkey's" four way flashers ceased operation on the trip, they were on so it still counts, right?

4: Though you cannot see it, a quality Mexico built "Bulldog" trailer hitch securely welded to the 3X3 3/8" wall tube that is the trailer tongue.

5: Safety chains? Don't need no Stinkin Safety Chains; so don't even think about it.

6: Inexpensive China produced three point to receiver hitch adapter.

7: SMV placard on the back of "Honkey" only, and no trailer lights as trailer lights are so overrated, and old "Honkey" don't have no receptacle anyways.

All that is true believe it or not. I drove down the hiway the 1.3 miles to the center of town, turned at the flashing light continuing on the state highway and headed east to my house passing one of the town policeman going the other way. We waved at each other as is customary around here. We have some good folks here including the cops.

Hope my itinerary doesn't inflict any nightmares on any internet safety police personnel. They can relay if I violated any established safety protocol and I'll take it under advisement for improvement because I'm doing the best I can; the best I know how.

I realize it's a wonder I survived, but being the tender soul I am known to be, you can rest assured that it would really bother me if I offended anyone.

I really should install an odometer onto "Honkey". I have probably put 60 road miles on him this year hauling things around. Love both those damned little tractors as both are as reliable as a rock at the end of the driveway.

 

[The Old Codger]

Here you go. Safety third, or fourth dependent upon mood.

Back of Honkey showing the cheap chinese hitch with the official "guestimate" fitment, receiver insert, (I made years ago) and Bulldog coupler:

Hitch has about 3/8" clearance on top of the insert, and about 1/4" on the side so I'm confident my 2.000" square bar stock insert I made will slip in easily. I really don't recommend "Titan" brand attachments as have seen others with the same commitment to a quality product.

Also bent the tongue of this trailer down to almost dragging the roadway years ago so chopped the original off, and welded in 3.00" X 3.00" 3/8" wall tube in it's place and then welded the Bulldog coupler to this new tongue. Actually used a genuine Bulldog square tube swing away jack too.

Never did incorporate so called "safety chains", and I'd be conservative saying that trailer has been pulled in excess of 100K miles. So far, so good I think.