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Posted: 7/17/2017 5:20:33 PM EDT
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Awesome. Thanks for the follow up. Looks like a perfect fit for the trailer.
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Posted: 7/17/2017 10:21:29 PM EDT
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Awesome. Thanks for the follow up. Looks like a perfect fit for the trailer. |
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Posted: 7/17/2017 10:31:42 PM EDT
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Wow, looks great man, you got everything together real well. Tractor looks kick-ass on that trailer, trailer looks kick ass behind the Toyota! You did well! Looks like a nice piece of property. How far is that from your home? How far are you trailing? How do you keep that property mowed? What is the main use for the property? Just being nosy. I have a few pieces of property I keep mowed. I rent most of it to a farmer. I just mow the entryways and edges on 3 pieces of raw land, 70 acres, 40 acres, 35 acres, plus a 11 acre driving range and my house. I move my Kubotas around weekly in the summer, my whole life seems to be mowing or brush-hogging this time of year. You might need to find the right spot on the trailer to park the Kubota, too far back and the trailer gets squirrely, too far front and the front of the truck gets too light. It dont matter much on the back roads but you really see it on the highway. Most of the time I just but the bucket against the front rails on the trailer. Like I said though, I never tie them down. Congrats man, you did well. 
That property is only 10 minutes or less from where I'm at now. I bought it planning to build there; it's just over 20 acres, almost all wooded except for the yard area you see in those last pics. Really cool, scenic creek valley in the back. Last year I kept it mowed by hauling a couple of small lawn tractors over there every couple weeks on borrowed single axle trailers. Two of us could mow it in about two hours. By myself with a little 3.5' or 4' mower, it took at least 4 hours, not including the time to go borrow a trailer, go get the tractor, haul it over there, and return it all when I was done. This year I've actually only hauled it over twice so far. I let the grass get a little high for a while when it was raining most weekends. My neighbor across the road has a bigger tractor with a finish mower, so when he saw it got ahead of me he went over and trimmed it down. He's since mowed it a couple of times I think. Pays to have nice neighbors. I can take the BX with mower over now, but it hasn't really needed it yet.
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Posted: 7/17/2017 11:09:10 PM EDT
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First time towing the Kubota with FEL and BH (2700#) today. I took it slow. Wasn't sure of what to expect pulling with the Tacoma. In the end, I was pretty impressed. I upped the boost setting on the control one level. Stopping was no problem, trailer brakes felt just right. The Tacoma had no real issue getting the trailer moving, even on some steep hills. It pulled and rode very nice, I think nicer than a single axle trailer with a much lighter load. Pics because this is ARF... About to load up for the first time. I didn't bother blocking up the rear of the trailer today, thought I'd see what it does. For a moment when the tractor was on the far rear of the trailer, it certainly does lift the rear of the Tacoma up a little; not to the point of being off the ground but up high enough that if I was loading/unloading on a hill I'll definitely be blocking up the back. http://i.imgur.com/bTC883H.jpg Loaded: http://i.imgur.com/nsWt5aN.jpg Chaining it up. I have two 20' long 5/16" chains. I wanted a 4-point tie-down. Rather than chop the chains, I picked up four hooks and some hair pins. I attached the hooks at points on the chains to get a 4-point tie-down without chopping the chains. What I really like about this is that for moving other things, I can always move those hooks to other positions. This is why I got the hair pins for the clevis pins on the hooks, as you can see in the pic. This way I can easily move them around. http://i.imgur.com/DwireeG.jpg http://i.imgur.com/0wyKg0Z.jpg Loaded and chained: http://i.imgur.com/iSutQwj.jpg http://i.imgur.com/X28wOTe.jpg Took it over to the property briefly, just for kicks really. Used it to push a couple dead trees that were covered in poison ivy off the trail in the back. Not much else to do there at the moment. http://i.imgur.com/NNoagm1.jpg http://i.imgur.com/sK2Y71M.jpg Loaded back up, ready to head back home. http://i.imgur.com/ZIGVa37.jpg I have questions...Do the "hair" pins reduce the "strength" of the chains (I mean do they reduce the strength of your tie-down package) at all? I don't know if this is even a factor. Your tractor may not be heavy enough for you to even care. My only reference is rescue rope setups. When you're dealing with rope and carabiners and knots, anything you do to it affects the strength, so if you're lifting a car or a body out of a ravine, you have to pay attention to that stuff. I have no other reference for tying down loads, but am trying to learn, and just guessing that any piece of equipment you add into the system factors into the "weight-holding" capacity of the chain. Kitties, the tie-down noob.   
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Posted: 7/17/2017 11:19:20 PM EDT
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Thanks
And to answer your question, nope, shouldn't affect it. The hair pin I referred to is the pin pictured with the red arrow pointing toward it. The real weight is being held by the cross pin through the hook. That cross pin came with the hooks; they originally came with cotter pins through the cross pin. The only reason I replaced the cotter pins with the hair pins was so I could remove and replace those pins without tools. 
I may yet decide to chop the chains into four 10' sections, but so far I'm liking this system. |
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Posted: 7/17/2017 11:29:46 PM EDT
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And to answer your question, nope, shouldn't affect it. The hair pin I referred to is the pin pictured with the red arrow pointing toward it. The real weight is being held by the cross pin through the hook. That cross pin came with the hooks; they originally came with cotter pins through the cross pin. The only reason I replaced the cotter pins with the hair pins was so I could remove and replace those pins without tools. http://i.imgur.com/STkwAE7.jpg I may yet decide to chop the chains into four 10' sections, but so far I'm liking this system. It's starting to look like less of a pita than straps. (Not that I think I need to use chains to tie down my lawnmower. )
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Posted: 8/7/2017 11:13:44 PM EDT
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Y'all, I'm trying to put up a building and I'm doing very little with my trailer. Trying to keep this out of the archives though, so bumping in case anybody has good stuff to add.
I know, you're asking how come I'm not hauling stuff for my building. I'm not to that point yet. And I'm going to need some hellaciously better straps than I have, like...yesterday.
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Posted: 8/8/2017 1:38:34 PM EDT
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Here's a question if we want to keep it going...
For those who have wood decks, what do you treat them with? I've read of people using deck sealer, paint, used motor oil, even new motor oil. If this was purely an equipment trailer I'd probably strongly consider going the used motor oil route. But for example the other day I used it to haul a bunch of furniture. I'd rather not use something that's going to make it messy, or for that matter too slick when it's wet. |
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Posted: 8/9/2017 8:59:45 AM EDT
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I would use something like a deck sealer. If your worried about traction when wet you could look at that deck seal 10x or whatever it's called that looks like it leaves a aggressive texture. Over time with use it will peal but if it keeps just re apply it's a trailer not a home deck so I wouldn't be worried about colors not matching 100% from time to time
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Posted: 8/9/2017 10:17:32 AM EDT
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Outdoor floor and porch paint, or that deck renewal stuff.
I would recommend adding traction with whatever you do. Trailer decks become skating rinks when they are wet. Putting some sand in the paint or even sprinkling sand on after painting helps a lot. |
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Posted: 8/18/2017 8:06:48 PM EDT
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I generally go looking for a bashed in can of deck stain or something and ask if there is a discount. I will also go with outdoor type paint.
I have a bag of play sand that fell apart cause I don't use it often but it is what I throw on stuff to add traction. Gonna do the back porch and wood steps on the place I rent this fall probably and since I rent the landlord gets to make the call but probably deck stain and sand. Slip and slide sucks. A lot. |
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Posted: 8/23/2017 2:57:12 PM EDT
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One important lesson . Run the whole operation over a scale. You may be surprised. Usually weight estimates seem to be low.
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