Landowner Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Any one know the approx weight of a small Ford 1920 4x4 tractor fitted with front loader and 3 point backhoe? Any one got one for sale. I may need to pick one up on my trailer and wondered if it would be legal in a twin axle trailer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orgasmic Farmer Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 GOOGLE IS YOUR FRIEND Yes would be my answer, with no problem at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landowner Posted November 26, 2008 Author Share Posted November 26, 2008 GOOGLE IS YOUR FRIENDYes would be my answer, with no problem at all. Had a Dexta on the trailer with no problems but don't know how heavy it was. I tried google but got nowhere, 1920s Fords etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisV8 Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Depends on the trailer capacity, some 4 wheelers are only 2 tonne which might be a bit inadequate, I have a 3.5 tonne Ifor Williams four wheeler that would carry it no bother and Defender can pull it easily Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landowner Posted November 26, 2008 Author Share Posted November 26, 2008 Depends on the trailer capacity, some 4 wheelers are only 2 tonne which might be a bit inadequate, I have a 3.5 tonne Ifor Williams four wheeler that would carry it no bother and Defender can pull it easily I had a big yellow van on the trailer which was supposed to be 2.3 tons with equiptment in it and it towed Ok but I think it wasn't far off the limit for the high profile tyres. They weren't getting warm but I kept down to 50 mph with the V8 and it only cost me 146 quid to do 500 miles. Which wasn't bad considering the fact that I enjoyed every mile (burble burble burble) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rekab69 Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Hi, Try here http://www.tractordata.com/ With a front loader and a backhoe, might be getting on the limit me feels... Still been wrong before... Hope it helps.. Cheers Dave.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orgasmic Farmer Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 If you had clicked the link in my post you would have got the answer.... Basic 4WD tractor is 1500KG, add ca. 400 KG for a loader and its still only around 2 tonnes. About the same as a 90 which can be happily pulled by another 90..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lrfarmer Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 without knowing the tractor model it's hard to say with what it would weight 1 - 2.5 ton + loader and backhoe landy will tow it and the right trailer will take the weight but as for being legal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JST Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 i have towed our Int 444 (very old) with a flail mower on a Bateson 4 wheeler, no trouble but i know its near the limit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landowner Posted November 26, 2008 Author Share Posted November 26, 2008 If you had clicked the link in my post you would have got the answer.... Basic 4WD tractor is 1500KG, add ca. 400 KG for a loader and its still only around 2 tonnes. About the same as a 90 which can be happily pulled by another 90..... Done that And 1500kg plus front loader and backhoe will I think be about 2.5 tons but no matter now as I think the seller has made a mistake on the price. It's up for 1700 quid on a classified add on eblag so I sent an email offering to buy it at 1700 quid. Now I should be the owner but I think the seller is wanting offers and put it in the wrong section as it is worth double the asking price. I wait patiently for a reply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escape Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 A few days ago I had a forklift, weighing about 3.5 ton, on a 2-axle flatbed towed by a 110 Puma. The trailer was strained a bit, but the landie had no problems at all. I towed a 3 ton skid steer on my Ifor Williams with the Range DT and it was a smooth ride, just lacking a bit of power uphill. The right trailer is the most important factor, my Ifor cartrailer is superb, but unfortunately I needed a flatbed to cope with the twin tyre set-up of the forklift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landowner Posted November 27, 2008 Author Share Posted November 27, 2008 A few days ago I had a forklift, weighing about 3.5 ton, on a 2-axle flatbed towed by a 110 Puma. The trailer was strained a bit, but the landie had no problems at all.I towed a 3 ton skid steer on my Ifor Williams with the Range DT and it was a smooth ride, just lacking a bit of power uphill. The right trailer is the most important factor, my Ifor cartrailer is superb, but unfortunately I needed a flatbed to cope with the twin tyre set-up of the forklift. I think tyres are the problem with mine, the Ifor uses low profiles which are better suited to weight, mine are old caravan wheels which did manage a 250 mile trip with 2.3 tons on board but I was worried about them as I put 60 psi in to help cope with the weight. The land rover however, laughed all the way home and was pulling like a train on a light throttle, just a squeeze on the juice and she powered up the hills having only twice to drop out of fifth for brief periods. Spend a lot of time easing back to keep the speed down as the V8 was wanting to go all the time, brilliant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escape Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 I think tyres are the problem with mine, the Ifor uses low profiles which are better suited to weight, mine are old caravan wheels which did manage a 250 mile trip with 2.3 tons on board but I was worried about them as I put 60 psi in to help cope with the weight.The land rover however, laughed all the way home and was pulling like a train on a light throttle, just a squeeze on the juice and she powered up the hills having only twice to drop out of fifth for brief periods. Spend a lot of time easing back to keep the speed down as the V8 was wanting to go all the time, brilliant I agree, to go easy on the tyres of the flatbed, I also kept the speed down. It was only a 50km drive, so not too much time lost avoiding the highways. Shame I didn't get to take my V8, she refused to start that morning, so I was lucky to be able to borrow the 110. And I must admit, the 6-speed was great for towing, allthough I still prefer the TD5 to the Tdci. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeagent Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Don't forget that a large flatbed trailer could weigh up to and over 750KG, which means you may only have a legal payload of 2750KG... I pulled a 16' tripple axle Ifor Williams quite a lot with my old 110 300Tdi, one trip was to collect a couple of pallets of MDF from a timber distributors... it felt really heavy and I struggled a bit under breaking and with hill starts... When we got back to our works we worked out how much weight we'd been pulling... Gross trailer weight was just short of 6 tonnes..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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