I'm looking at a tandem axle dump trailer and wondering what I should do when the drawbar height is not in line with the height of the tongue on the tandem trailer. Take a look at this video:
It looks like the tongue on the trailer may be as much as 6" or more above the drawbar height of the tractor and that the drawbar has been fitted with a vertical extension post. Is this a solution or should I be towing from a receiver frame attached to my 3pt hitch? I've always been advised that any heavy tow load should be done using the drawbar.
One thought was to weld a height adjustable ball mount to the top of the drawbar to get the trailer connected level, I assume there must be something available that solves this problem?
I'm evaluating buying a single axle 2T version or this heavier twin axle trailer shown in the video to use with my L3901 and my MX5800 for hauling firewood and occasionally sand and gravel up to the capacity of the trailer. My land is flat and I'm looking to take things steady, I sometimes have to do a 2 mile round trip to get to the far corners. These trailers come with just the dump cylinder and hoses to fit to the rear hydraulic remotes, nice and simple.
I'm sure I'm not the first to consider this issue and look forward to any input.
It looks like the tongue on the trailer may be as much as 6" or more above the drawbar height of the tractor and that the drawbar has been fitted with a vertical extension post. Is this a solution or should I be towing from a receiver frame attached to my 3pt hitch? I've always been advised that any heavy tow load should be done using the drawbar.
One thought was to weld a height adjustable ball mount to the top of the drawbar to get the trailer connected level, I assume there must be something available that solves this problem?
I'm evaluating buying a single axle 2T version or this heavier twin axle trailer shown in the video to use with my L3901 and my MX5800 for hauling firewood and occasionally sand and gravel up to the capacity of the trailer. My land is flat and I'm looking to take things steady, I sometimes have to do a 2 mile round trip to get to the far corners. These trailers come with just the dump cylinder and hoses to fit to the rear hydraulic remotes, nice and simple.
I'm sure I'm not the first to consider this issue and look forward to any input.
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