Tow A Tractor?

Anyone tow a tractor with their tacoma?

Finding myself getting into tractor work, suddenly, and will need to move a tractor around during the summer months. I'm wondering how the tacoma would do towing one on the weekends here and there.

 

Can’t answer without knowing how much the tractor weighs and what the weight of the trailer is that you will put the tractor on to tow.

 

I assume it's a little one like this.

 

The key is the weight. I towed a Farmall B on tandem axle trailer behind my Silverado 1500 Z71 and although the motor could pull it fine, braking was sketchy at best.

If the tractor is bigger than a John Deer yard tractor, I'd say no way.

 

Depends on the total weight of tractor, attached implements and trailer weight. A compact tractor in the mid-20 horsepower range with a loader and suitable rear counterweight will easily go 3500 pounds or more. Add the trailer and you're well past 4500, if it's aluminum, even more for steel. Pulling the rig is only half the equation; you also have to be able to stop it. To do that safely, you need a tandem axle trailer with brakes on both axles.

Just to look at this picture, what do you think it would weigh? Two garden tractors on a steel 14-foot flatbed: The larger machine as configured is 1450 lbs., the smaller one is 700, and the trailer is 1500. I have to be very careful with that load, as the trailer (a very old home built I found 25 years ago) has no brakes, and I'm here to tell you the brakes on the Taco will NOT stop it in any kind of hurry. It was even a bit of a challenge for my previous truck, a 4x4 crew dually.

Not sure what you're planning to do, re: "tractor work". I'd assume landscaping or garden work. Tha larger machine on that trailer above is a 24 horsepower 4x4 diesel subcompact, Deere lists it as a garden tractor. With a loader and 5' box blade it weighs right at 2400 pounds, and tractors gain a lot of weight with little changes in physical size.

 

Thanks. I’ve got a 45 horse Kubota with implements. Used a dodge diesel to pull it when needed (not often), but haven’t jobbed with it until this summer. Will be towing more frequently and will continue to us the dodge. Was just wondering if anyone had experience with a Tacoma and towing any sort of tractor.

 

I'd stay with the Dodge to pull that. You're looking at anywhere from 3200 to 4000 pounds for the bare tractor (depending on the specific model), so figure anywhere from 250 to 500 pounds for any implement or a loader, and then the trailer. You could do it with the Taco, but short, flat hauls are all I'd ever try. Why push it if you have the bigger truck?

 

knew it was there stopping as trailer has no brakes, otherwise, no sweat. i’d want brakes and a tandem axle if i had loader and box blade on it, still don’t think it would have an issue pulling it.

 

If it has any weight at all you need tandem axles and trailer brakes unless you are just on surface streets.

A compact on too small a trailer nearly killed me on a large bridge when the weight transfer happened coming down.

 

Tractor with implements is appx 4000 lbs. The trailer is 1800 lbs. Single axle brakes on trailer. This tows very well and stops fine too.

 

Dayum, you stole my trailer! Looks almost identical to one I just bought. Is yours 18' long?

 

That is my float trailer. Axles are two 3500s dropped, Beavertail, and 6x16 ft . My timber trailer is double straight axle 3500s. 6x20 and the utility trailer is 5x10. single 3500.
I pull all trailes with my tacoma.