I had the chance to buy an old heavy duty trailer the other day and since I have been looking for something to pick up dirt/rocks/mulch with I went and bought it.
It had wood deck and sides, but they were very rotten and needed a complete rebuilt. Fortunately the wife was understanding enough to let me use the garage and relegate the cars to the outside for the 2 days it took me. The weather was unusually cold the last few days so a heated garage is great.
Anyway after I was done I tried out my drawbar on the Legacy 3 point hitch.
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That is a pretty big trailer for a little tractor :thThumbsU
Here is another angle
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I was impressed that the tractor had no problems pulling the trailer. However it was struggling a little with traction on the dew wet grass when backing up the hill with the turfs. Had I kept the ags on I am sure it would have been no problem.
I did switch down to low range just to give the tractor a bit of a break.
I was also amazed at how easy it is to hook up with a 3 point draw bar since you just back in and lift.
The trailer is an estimated 2000 lb, may even be a little more since it is an old equipment trailer with two 3500 lb axles and stabilizer jacks in the back.
The drawbar I used was purchased on Ebay at as listed below
Cat 0 3 point drawbar
It had wood deck and sides, but they were very rotten and needed a complete rebuilt. Fortunately the wife was understanding enough to let me use the garage and relegate the cars to the outside for the 2 days it took me. The weather was unusually cold the last few days so a heated garage is great.
Anyway after I was done I tried out my drawbar on the Legacy 3 point hitch.
That is a pretty big trailer for a little tractor :thThumbsU
Here is another angle
I was impressed that the tractor had no problems pulling the trailer. However it was struggling a little with traction on the dew wet grass when backing up the hill with the turfs. Had I kept the ags on I am sure it would have been no problem.
I did switch down to low range just to give the tractor a bit of a break.
I was also amazed at how easy it is to hook up with a 3 point draw bar since you just back in and lift.
The trailer is an estimated 2000 lb, may even be a little more since it is an old equipment trailer with two 3500 lb axles and stabilizer jacks in the back.
The drawbar I used was purchased on Ebay at as listed below
Cat 0 3 point drawbar
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