Am I dreaming?

[BacknBlack]

Iam going to start doing some small time excavating and would like to know if my truck is able to tow such a load.



1) 10 ton dull rear wheel tag tralier

2) 310,410 deere hoe 4-wheel drive x-hoe, maybe 580 case



A 2-ton dump truck of some sort is in the near future,. . Thanks



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[Whitmore]

I tow a gooseneck trailer @ 8K with a Case 680 hoe @ 19k all the time, the weak points of the setup are brakes and tires, If you plan on doing this alot I would recommend getting an exhaust brake for sure and also some 19. 5 wheels and tires as the load rating are double your oem tires and wheels. With your current setup you may get away with it for a while but sooner or later it will bite you hard.



Cheers, Kevin

 

[bmoeller]

You should be fine

There is a local excavating company near me that has a simular setup. Main difference is that they pull the tag with a gasser Dodge 2500 instead of diesel. . They have 580 Case setup like yours.



We used to pull a JD 'hoe with a '80 Ford 3/4t 4x4 that had a 400V8 and 4. 10's. Had very little trouble with it. The 'hoe was on a homebuilt tri-axle (singles) tag trailer.

 

[CFAR]

Whats the hoe weigh?

Somewhere around 14k I would imagine.

Trailer?

3. 5k?



17k-17. 5k + truck = 25k-26k

 

[esommer2500]

You should be alright, but if you plan on doing this for some time, Whitmore was right on the money.



I have in-laws right around Losantville, and travelled 35 all summer between Oxford, OH and home. That road has some serious curves and decent hills! Good luck.



Eric

 

[djbobo]

Thumbs up from me if you do:

a) Goose neck for handling

b) top notch trailor brakes (with correct controler) for stopping

c) duel or 19. 5" wheels (as mentioned) for load



ps . V-5 hitch if you do use a tag a long & - slooow down as all that weight has more of a tendency to push you around when behind the rear wheels.



I pull a small excavator (26,400 lbs combine ) myself at times.



dj