Ok I have a guy that has a combine for sale. its not really big but is weighs 17k pounds. Is there any way I will be able to tow this thing with a 3500 Dodge?
thanks
DM01

 

Sounds like a question for Chris, but if i sit here and add: 17000 combine + 8000 trailer + 8000 truck = 33000 lbs..... makes your towed weight somewhere around 25000..... might be a little much for comfort.... you would probably be within specs on axles, but be careful doing it.... how far would you be going with it?

 

Sure, you can tow it. Now how safe's it going to be is another question. It just depends how far you plan on going, how the road conditions are (hills, curvey...), the condtion of your trailer and it brakes, and so on like that. If you are only going a few miles on some back roads, then just take it nice and slow and allow yourself plenty of braking distance. Now if you are going to get on the interstate and try and play w/ some ricers, then I'd leave the combine for a big rig.

 

id be more concerned about the heighth, most of your lines are about 14' high so if the combine is any taller than about 10.5'-11' tall you will be taking all the phone and power lines with you which equal big money,,, dont ask me how I know

 

My fiver weighs 16,000# and I just towed it to Alaska and back to Florida. Yeh, you can tow it. Legally? No. But, how far? And, where? And, as questioned, how about the power lines, overpasses, brakes on trailer,etc. One thing I have to do is watch my routes carefully so I don't end up with a convertible fiver.

Bob

 

with my truck and tri-axle trlr I can legally haul 16,500lbs, so legality would be very close, legal if he has a reg cab

 

Well Were going to waite to get it mut if I was getting it It would have been a good 10 hour round trip drive if not more.flat ground but I heard Indana was bad about CDl's.
DM01

 

Most combines you see transported any distance have the wheels removed . That eliminates the height problem and some of the weight .

 

Very true but it sounded like he was trying to save money and that would involve a crane and possibly a tire man on both ends

 

when we had our combine towed to the shop they picked it up and took the out side duels off and if i remember correctly i think they let the air out of the tires i think we only had the outside duels with calcium in them if even that. back to subject before you get it on the trailer drop the out side duel off our combines have a handful of long bolts with hooks that hook to the inside tire get them off we have gleaners a mh2hillsider and a N6flatlander and get the combine on the trailer and then let the air of the tires get were your goin and air back up. it might get you under the highth issue

 

You're gonna be way over your GCW for the vehicle. You hit something(God forbid) and your insurance company won't even admit to knowing who you are.
tom

 

You can tow up to 20,000# with a gooseneck so wouldnt be over GCW, I can legally gross out at 32,200# with no problems and I stay within mfg and legal limits

 

I'm no expert, but isn't the GCW the gross combined weight of the tow vehicle, the cargo in the truck, the trailer and the cargo on the trailer? I was told that no matter what the towing capabilities are if you exceed GCW you can get in trouble.

My TH puts me over my GCW but is within tow specs. Can you tow more with a Goose than a 5th wheel?

confusedinglendale

 

Most states and provinces don't even reference the Gross Combined Weight Rating in their legislation. They use Gross Vehicle Weight Rating and Axle Weight Ratings to determine if you are legal or not. That is why you don't see it on a sticker anywhere on the truck or trailer. Tfeore is right in that the Gross Combined Weight includes the truck, the trailer and everything it them.

 

Yup some states are tough. And hotshotters that pay for all that's necessary to run legal love to report people running illegally , especially if the hotshotter runs a Powerstroke and somebody insulted it on a certain forum .