I think I have a good used cutter located and the dealer is willing to take my 10 foot in trade. About a 100 miles away and doesn't seem too interested in delivering. How much trouble could I possibly get into hauling it on my gooseneck? Best route would have some interstate roads.
Hauling 10ft wide cutter?
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GoWyo
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Flags on all four corners and an oversized load sign front and back works in Wyoming. And haul during daylight hours.
Could you load it at a different angle so it is not so wide? I sold an 8-footer at auction a couple of years ago and that is what we did.
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tom4018
Dumb Old Farmer
Without disassembly I doubt it would help.
Hogfarmer10
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My 10' rhino is made so you can remove 2 pins, disconnect the PTO, and the tongue will fold straight up. Might be possible to load sideways and get it narrower. But I'm used to hauling 5'x6' bales 2 wide on a trailer, so I wouldn't think anything of hauling a 10' mower. Be nice to be able to see around it on the trailer
As much as I hate to say it, you may have to pay to have it shipped to you. There are people that do that. Our local auction has a list of people they recommend.
chevytaHOE5674
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I'd look at loading it sideways. Remove the tailwheels and hitch and it's probably just over 5' front to back.
SmokinM
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I may catch flak for it but my answer is go get it. Flag the corners and haul it in the daylight. Saturday if you can. I pulled one from NC to VA that way 150 mi. A lot of them are made where the tongue and axle folds up easy so setting it on side is pretty easy and safer.
chevytaHOE5674
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If its not easy to take off the tailwheels and hitch to load it sideways, then it wouldn't bother me to haul 10' wide.
But if it's easy to get to legal 8.5' width it makes the drive much easier as there is no worry about hitting things or people hitting it. Just set the cruise and go.
But if it's easy to get to legal 8.5' width it makes the drive much easier as there is no worry about hitting things or people hitting it. Just set the cruise and go.
BFE
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Load it up, don't look in the rear view. I'd haul unlicensed nuclear waste in a 100 mile radius, and that will cross two state lines.
You should be able to get that load legal, in all seriousness.
You should be able to get that load legal, in all seriousness.
Silver
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It's only 9" over on either side. People shouldn't be that close to you anyway.
chevytaHOE5674
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"Only 9" over" sounds like a field day for the wrong DOT officer. See the wrong guy on the wrong day and you'll be crying.
It's not the DOT I would worry about, it's the attorney for your insurance and theirs that will both have a field day hanging you out to dry.
Silver
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Not if you take but a minute to make a phone call to get a permit.
Will you be crossing any state lines? If you would, it is even more complicated.
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tom4018
Dumb Old Farmer
No not crossing the state line.
chevytaHOE5674
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First question they will ask here is "is it at all possible to get the load legal width". That means if loading it sideways and folding the tongue and tail wheels is possible they won't issue a permit.
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tom4018
Dumb Old Farmer
It would take major disassembly to get it narrow.
chevytaHOE5674
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If its like my dad's MX8 the tongue comes off in a few minutes and even with the rear wheels on its legal width.
