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QUESTION:any experiences about getting a trailer heavy enough to pull a Backhoe
ANSWER: If you live where you can't get away with just driving the backhoe around,
road-licensed or not, maybe the backhoe isn't such a great idea. Around
here the only folks that trailer them do it behind 5 yard or larger dump
trucks, really too expensive to own, license and insure if not a full-time
business. Rest of my "friends in low places" just drive them licensed or
not. Ideally you can arrange transport from the buyer and not deal with a
trailer after that.
I upgraded from a 1/2 ton to 3/4 to increase trailering capacity and pretty
much regret it, in hindsight there's nothing the 1/2 couldn't have done and
the 3/4 (ext-cab 4x4) is too expensive to casually drive. 3/4 ton was
required to rent the trailer I needed but I could have bought a fine trailer
and weight-distributing hitch for the 1/2 ton and come out ahead.
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