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Does anyone tow a trailer with a telehandler ?


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Just wondered if anyone tows an ag trailer with handler. I am thinking I no longer have any tractors and dont miss them but must have a decent tele so why not collect a bit of my wood with it up to say 10 miles.

Is it a bit hard on the transmission. I was looking for a compact 2.5 tonne machine but the bigger stuff looks better for the money. What put me off using ours on the road was the insurance 7 years ago was £1000 for road use and £1400 when lifting.

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Used to do it a lot. But.

 

The tele will be very slow if hydrostatic. And will struggle and not like it at all.

 

If the load is heavy the hitch will struggle if lift it up at all.

 

They really are not designed to tow anything one the road. Ok for shunting trailers around.

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just mikey_, won t answer you tonight was up a t 4 this morning relief milking then climbing all day with me so he will be dead to the world by now back on the timber in the morning so will tell him to contact you tommorrow

 

there is no rush just weighing up the options I have a 525 1986 with big front wheels. Seems cruel to put a trailer on but later machines may be more capable. I drove a 4 wheel steer jcb 526 the other day and was impressed especially for a sub £10,000 machine. purposefull not to big and not too many electronics to go wrong.

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