Need advice hauling a 40 ft Case 500T Precision Drill from Kentucky to Nebraska.

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I've been told to pull it home with special hitch behind a truck to how to take it apart and load on a trailer.  Need help getting it home if anyone's interested

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hi ***,
 
 I’ve done this with an 1895 John Deere disc drill hauling it from North Dakota to washington state. We took off the wheel beams and the wings and built stands to secure it to a trailer. Even after taking it apart we were still wider then 14ft so we had to use a couple flaggers going through idaho and the last bit of washington.

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Ours have always been hauled on detach trailers. Back it on sideways and unfold it as far as you can to get it  under hight restrictions. Then take tounge off. Still overwidth but can be hauled that way.

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Too many variables to be safe. A pintle hitch is what you need to tow it based on a quick model lookup. However, my guess is that your looking at an 800 mile trip A to B which if you could map it out to stay 100% off the interstate system, could drag it home with a big enough truck (not a pickup) on your own. Weather is not going to be your friend though, state police aren't either. Safety first, give the load to a trucking company to move it for you.

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Only take a crane 3 trucks might get the wings on one depending how loaded and 12 hours but that’s running hoses too

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If it was me I would be tempted to pull it home, there are less rules on over width that way. But make sure to check the laws in the states your driving in though. If you have it hauled it will have to be at least partially disassembled, and if it’s still over width it may or may not require a pilot car, could get expensive.

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We bought a 40' Deere N540C from the corner of Tennessee and had it hauled up to Minnesota. It was loaded crosswise on a lowboy trailer and the wings were unfolded as low as they could go. The front hitch and hoses were disconnected as well as the rear ladder and platform to get it as narrow as possible. It still ended up being 17'8" wide on the trailer and required 2 pilot cars and a skilled diver. Between the distance it had to travel and it weighing in at 30,000 lbs, it was well worth it being hauled. My thought would be to spend the money and have it hauled by a trusted transportation company.

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I haven’t hauled from the east, but I did have an individual haul a 40’ air seeder and cart for me. They used a semi truck with a pintle hitch. Their route was predicated on not only over width, but over height travel. They carried air and planned to let some air out of the tires if they were too tall for a wire. Using a semi, they didn’t have hydraulics to lower the frame or wings. I talked to the hauler about a year ago and he said he and all his buddies were out of the business because the regulations had gotten worse.
 
 I think they had to use a pilot car through Nebraska. When the air seeder arrived, there was some definite wear on the seeding tool tires probably due to higher speeds, so those got replaced. 
 
 I was happy with the shipper, but honestly I probably wouldn’t have bought something so far and had it hauled again. I got a good deal, but the hauling expense negated some of that. I hate to say it, but you might think about reselling locally and buying something different.

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I purchased one from Denison, IA, which is much closer I know but the dealer towed it with semi/pintle hitch like above mentioned.  I think that would be much easier/cheaper than taking one of those pigs apart.

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Need advice hauling a 40 ft Case 500T Precision Drill from Kentucky to Nebraska.

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