Does any one know if I can tow a Huskee 22 ton splitter on the highway at full speed? Are they just

[oilstinks]

ive pulled mine 55 short distances but long distance its on the trailer. Take ur tailgate of so u can keep an eye on it. I cant see mine with the tailgate on.

 

[gpcollen1]

The reason I have the splitter I do now is because someone flipped it driving about 45. Needed a few new parts and a few welds and good as new. Been using it for 6 years I think. I just let my buddy who lives 4 miles away on a winding road borrow it. He was pissed because i would not let him tow it. He had to wait until Saturday when I could put it in the trailer.

I saw someone with a front wheel on theirs just last week. I have to do that too. I am going to see if I can get something a bit more all terrain though...

 

[thinkxingu]

Here's a pic of mine, with wheel. First thing I did, since the splitter likes to move when going from horizontal to vertical and it's easier to put on/off the ball of my truck/tractor.

S

 

[DanCorcoran]

thinkxingu,

You must use an awful lot of toothbrushes, keeping your equipment and storage area that clean!

 

[FireAnt]

I mounted a 3 ft removable orange stick on mine for when I take it out driving. I like to know it's upright and where it is at all times...

 

[Valhalla]

They bounce a great deal over 25 -30 MPH. Put it in your truck bed and carry it home.

 

[Valhalla]

I want to buy one this week , but the closest TSC is upstate (about 1 1/2 hrs away ). I told the girl on the phone that I'd put it in the bed of my truck ( '01 Ranger,Ive fit a 27 ton MTD in there), but she said most people just hook it up to a ball hitch. Is it rated for highway speeds? Thanks for your help,guys. ;-)

Are you headed for the TSC in New Milford, CT? Very friendly and helpful folks there.

 

[wood-fan-atic]

Close. Patterson ,NY.

 

[wetwood]

Oh man, you guys are scaring me now. When we bought our 35 ton Huskee I pulled it at 70 mph for 110 miles behind a 3/4 ton pickup so I could not even see it back there. :ahhh:
But it made it home without any problems.

 

[wood-fan-atic]

You have pretty flat roads out there in Kansas and just a tad less traffic than Long Island ;-P

 

[Backwoods Savage]

Dennis - I though about a nose wheel for my 27 ton. After a while I noticed an opening under the beam that will accept a 5" diameter, 8' long stick. I loop the saftey chains over the top and it's pretty easy to move the splitter around. The ground I'm going over is soft and bumpy so I would have a hard time with a normal 6" trailer nose wheel set-up.

ATB,
Mike P

Thanks for the tip Mike but I think the tongues are a bit different. I will check though! My old splitter has a longer tongue and a wider axle than the newer ones.

 

[Flatbedford]

Put it in the truck. You can't tow a trailer on The Hutch anyway.

 

[wood-fan-atic]

Good call,neighbor.

 

[Flatbedford]

Stop at the Red Rooster off Rt. 22 in Brewster if you want some good fired chicken / greasy drive-in style food on the way up or down. (broken link removed to http://www.roadfood.com/Restaurant/Reviews/12/red-rooster-drive-in)

 

[Rich M]

I regularly tow short distances around 40mph. To help reduce bouncing I lowered the tire pressure from 30 to 20-25psi, it does help. Also check to make sure the castle nuts are snug - not tight, but snug. Mine were much too loose along with many other nuts/bolts. Go over the whole thing with a wrench when you first get it and again after a few tanks of fuel.

I had TSC use their forklift to drop it in my trailer rather than tow a long distance at highway speed.