Hayride Day

[roscoemi 245]

We hitched up the ole C-121 to the utility trailer, piled everybody in and rode around the property for a few hours. The old guy never missed a beat and could care less how many people were in the trailer, he just kept pulling away.

 

 

 

 

 

Yes I did pick up the dragging chain before we started!

[zanepetty 117]

Looks like a good time! I'm hoping to hook my 753 up to the trail or when I get her all put back together! Nice looking tractor!

[AMC RULES 36,969]

Looks like a good  time was had by all. 

[Sparky-(Admin) 19,876]

Looks like an interesting front counter weight!

Mike.........

[userj8670 68]

Nice looking horse...was the weight actually needed?

[953 nut 52,967]

Nice looking horse...was the weight actually needed?

 

As far back as the trailer axil is I would say the toung weight is about 300 pounds plus, yes the weights were needed.

   Looks like a fun day for all.

[Wheel-N-It 2,967]

Great day there with loved ones! But you need jackets and hoodies already??? Wow, big difference in Mi. and NC.

[Racinbob 10,559]

I would say 300# is very conserative. 8 of the 11 people are fully forward of the trailer axle plus that trailer isn't light. I have pulled that many around but I always tried to make sure the load was balanced more on a trailer with the axle towards the center. I used to pull a 30' travel trailer with a c160 and used a snowblower for counterweight. I still had to be careful about wheelies and didn't go downhill with that thing behind me.

[KC9KAS 4,741]

Nice time for a hayride!

Looks like everyone was having a good time!

Thanks for the photos.

[WH nut 553]

I would say 300# is very conserative. 8 of the 11 people are fully forward of the trailer axle plus that trailer isn't light. I have pulled that many around but I always tried to make sure the load was balanced more on a trailer with the axle towards the center. I used to pull a 30' travel trailer with a c160 and used a snowblower for counterweight. I still had to be careful about wheelies and didn't go downhill with that thing behind me.

I used to pull

 

I would say 300# is very conserative. 8 of the 11 people are fully forward of the trailer axle plus that trailer isn't light. I have pulled that many around but I always tried to make sure the load was balanced more on a trailer with the axle towards the center. I used to pull a 30' travel trailer with a c160 and used a snowblower for counterweight. I still had to be careful about wheelies and didn't go downhill with that thing behind me.

 

 

I used to pull a 30 footer around the yard also with my 704. My boy on the hood was the counter weight.

[roscoemi 245]

Van, jackets and hoodies were because it was in the low 40's, windy and light rain coming and going all day. I was freezing on the tractor!

 

The trailer came from who knows where and is our beat around rig, don't have to worry about scuffing it. I have no idea why the axle is mounted where it is, but it would be a lot handier if it was more towards the middle. But free is for me. The front weight is a must with the hitch up as high as it is to level the trailer. I made a mount that goes into the mid and front tach matics that holds a box loaded with about 80lbs of scrap iron. The front was a bit light with the trailer loaded, so on went the spare tire from the trailer and part of a hardened cement bag. That planted the front, making it sure footed going up and down hills. A different weight box will replace this redneck contraption in the future. The tractor was a freebe and got a spray bomb restoration on it as it's a worker, Terry's decals make it look good!