Fear not, I've begun doing my homework.
I may be towing a 600 pound lawn tractor with my 2005 Ranger (4.0l, 4.10 gears).
It's a 2017 John Deere X570. I mentioned the tractor here and everyone is very positive over it.
The load is well within the wee trucks capacities.
If I can get the tractors front end in far enough, I'll skip the trailer and just secure it with ratchet straps.
If I need to rent a trailer, the bumper mount ball is rated enough for the trailer + tractor. Yay!
That might be preferable as it would leave the pick-ups payload free for the huge leaf catcher.
Q1: Do small, low trailers need lights?
I'm pretty sure my Ranger didn't come with trailer wiring. Procuring a trailer lighting controller is no big deal.
Q2: Is there a known good controller? 'Good' means quality + price = GOOD DEAL!
Q3: I've read towers press the "OD OFF" switch on these Rangers. I'm guessing the low weight involved wouldn't require this.
As always, this chores legs are less than perfect. The tractor is 250 miles away; requiring a empty NJ to VA run.
The loads destination is 500 miles from VA.
Then, the trailer goes 250 miles back to NJ.
Thanks for any info / insights.
I may be towing a 600 pound lawn tractor with my 2005 Ranger (4.0l, 4.10 gears).
It's a 2017 John Deere X570. I mentioned the tractor here and everyone is very positive over it.
The load is well within the wee trucks capacities.
If I can get the tractors front end in far enough, I'll skip the trailer and just secure it with ratchet straps.
If I need to rent a trailer, the bumper mount ball is rated enough for the trailer + tractor. Yay!
That might be preferable as it would leave the pick-ups payload free for the huge leaf catcher.
Q1: Do small, low trailers need lights?
I'm pretty sure my Ranger didn't come with trailer wiring. Procuring a trailer lighting controller is no big deal.
Q2: Is there a known good controller? 'Good' means quality + price = GOOD DEAL!
Q3: I've read towers press the "OD OFF" switch on these Rangers. I'm guessing the low weight involved wouldn't require this.
As always, this chores legs are less than perfect. The tractor is 250 miles away; requiring a empty NJ to VA run.
The loads destination is 500 miles from VA.
Then, the trailer goes 250 miles back to NJ.
Thanks for any info / insights.