Hauling a Cat D2

I would say yes, If it is a gooseneck with brakes. I expect a 1 ton would be a better hauler, but with care you should be fine. How are the tires? Have you checked the U bolts holding the axles to the springs lately? Is it a long enough trailer so you can distribute the weight like you need it between the trailer axles and the truck?

I would say yes, If it is a gooseneck with brakes. I expect a 1 ton would be a better hauler, but with care you should be fine. How are the tires? Have you checked the U bolts holding the axles to the springs lately? Is it a long enough trailer so you can distribute the weight like you need it between the trailer axles and the truck?

I have moved my D2 with my 2500HD and my 19000# dual tandum trailer. I only have the 6 liter engine and it does fine as long as no big hills. The D2 with blade is closer to 12000lbs (I weighed it). This is the truck / trailer combination I used to go to he HCEA Brownsville show in 2008. My Dad's 3500 Ford has more snort for the long haul, plus I like the Idea of duals on the truck for going down the highway. I will still use the 2500HD for local trips. Make sure the brakes are up to snuff, mine are weak (got trailer about 1 month before I left) and ended up going through a red light. I'm going throught the braking system now.

Tim

The power part isn't as critical as you might think, but as has been said above STOPPING is! Good brakes on the towing vehicle are important but not having good brakes on the trailer are what will get you in trouble quicker than anything else.

Then too, as has been stated how is your state on hauling heavy loads? Will you need state PUC plates to meet weight requirements? Tie down/chaining requirements? Class B driver's license? And then there's insurance to think about too. . . Learn from others mistakes first. .you'll make enough of your own as you go😊

Cysco---I have a 2500 gmc, 6 liter, 5 ton gross weight tandem axle trailer, the trailer weighs 2200#--I towed the D2 from nw Ma to out on Li ny.
i was a little scared of the extra ton overweight on the trailer so i took the blade off and left it for another trip. Old Grump is dead on--had plenty of power but was very concerned on braking and left a lot of stopping distance--had to be real careful going down hills---i used a 3/8 chain front and rear with a load binder and had no movement or loosening---my trip was about 220 miles

Timbo, 12K for a D2 with blade? Is that the trailer included? If not, then you must have extra equipment. A D2 neked (no attachments) is between 6000 and 7000 lbs depending on model, gauge, how dirty it is and how full of fuel and lube it is. My 5U with a 2S blade on it weighs 9800 lbs with dirt in the tracks and fuel in the tank (I know, it was weighed). The difference is the empty trailer was weighed, then the machine was loaded and weighed. The diff is the weight of the machine. Still, a 9800 lb D2 on a 10,000 lb trailer is a disaster waiting to happen. You might make it if the trailer is new and not beaten up, but you might have a catastrophic breakdown. What shape the brakes are in is the most important part of the equation, but not much above the condition of your towing equipment. In my state, the combined weight of the trailer and the tow vehicle determine if you need a CDL. A 3/4 ton pickup with a gvw of 8000 and a 10K trailer is under that requirement. I have a GMC 2500HD rated at 9200 and a 14K trailer, still under the magic 26K for a CDL. As Commandeer Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen sing, "The brakes are good, tires fair." I'd restrict the towing of a D2 on a 10K trailer to local only, around the farm or just down the road. I wouldn't travel state highways or interstate with it at all.

B4D2, you are lucky you can have a 26K trailer before getting a CDL. In CA you need a CDL once you go over 10K for a trailer and 26K for a truck. I am studying for my A license right now. What a pain in the you know what.

Karl

Opps....;o
Wide 1946 D4 5t. Had to use beams to lift the trailer frame. Very close on the trailer fenders.
Winch, come-a-long and two hi-lifts got her on. Yes slightly over loaded but I had less than 10 miles to move. Would not do this over any busy roads.
I already had the trailer hauling hay and boulders or the weekend.
The next option was pay $200 for a roll off.
I hauled my D2 5j with a blade on a Penske flat bed rental. That haul was over 500 mi. Plus I had two extra sets of tracks.