Hauling heavy things...

CAT D6R will push 20 tons by itself! You will need big truck and a lowboy trailer. Be Safe. Rules are there for a reason.

Start with your tractor weight as it sits....fuel, oil, mud in tracks, dozer, winch etc
Then find trailers rated to haul it...remember trailer weight counts too
Then look at trucks to pull those trailers.

I’m guessing you’re going to have to get a CDL to do it legally.
Just for example, a 2019 Chevrolet 1 ton truck is about 10,000 pounds Gross rating for the truck itself and about 15,000 max towing. This is to stay under the 26001 requirement for a CDL

I think you’re going to have to go to at least a single axle heavy truck and semi trailer. Might find a truck and a pintle type bumper hitch trailer that would handle it.

Only common exception to the CDL requirements is legitimate farm use which is limited to 150 mile radius of the farm.

The biggest thing about hauling is not pulling or carrying, it’s stopping the load. That usually means bigger heavier truck along with good trailer brakes. That’s one place where air brake equipped vehicles shine. Seldom used, older hydraulic brake equipped trucks are usually maintenance hogs plus the trailer brakes would be electric or electric over hydraulic, neither of which are as simple and effective as air brakes.

I used to have a home made single axle float with a dolly under the front to move our D6 around pulling with a farm tractor. It was pretty rough and required side loading but it saved a lot of track wear and extended our radius of operation without costing much.

CAT D6R will push 20 tons by itself! You will need big truck and a lowboy trailer. Be Safe. Rules are there for a reason.

I think He is hauling a old d6 not a high track. Anyway 26000 is what your truck is rated at. You would need a cdl Here in Nebraska you don't have to have a class to get a cdl just study and take the test. you need to get a book to study from we get them from our county court house,and I think they don't charge for it. They will help you make a inform decision

Start with your tractor weight as it sits....fuel, oil, mud in tracks, dozer, winch etc
Then find trailers rated to haul it...remember trailer weight counts too
Then look at trucks to pull those trailers.

I’m guessing you’re going to have to get a CDL to do it legally.
Just for example, a 2019 Chevrolet 1 ton truck is about 10,000 pounds Gross rating for the truck itself and about 15,000 max towing. This is to stay under the 26001 requirement for a CDL

I think you’re going to have to go to at least a single axle heavy truck and semi trailer. Might find a truck and a pintle type bumper hitch trailer that would handle it.

Only common exception to the CDL requirements is legitimate farm use which is limited to 150 mile radius of the farm.

The biggest thing about hauling is not pulling or carrying, it’s stopping the load. That usually means bigger heavier truck along with good trailer brakes. That’s one place where air brake equipped vehicles shine. Seldom used, older hydraulic brake equipped trucks are usually maintenance hogs plus the trailer brakes would be electric or electric over hydraulic, neither of which are as simple and effective as air brakes.

I used to have a home made single axle float with a dolly under the front to move our D6 around pulling with a farm tractor. It was pretty rough and required side loading but it saved a lot of track wear and extended our radius of operation without costing much.

[quote="ccjersey"]Start with your tractor weight as it sits....fuel, oil, mud in tracks, dozer, winch etc
Then find trailers rated to haul it...remember trailer weight counts too
Then look at trucks to pull those trailers.

I’m guessing you’re going to have to get a CDL to do it legally.
Just for example, a 2019 Chevrolet 1 ton truck is about 10,000 pounds Gross rating for the truck itself and about 15,000 max towing. This is to stay under the 26001 requirement for a CDL

I think you’re going to have to go to at least a single axle heavy truck and semi trailer. Might find a truck and a pintle type bumper hitch trailer that would handle it.

Only common exception to the CDL requirements is legitimate farm use which is limited to 150 mile radius of the farm.

The biggest thing about hauling is not pulling or carrying, it’s stopping the load. That usually means bigger heavier truck along with good trailer brakes. That’s one place where air brake equipped vehicles shine. Seldom used, older hydraulic brake equipped trucks are usually maintenance hogs plus the trailer brakes would be electric or electric over hydraulic, neither of which are as simple and effective as air brakes.

I used to have a home made single axle float with a dolly under the front to move our D6 around pulling with a farm tractor. It was pretty rough and required side loading but it saved a lot of track wear and extended our radius of operation without costing much.[/quote]

When I bought the tractor, I found a guy with a big dual axle dump truck and dual axle equipment trailer to haul it to my property. I have considered setups like that too. I have also seen larger size pickup type trucks, Like Ford F550 or F700 with hydraulic brakes but air brakes for trailers.

What I want to know is if I had, say, a truck that weighed 10,000 and a trailer rated to carry 20,000 would that be okay to drive around without being harassed for a CDL if the loaded weight is 26k or under? Or, say, could I drive a truck rated for over 26k if the loaded truck weight is 26k or under?

No
Not carrying all the weight the vehicle is rated for does not change the license requirements. But it’s better than carrying more than the vehicle is rated for! That can get expensive $$