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StanGreen 
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Posted: 06 Sep 2023 at 9:42am |
I am looking at buying a 3 bottom plow for my WD45. The plow is out of town (125miles away), so I cannot go look at it. My plan is to pick it up the same day I buy it. The question is does anyone know if it will fit in the bed of my 2016 Chevy Colorado (5' box)? I am OK, with running with the tailgate down. If not, will a 4x8 trailer do the trick? If none of these work, what size trailer would I need to transport it?
Thanks, Stan
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jaybmiller
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Posted: 06 Sep 2023 at 9:49am |
yes, it'll fit with tailgate down. Put a 4x8 sheet of plywood down first and use several straps to SECURE it,both sideways and front to back. Probably put it in 'tail' first for best weight maybe plywood against front of pickup box,just in case...
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Posted: 06 Sep 2023 at 11:17am |
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You gotta know someone with a trailer if not they rent them 6 days a week. Odds are you’d be ok with it in the back of the pickup but if something happened that trailer rental would look mighty attractive.
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StanGreen
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Posted: 06 Sep 2023 at 11:38am |
Actually, I don't know anyone with a trailer. My friends are all city people. I get asked to borrow my 4x8 when someone needs a trailer. 
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Posted: 06 Sep 2023 at 12:50pm |
Hauled one this past spring. Model 70 that weighs in at around 700 lbs. I used my tandem axle 14k trailer which managed it easy enough. I placed a horse stall mat (~$40 bucks at TSC) to keep it from chewing up my trailer. Hauled another about 5 years back and used a dump trailer....when you start lifting and manuevering in the air, you learn real quick that they're heavier and larger than you think. The tough part, especially going into a truck, is lifting it and getting it balanced right. Very awkward and required multiple adjustments with the chains. We used a Dingo with forks to load and then used my Kubota with forks to unload. If you haul in your truck, you'll be darn happy when you get it out and done.....I'd rent a tandem axle trailer if it were me and wouldn't even consider trying to get it into the back of my truck.
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Stan R
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Posted: 06 Sep 2023 at 2:18pm |
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UHaul, single axle trailer, $19/ day plus taxes....
Dual axle $35/ day, plus taxes...
Rent during mid week, not during end of month as the rentals are more money and/or less available.
Can't beat the price. Best to tell them you are moving apartment stuff!!!
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jaybmiller
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Posted: 06 Sep 2023 at 3:12pm |
heck I bought a set of towed discs,the guy loadered them into my '97 F150 short box, 2 decades ago. Used the D-14 with Freeman loader to get them out of the box. No big deal, didn't scratch the paint on the truck either. Bottom line, do what you think is best, but you don't need a trailer....
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Posted: 06 Sep 2023 at 4:42pm |
Best way to haul em is with the lowest center of gravity down. See which way it flops down, in the field, and haul it that way... 
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Posted: 06 Sep 2023 at 5:40pm |
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A trailer is your best friend, much easier to load. U-haul is a great idea if your 4x8 has suspect tires or not in the best shape for a 250 mile trip. Find a dealer near your purchase so you don’t have to tug it both ways. As said above they are not well balanced so anytime you can stay low to the ground to load and unload the better off you are. I’ve hauled a few plows and they can be challenging to load and unload if your not used to how to lift them. Just my 2 cents.
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Posted: 06 Sep 2023 at 6:51pm |
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if you tell Uhaul you are going to haul farm equipment, they won't rent you a trailer.
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Posted: 06 Sep 2023 at 7:16pm |
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I think you are a lot better off just putting it in the bed of the truck. You get a trailer involved that is just another set of tires to go flat 100 miles from home. I moved a two bottom roll over plow 150 miles on the back of a dodge dakota so it can be done.
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Posted: 06 Sep 2023 at 8:13pm |
Back of pickup is easy. I moved a 3 furrow snap coupler a few years ago. Load it upright and tie it down.
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Posted: 06 Sep 2023 at 8:29pm |
as Ed says.. and... put 2by4 'blocking' under the plow frame, here and there, THEN strap it down,tight.
several straps (4-6 ),check after 1/2hr on the road.
as others have said, easier than a trailer..
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Posted: 06 Sep 2023 at 8:49pm |
 shameless dude wrote:
if you tell Uhaul you are going to haul farm equipment, they won't rent you a trailer. |
1) For all U Haul needs to know you’re hauling furniture or a compact SUV.
2) More places than U Haul rent trailers. Few years ago I needed to haul from the bell housing back of a 6080 minus any sheet metal. Instead of plastering my gooseneck with road salt for $85 I rented a car hauler trailer from the local tool rental store. Rental trailer weighed less than have what my gooseneck does so saved some in fuel to boot. Here TSC rents trailers a Google search says Lowe’s does as well.
Edited by victoryallis - 06 Sep 2023 at 8:50pm
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Posted: 06 Sep 2023 at 9:03pm |
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If go the uhaul trailer route, it may be cheaper to rent the trailer for the ‘round trip. Uhaul will bend you over for ‘one way’ trailer rentals, trucks they don’t, but trailers they do, at least in this part of the country they do.
I’ve never been asked what I am gonna haul, just how long the rental will be.
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Posted: 28 Sep 2023 at 9:02am |
Update: I ended up taking my little 4x8 utility trailer with me. (Like the one you can get at Harbor Freight.) I am very glad I did as there is no way it would have fit in my Colorado even with the tail gate down. I even had to take the sides off my trailer to get to fit. The trailer is rated at 900 lbs, so the weight was not an issue. This was the last trip for the trailer, it need a lot of work, so I just left the plow on the trailer. The work to restore it will start someday.
Thanks everyone for your help on this.
Stan
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