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| We recently purchased a Case IH 1265 36R20" planter to plant beans with in West Central Indiana, and need to get it home, planned on hiring this done, our question is should we find someone with a lowboy well large enough (roughly 36.5 feet) or have someone pull it behind a semi? It is 300 miles, I'm sure theres many different routes that could be taken, I've talked to a guy the dealer gave me the name of and he said we would need 2 escorts if it was on a trailer, which is pretty expensive. But we're afraid pulling it would wear out the front 4 tires and probably about ruin the bearings. The planter dimensions as given to me by the dealer are as follows:
From hitch to back of rear wheels: 36'6"
From back of rear wheels to rear of row units: 7'6"
Height: 12' (I assume lift cylinders were raised when measured)
Width: 16' 6"
The trucker I spoke with was most concerned with height and width, as he has a long "rollback" tilt trailer that he thought was long enough.
I figure these planters are similar in size with a JD DB60 but CIH has the 4 front "bogie" wheels.
Any insight or experience moving one of these is appreciated.
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Transporting Case IH 1265 36R20 Planter 300 miles
