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Old 09-11-2016, 09:56 AM
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I have a 1000 and a 1450. How much can I tow with them?
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Hey partner, you ought to check out the yard roller I pulled along with my model 71! Its here at OCC, in the thread section of my profile! I know these garden tractors can pull a lot. Just thought something you'd like to see.
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Old 09-11-2016, 10:42 AM
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I found it. That's a big roller.
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I have towed a land scape trailer with a ton of gravel on it and I tow my NITRO bass boat around the yard and back up an incline to the garage with my 2000 GL it is no problem towing but the stopping and keeping the front wheels on the ground for steering can be. CURT
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I have pulled a F-250 4x4, with my 1450.
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We used to pull a header cart with a 20' grain table (bean head for a combine) around with the cubs we had on the farm. That's probably about 4,000# give or take.
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If its any help, ive pulled my 5000 pound diesel pick up with a bolens garden tractor. I figure the hitch on that is built about as well as a cubs.
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I have a 1000 and a 1450. How much can I tow with them?
I think the short answer is, you can tow all your tractor will pull without damaging the hitch plate.

Different story if you are talking about tongue weight.

The only time I've ever damaged a hitch plate was when my leaf vacuum overturned and the tongue on the leaf vacuum bent the hitch plate.
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Traction, braking and tongue weight or lack of are the big concerns. I installed the new style hitch plate on my 1811 and 3 point lift on the other. With both plates I feel better pulling on the frame not the aluminum housing rear end.
FYI a Scag turf tiger weighs more then a 1811. When you drive up the ramp on a 6x10 trailer. Don't ask me how I know this.
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I was worried about the wall thickness in the cast iron rear end and pulling the bolts out. What got me thinking about it is the pictures I have seen on this board of castings broken by bolts that are too long getting inserted and tightened down. That drawbar has three bolts holding it to the transaxle. I wondered if anyone had experience with the cast iron getting damaged because of overloading the drawbar.
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