Comments on: If A Riding Mower Were Used Instead Of A Farm Tractor To Pull A Hay Wagon…..?

By: forethre

forethre — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:22:15 +0000

I hate brussel sprouts.

By: eloquent

eloquent — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:52:50 +0000

read the owner’s manual for the max weight.

By: Shally tally

Shally tally — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:49:15 +0000

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:18:55 +0000

I think the wagon itself would be too much for a riding mower

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:13:04 +0000

you do not give enough information to answer the? Like how big riding mower 8 hp or 20 hp.

By: Austin C

Austin C — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:20:15 +0000

We sponsered a hay ride halloween night and could carry 6 to 8 people and hay with no problem. The lawn tractor was a John Deere with a 17.5 hp engine.

By: Rottie Mom

Rottie Mom — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:23:24 +0000

Riding mowers aren’t intended to pull any great amount of weight. You might be able to get 3 or 4 people, if they were thin, but any more than that and you’re going to wreck the mower’s engine.

By: Church Lady

Church Lady — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:35:15 +0000

It depends on the size of the hay wagon. My dad’s friend owned a dairy farm and he had a huge hay wagon and his tractor’s tires were taller then me (I’m 5’6″). A regular riding lawn mower wouldn’t have been able to budge that wagon.

By: Hondu

Hondu — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:13:52 +0000

I have little doubt that even a small riding mower could pull a four wheel hay wagon on a dry road or pavement, but the issue isn’t can it pull it. The problem is, can it stop it. Many, many people have learned the hard way that their towing rig was inadequate when they tried to slow down or stop the trailer. Using that wagon or the trailer with that little tractor in your photos is flirting with disaster unless you intend to never leave the flat hay field.

By: Sliteofh

Sliteofh — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:18:10 +0000

Well if your farm tractor is say 100 horse power and is geared to pull heave loads and will haul 35 people because that is how many people can sit comfortably on your wagon(the tractor could haul probably 100 people)
Then the lawn tractor or riding mower at 5 HP can probably haul 1 or two people plus the hay wagon. Actually the hay wagon is too big to pull with a riding mower.
You would be better served with a smaller wagon with maybe three or four people max.
For that matter, don’t you have a pickup?