How do RGN trailers work?

Why get a Deere?

they have purposely lock you out of being able to do ANY repairs to the tractor .

you can’t even change a sensor

wait till you need a new sensor or something and are waiting weeks for the dealer to send a mechanic out to unlock the software on the sensor so it will work with your tractor .

 

It's not a deal breaker, but does require some blocks to make a ramp to get on top of the frame. My lowboy is at our current job site or I would add a photo of what I am talking about.

One thing that I hadn't considered was recovery of your trucks if ever you wanted to go and retrieve one that was down. The height on the type of trailer that I showed would become a problem with your tractors, but most ag and equipment rental places like Cat Rental Store use either a folding tail or sliding axle trailer as they can load everything from manlifts to small excavators, dozers and loaders, and farm tractors on them. The deck height is nearer to three feet on them though, so hauling one of your semi tractors would put you well over fourteen feet I imagine. Here is a photo of a sliding axle trailer.


For occasional use a Kaufman or other lessor brand would probably be just fine. Prices on the higher end trailers, like everything else, are insane now.

 

The three axle versions can haul a 50,000 lb. machine easily. I'll see if I can find an example. Landoll's website will help to show you a variety of trailer types too. Landoll Trailers - Landoll

 

Something like this might be worth considering:
2005 LANDOLL 660 For Sale In Sewell, New Jersey | TruckPaper.com

 

Here is a folding tail trailer:
2007 TRAIL KING TK70HT For Sale In Phoenix, Arizona | TruckPaper.com

This would be rated to haul up to 35 ton I believe based on the way Trail King names their products.

 

I bought a new one in 04 for about the same $$, and would buy it again. Great trailer for certain loads.

 

There's a couple reasons for that.

1. JD can run the same engine in multiple chassis. Farmers will tune the engine to a higher horsepower than their chassis is rated for, tear it up, detune it, and then want warranty work done.

2. JD's market isn't small farmers that want to work on their own equipment. Their market is massive farms. These "farmers" don't look at JD as a source of equipment so much as they look at them as a "subscription". A means to an end. They want equipment on that farm, and they want JD to service any breakdowns.

I'm a mechanic, and I'm all about "right to repair", but there's a reason for all of this. Main reason being the majority of Deere owners aren't wanting to repair their own equipment.