Moving a combine, sprayer, or other heavy implement from one field to the next shouldn’t turn into a two-hour project every time you hitch up. If your equipment is too wide for a standard deck or too heavy for a typical trailer, you need an agricultural equipment trailer built specifically for that kind of load. Felling Trailers has spent more than 50 years building trailers, and the X-Force Ag Series was engineered around exactly that kind of hauling, so you can hook up, load, and get back to work without second-guessing whether the trailer can handle it.
How Much Can an Agricultural Equipment Trailer Haul?
The X-Force AG detaches are an agricultural equipment trailer built for combines and other big equipment that typically carries between 70,000 and 100,000 pounds, with deck heights low enough to keep your equipment stable and legal on the road. Before you settle on a specific trailer, take stock of what you’re actually moving: a combine or self-propelled sprayer runs wider than a standard deck, and the weight adds up fast once you account for the machine itself, any attachments, and whatever fuel or fluid is still on board. Width matters just as much as weight. If your equipment runs wider than the deck, you need a trailer with removable side extensions or outriggers that pull out for extra surface area, rather than one that forces you to load at an angle or let part of the equipment hang over the edge. Keep in mind, though, that deploying those outriggers will likely put you over legal width, which means wide load signage, special permitting, and potentially an escort depending on state and local laws.
How Does an Agricultural Equipment Trailer Load and Unload?
A hydraulic detachable gooseneck lets the trailer lower to the ground, so equipment can drive straight on and off instead of being winched or driven up steep ramps. That matters more than most buyers expect going in. On the X-Force Ag Series, that gooseneck lowers and detaches using two hydraulic lift cylinders with a five-position ride height adjustment, which gives you some flexibility depending on what you’re loading and where.
Outriggers are the other piece worth understanding. Rather than buying a wider trailer you don’t always need, pullout outriggers let you extend the deck only when you’re hauling something wide, then bring it back in for narrower loads. That kind of adjustability is what separates a purpose-built agricultural equipment trailer from a standard flatbed, and on the X-Force, those outriggers are aluminum, spaced 16 inches apart, and extend up to 33 inches per side.
For a closer look at how that hookup and lock actually works, here’s Felling’s own walkthrough of the operating process on the X-Force AG series line:
What Add-Ons Are Available for Agricultural Equipment Trailers?
Two of the most common add-ons on ag detachable gooseneck trailers are a top deck and gooseneck fenders. Once you’ve settled on capacity and load width, most buyers start looking at options like these that make day-to-day hauling easier. Neither is required, but both show up often enough on ag builds that they’re worth understanding before you order.
Top Deck
A top deck on an agricultural equipment trailer adds extra surface area above or alongside the main deck, which comes in handy if you’re hauling smaller implements, attachments, or parts along with your main piece of equipment. Instead of making a second trip, you load everything at once and get back to the field faster. It’s a small addition, but during planting or harvest season, cutting out an extra trip can matter more than it sounds like it would.
Gooseneck Fenders
The gooseneck fenders are offered in aluminum diamond plate, stainless steel, and steel floor plate. Practical reasons an AG series customer would option gooseneck fenders relate to how that trailer is actually used. Since the AG series is built to haul combines, choppers, sprayers, and similar equipment, keeping mud and road spray off the deck and cargo matters more than on a typical construction trailer.
Why Does the X-Force Ag Series Handle Ag Hauling So Well?
The X-Force Ag Series is one of the more capable agricultural equipment trailers on the market, designed around the actual demands of moving farm equipment rather than adapted from a general-purpose trailer. Capacity runs from 70,000 to 100,000 pounds distributed across a 16-foot deck, with an engineered, cambered design and 16-inch main beams built to carry that weight load after load. Between the hydraulic detachable gooseneck, the pullout aluminum outriggers, and options like a top deck or aluminum fenders, it’s built to handle the kind of loads that don’t fit on a standard trailer.
Every farm’s equipment lineup looks a little different, so the right move is to start with what you actually haul, then take a closer look at the X-Force Ag Series or talk it through with Felling Trailers.
About Felling Trailers, Inc.
Felling Trailers is a family-owned and operated Full-Line Trailer Manufacturer located in Central Minnesota. Started in 1974, Felling Trailers, Inc. has grown from a small shop to a factory and office complex that today covers over 400,000 square feet. Felling’s pride and differentiation is its customized trailer division. Its engineers utilize the latest Industry-leading design techniques, and its experienced metal craftspeople use cutting-edge technology to turn its customers’ conceptual Trailer needs into tangible products. Felling has been providing innovative trailer solutions to the transportation industry for over 50 years. Felling Trailers’ current capabilities allow them to provide a high-quality product that is distributed across North America and internationally. Felling Trailers, Inc. is an ISO 9001 Quality Management System Certified company, a WBENC-Certified WBE company, and an Equal Opportunity Employer.
For more information, contact 1-800-245-2809, [email protected], or visit our website. You can also follow us on Facebook and Instagram.
