wagon vs trailer

Pulling something like a wagon, yeah, you'll lose traction before you run out of power most likely.  Depends on so many things.  How fast are you going to pull it, what surface are you on, any slope, how much does your pulling vehicle weigh, and how quickly do you want to get it moving (acceleration) . Force = mass * acceleration.  I've pulled 120 square bales on a wagon with a 335cc  quad.  Don't make a habit of it, but I did it.  Get something with tongue weight, a lot of it, and you can draw  your tractor right down to stall without spinning.  

Edited by Tbone95 - 22 Jul 2021 at 7:00am

The big issue with applying too much tongue weight would be draw bar rating. We have sheared a draw bar before with a fertilizer cart (guessing it was shock loaded). I would just guess that ~1200#’s would be around max weight for a 180-200 draw bar, then the 3 pt would handle up to 4000-5000#’s for optimum traction, heavier would need to be distributed over multiple wheels like a wagon.

Sounds like an interesting math problem expressed with some differential equations including variables of mass, friction, traction, gravity, slope, beers consumed, etc.

Most trailers have brakes, most wagons don't.  Also, most wagons are not rated for higher speeds.