The tongue is about 10' 8" long from the axle to the hitch plate. If I was making another one, I would make it about 12' long. When the picker is on the cart, you can't turn real short with it if you are pulling the cart with a tractor because the rear tractor tires will hit the upper end of the first elevators. I usually use a skid loader to maneuver it around the yard and in the shed so it's not a big deal for me. But it sure is handy - I used it just today as I was removing the picker from the tractor for the end of the season. It is sure nice to dismount the gathering unit on a flat concrete pad, back the tractor away from it, and then mount the cart under it. Then I pulled it over to the shop, blew everything off with the air compressor, then pushed it into the corner of the storage shed.