Ha! Good point, although, the shipper may not know. Once, I took a trencher WAY back in the N.Woods of Wis. Finally found them, the guy says, the old machine has a bad starter. They had some tools, I off loaded the "new" machine, ( which was like the old machine) took the starter out of the new one, put it in the old one, loaded the old one, and replaced the starter on the new one. I thought I did pretty good, but the manager ( who was an axxxxxx) chewed me out for that. I quit shortly after.
What's it like transporting heavy equipment?
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Ritchie Specs is a good site to find out dimensions and weights of machinery.
Never get in a hurry with any piece of machinery- they all will bite!
Measure height every time, remove antennas if need be.
Secure every moving part - loader arms, excavator buckets, etc. Use more than the minimum securement.
As others have said be prepared for machines that don’t run, don’t have brakes, or are stuck. Typical attitude is “It’s over there.”
When unloading/loading make sure you have room in case something gets loose or comes off the trailer.
Patience and common sense are key.
Off-road is the norm. I once travelled 2 hrs on a narrow dirt road to a small turn around spot to load a drill that they had roaded 5 miles to get it to the loading point. -
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How about going over rail crossing with an RGN. Any tips?
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Here’s close to 50,000 lbs 3 feet off the ground. This is a very top heavy load. You have to know your load and how it’s going to react on different trailers.
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Chriskc, what's the most you've hauled with that trailer? That seems like a lot for a landoll with the full bed tilt. I assumed those had a lower capacity than the landolls where only the tail dropped, but I could be mistaken. And i can't find a sticker or plate on mine that states the axle capacity.
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OP has been down this road before. You can find one of his other threads where he talks about it. I doubt he or staff want this one to get bogged down again with people giving him a hard time.
Good luck to ya op. You have the right idea with the research. Best to do your homework, before leaping into the fire. Nowadays that is an option, sure the folks who've doing this awhile would agree. Much easier nowadays to get info on the various areas of trucking.
Not trying to speak for the OP or anything here, I just recall him recently having mentioned it in a previous thread.
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