I hauled this about 350 miles across two states today.
The machine is as far forward as it can be with the blade fully angled in order to make it is narrow as possible. As pictured it was 10’ wide. If I straighten the blade I think I could move the machine two feet forward at the expense of being roughly 11’ wide.
The dozer per the specs weighs around 38k. Do you think moving it forward two feet will be enough to get 3,200 lbs of the tandems?
Getting axle weight right
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That would be moving forward about five feet. Do you think it needs that much to shift the 3,200 lb?
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If theres no scales just send it
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1st, you have one of the easiest loads to get legal with, you can move it, unlike say, a load of steel coils. I hauled a lot of heavy equipment like that, never really had to worry about being legal, but, I'd try loading it backwards too. There's a lot of weight on the back of those, as the slip shows, it's designed that way. I loaded a lot of trenching dozers and backed them on. It is tense, when wet was a real challenge. Easy does it, was the key. I've seen dozers slide off metal ramps, it's not pretty. Company I worked for, the lead mechanic was sharp, and he cut tire treads from old car tires, and fixed them to the ramps, which made it a lot safer. In your case, I'd lift the blade up onto the step, and it may even be too much, but have plenty of room up front. Nice dozer, btw, and thanks for buying the John Deere!!
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The first suggestion is probably the best
Option B
Since it’s permitted. If your rear tandem is rated for 20k per axle, you could get your permit to specify 40k tandems/legalgross
Not good for the trailer of course.or the ride
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