Adding Lift Axle Cost

On track machines the big wheel at the front is called the idler. The other end folks call the sprocket or final drive. The little "wheels" between the sprocket and idler are called track rollers. The little ones up top are called carrier rollers since they carry the track across the top of the track frame. The track itself consists of the chain and the track shoes/pads that are bolted to it.

 

Good on you for securing it properly.

I may have come across as a bit harsh in earlier posts only because I hate seeing people hurt the market unintentionally even if they mean well. I understand wanting to move up and improve your situation and I wish you the best in doing that.

The fact that you thought to ask questions on this forum and to the guy where you loaded already shows you have more potential for success that the large majority of drivers on the road. You have taken the advice given and listened to some of it.

You said you were over on your drives. Did you try moving the machine? Do you have scales on your tractor and trailer? Even if they are just pressure guages you can start keeping track of what they read compared to scale weights and make yourself a bit of a cheatsheet going forward.

Consider keeping a notebook or a notes file on your phone with measurements and weights for each load you do. Especially for heavy equipment that you will probably haul the same model again. Once you figure out the correct placement for weight with something like that excavator measure from one end of the track to the end of the trailer well. That way next time you load that model you can just put a piece of tape or something on the deck where the end of the track should go and then you dont have to spend time moving it around after loading .

 

Load it boom forward

just make sure you get it tucked in for height.

you have a long well and it is small machine.
Make sure you put a block or outrigger board under the knuckle so it does punch a hole in your deck

 

Nice work

 

Back to the original question- does that trailer have a flip neck? What's the swing radius?

 

3k over as in 43,000? Running ga and al?

 

The picture of the excavator.... you can load it all the way to the rear and swing the arm around the front......