help transporting a cat D6

Some state s also require that a dozer with a blade to be backed onto the trailer. (ie hauled backwards). Blade towards to rear.

 

CAT D6 is a rinky dink of a dozer . If equipped with the ANGLE blade just angle it so there is MINIMUAL overhang on the sides of the trailer.

 

HAHAHAA! Not quite what i was getting at, but that was worth a chuckle!!

 

Any 6 I've ever hauled even with an angle blade is over-width.

 

I have a friend who was moving a d8k and was only going 12 miles down the road so "didn't bother" with the chains. Long story short the machine slid off the trailer, broke both final drives when it hit as well as ripping a large chunk of asphalt out of the highway. It ended up costing him 10's of thousands of dollars because he didn't take the 20 minutes to chain it down.

 

Just for reference material you can look at FMCSR 393.130 rules for securing heavy equipment.

 

I use 8 (3/8") chains on the MACHINE itself, 1 on each corner of the TRACKS and 2 from the rear and another 2 from the front... maybe the blade or somewhere. In order to avoid having to reposition, always BACK the DOZER on when the BLADE is attached, cause as stated some states require them to be blades facing rear (ALABAMA is one i can think of). Easire to distribute the weight that way as well. Remember, all for corners of the truck must be flaggged as well as the WIDEST part of your LOAD, Oversize sign in front and back, and AMBER LIGHT on the rear of the trailer and Strobes on the POWER UNIT....... all i can think of rite now... and be sure to READ YOUR PERMITS and the PROVISION sheets!! I Just moved a D6T from Florida to Kentucky grossing 82, 920, it was disassmbled though!! Hope this helps

 

IMO every dozer should be moved with the blade facing toward the rear. With it facing toward the front it just seems like its easier to catch things with it.

 

Blade towards the front or towards the back if your going to catch ( SMASH ) something its going to happen.