Big Loads - Post Photos Number 2

I'm in the same boat, I don't weigh everything I kinda have a knack for getting things to scale out usually by looking at them and loading it where I think best. But I still like to verify. I load it like a 450 Deere it seems to be about the same. But we have 3 450's and there's 4000 pounds difference between the lightest and heaviest.

 

yep all that packed mud/dirt makes a difference.

 

No they're that much different completely clean.

 

how do you like those 450's? the ones I have hauled always seamed jumpy at the controls compared to cat.

 

I like them fine, but I'm used to them. We only have a couple of Cats we're mostly Deere/Hitachi with a few Komatsu's thrown in. But we're starting to gets some of the newer Cats, we also bought a new 305 Volvo this year which the guys seem to like. For a 30 metric ton class machine it's pretty wide, when the undercarriage gets worn it'll need outriggers. The 349 does seem pretty smooth but it's new and the 450's are pretty old.

 

I hauled a 450 a while back. the dang thing was all over my deck getting it loaded. may have been I wasn't use to it. I don't know.

 

That's when I miss my beam.

 

I'm to old and wore out to ef with a beam!

 

Yesterday was kinda busy for me, I went back and picked up the telehandler that I delivered on Saturday and took it back to the rental place. Then I went to the CAT rental and picked up a 323 excavator and delivered that to a gravel pit (forgot to get a pic of that one). While at the pit I had to pick up our crane and bring it back to the yard. First time moving a crane for me. Those things have nothing to really tie down to. And then I had to get a shock mounting bracket fixed and load a dozer for tomorrow. Did it all in 9 hours and drove less than 100 miles for the day. Don't know if I will get to deliver the dozer tomorrow, it all depends on what the snow does tonight. I do love me a 9' wide trailer though. Other drivers do not like this trailer because the neck can be difficult to deal with but I have it down now. Had to move a 270 Saturday with the 8.5' trailer and man what a pain to get on there like I wanted it. That extra 6" of width is a big deal.