Cost of shipping a D8 dozer?

I got to run one of those, or a D31? a few years ago. I'm a Cat guy, but it was a nice smaller tractor.

 

We had 2 D31’s, the literally started falling apart. The owner was watching them grade one day and the top roller fell off.

 

Wow, I wasn't aware of problems like that. Good to know.

 

Depending on the dozer it can make a 1 to 2 foot difference in width. Its almost 2 feet narrower when hauling a 9.

 

You mean removing corner bits? I'm not sure I have ever seen a D9 with an angle dozer, quite a few 8s though.

 

Me either, seen a few 8 PAT’s but never a 9.

 

I'm not sure I've even seen PATs on an 8, just the old style that you un-pinned the arms on either side and manually pivoted the blade. I did see a whole bunch of 8R/8Ts sitting in North Dakota one time that had the c-frame for angle dozers but no dozers attached. It looked as if it was at the completion of a pipeline project, and that they had removed the dozers and shipped them out already.

 

I could be wrong on that, not many here.

 

I have not seen a power angle blade on them. Angle it before loading onto the bed.
Also never seen a 10 or 11 hauled whole. Maybe some are moved still together, but the only 10 or 11 i moved were in pieces. Some people have those 16 axle setups and maybe not in the steep mountain terrain i am in, so possibly they can haul an 11 with blade and C frame attached. If i ever do see that myself hopefully i can stop and take a good look at their set up. I bet even on a good paved road pulling that load, just a 10% grade would feel more like you are trying to drive up Mt. Everest.