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If you notice,the middle of my well in the rear has a steel plate welded so I can haul a 3 wheeled rumblestrip machine. So I got to do my chains opposite.

 

Ok, not to raise the feathers, but do I only see 4 chains on that exc.
I have tied like that also, but run 4 more on a cross chain..
Making a total of 8.. Just asking

 

Not sure of the proper tie downs on a Yak, but in Thailand we start off with a tie down chain through the nose ring of the water buffalo.
That way it keeps them from wanting to move their head from side to side... lol

 

I got 7, I doubled up the front because I can't put two in the rear. I have a steel plate covering my middle.

 

On the wider track machines I usually hook from the outside and cross over to the opposite side. Then look for something in the middle or inside besides the tracks to hook more chains.

I'm no expert either. I try to just use common sense and use enough chain to cover at least 50% of the weight of the machine. I also tend to over chain on the rear to make sure it will not come forward if I need to stop hard or hit something. I've never had anyone teach or show me. I just try to observe how others did theirs and then apply it to my own loads.

Any experts that would like to chime in.. I would be very grateful for any additional suggestions.

This truck has a lot of 1/2" chains plus he has some over size hooks with pins that I can attach to the chains for different hook points. Though.. I am not sure of the wll rating on the larger hooks. They have large pins that wont fit in the 3/8 or 7/16 chains.. so I would assume they have at least a 7 - 8k rating. Maybe over 10k lb.. but I'd rather err on the safe side and use more than I need.

Hurst

 

I don't see anything wrong with the way he has it. When I personally chain down an excavator this size I leave out the chains and just hook the binder to the track and bed and 1 3/8 over the stick never had a problem.

 

You need an 80% WLL Gforce pull to the rear. I dont know the weight of your machine, but it normally takes 4 points rear pull. You can pull from the outside of the track and X them and (if theres nothing in the middle) pull from the inside of the track to the outside edge. It will give you 4 points to the rear.

OR if the bucket gets in your way and wont allow an X cross, hook to the inside of the track towards the bottom and connect to the sides, and hook to the top rear of the tracks and pull down and back 45 degrees.

 

You can also run chains under the top portion of the track and over the turntable base. I do this quite often.

 

I was thinking of that when I was chaining down the 329 I loaded. The bucket was in the way at the rear. All I could cross was the tracks. I managed to use the rings on the ends of the drive box to hook to for additional chain support.

Hurst

 

I never heard of this 80% wll from the rear but I was taught to put 4 at the rear, 2 up front and 1 over the boom.

As mentioned earlier, I had a steel plate welded on my trailer to haul a certain machine, so I no longer have tie down points to pull the tracks. Well I could but I'd have to go all the way to the other side.

This is the first time I've hauled an excavator since I had that plate put on. I've got 2 chains and binders rated at 16000 each, the machine weighs 64k, I'm having some Sunday pops so I'm not sure if my 32000 WLL is 50% of 64k.