Quick question in Mini Excavator securement

Those Harbor Freight binders are a bit cheaper, but whatever works in a pinch, eh? Like I said, not sure if the tracked equipment would be counted as the rolling stock like wheeled would (it's been a while since I've done them) but the load of Bobcat I did out of Gwinner wasn't 4 pointed either and that was with help from the loading staff...that said, a short trip to a Harbor Freight store could have helped get extra binders to 4 point 'V' pull those chains with 2 per side instead of the one, but that should have been sufficient to get you to a binder store.

 

Looks good 2 me. I'm only 38 years old but I feel ya, I'd rather tarp a load than be crawling around chaining these type of loads. Screw that.

 

Consider dropping in at a trailer sales store/shop and picking up a couple 20'+ 5/16 G7 chains and 4 or more binders, maybe even a couple snap binders. You will find them a lot cheaper than truckstop pricing and almost as cheap as tarp/securement shops.
Having a couple 20'+ 5/16 chains comes in handy for loads like this and for bellywraps on pipe and steel shapes. they are also good for awkward farm equipment and even vehicles. Quite often a smaller chain will fit where a 3/8 will not.
A few 3/4 or 5/8 shackles will come in handy too when you can find them.
These thoughts are for flatbed and a stepdeck hauler may consider the same and more because a stepdeck can get more single piece heavy loads.