Securing an excavator to a stepdeck

Most definitely not on the frame. Outer edges of the bed are braced pretty good.

I do a lot of rubber tire machines as well.

Hurst

 

None of the pics you posted are of a 10'6 wide tracked machine which is what triple6 is referring to.

All the pics you posted have the tracks mainly on your actual trailer. If you have a wider machine, it will place the majority of the weight load on the outside of the frame.

However the Volvo 210blc appears to only be 10' wide with a track gauge of 8' so the majority of the weight should be on his trailer so he should be Ok. (Assuming my calculations / research is correct.)

 

I see what your saying. Your talking about like on an RGN.

Yeah.... no I would not put something like that.. and that heavy on my trailer.

Hurst

 

They always lie. When ever I pick uo a machine I'm not sure about.. Ritchie Bros has specs listed for many many machines.. I use that as a starting point to decide if I am going to load that machine or not.

36k often turns onto 47 - 48k. I cant scale 48k. I'd be in the same boat your in.

Hurst

 

The shipper appears to have been lying to avoid the proper rates to include permits etc...

Since your turning it down, mind sharing how much it paid and where it was going?

I'm all for drivers out there finding the best paying freight they can fit on their trailer. But its better to see drivers ask questions and know their limits even though you should always be pushing yourself to grow your limits.

You got my respect driver.

 

+1 to RichieSpecs

 

My guess $2.50 - $3 mi. Thats the kind of BS I've come across. They think if they can get it on a step, they can pay less to ship it. Sadly in many cases it gets moved on a step, when it really needed to be on an RGN.

I've done a couple machines that when I saw it in person, I questioned whether I really wanted to put my equipment through all that.

Hurst

 

Ouch..

Texas is getting as bad as Fla with rates any more. Unless its for the oil field.. its not paying squat.. and guys are moving it cheap.

Hurst