To haul or not. 2800 link belt.

I would do it. Would be better off on an RGN though.

 

Thats kind of a toughy. I am not really familiar with the link belt 2800.

When I choose to haul a machine, generally I am pretty familiar with it from either hauling it back in the early 90's.. or later when I worked in construction.

When it comes to excavators I prefer not go much over 35k lbs on my trailer. When you rotate the machine.. the weight can be extreme from side to side. Step is not like an RGN where you can stablize it on the ground. You really need to know what you are doing when loading a larger excavator on to a step.

I think it can be done. Just need to be as gentle on the trailer as possible with that much weight outside the frame rails.

I personally dont think I would book one that heavy on my trailer. I might do a track loader or dozer in that weight range due to their limited ability to shift weight like an excavator can.

Be careful. Let us know how it worked out. Take some pics so I can see how it sat on your trailer.

I just got mine back.. and I must admit. I am a little skeered to abuse it like I had been.

Hurst

 

If you boom up right it will balance out evenly, I boom up about half way then start to swing then adjust the boom until she levels out then you can swing 360 an it'l stay level.

 

Doesn't really matter where the stick is, the stick position will affect it but you can move the boom up and down to compensate. Your just trying to find the "sweet spot" but it does exist.

 

I always keep the stick tucked in with bucket curled up and the boom up just enough to keep the bucket from hitting the deck. Thats usually a pretty good sweet spot for most small to medium sized machines. The larger machines that step will never see can have much larger buckets and longer sticks that can and do offset the counter weight more than they should.

Or,.. if the machine has a heavier attachment like a hammer, hydraulic arm above the bucket,. this all adds weight. This is where experience comes in to play.

In any case,.. its a good idea to exhibit a lot of finesse with slow easy motions. If your level of of experience is minimal,.. I would turn the RPM's down to just above idle and just lug the machine. It will sound aweful on some machines when activating the hydraulics,.. but better safe than sorry and wont hurt anything.

I also wanted to add that its a good idea that once you lay the boom down,.. place some dunnage under the bucket ,.. then let the bucket out a little bit to touch the wood. Some machines,.. even brand new ones will allow the bucket to leak down during transport. Depending what you have touching the deck,.. this can cause damage to the aluminum on combo decks.

Hurst

 

If you keep the stick tucked and the bucket just off the deck you won't be able to swing past the tracks and in my experience the boom that low puts to much weight to that end. I usually boom up about half way the start to swing and adjust on the fly.