Hauling a Dirty old TrackHoe

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[@conawayjb]

Cleaning the mud off the road after you pull out.....As a motorcyclist in your neck of the woods I thank you, not too many guys would take the time to do that. We appreciate it 👍

[@MudOilnGears]

You call that mud?

[@danmackintosh6325]

Best we get round here is a rotten pallet with "mud on road" painted on in near pallet-coloured paint, sometimes thrown against a tree 25yds out from the hazard, mostly blown over so it can't be seen... Nice touch there fella.

[@kstricl]

Where I live, the dirt is high in clay content, and they drop a LOT of gravel on the dirt roads (which promptly sinks and becomes sticky with mud.) If every driver cleaned their mud (like they should), windshields might last more than a year. I can't imagine being a rider hit with some of the debris that gets flung around here.

[@jeffscott1288]

He has a motorcycle too!!

[@DieselCreek]

Grass clippings drive me crazy as a motorcyclist myself...

[@FQP-7024]

You are a true American matt that little mud you cleaned off the road brings me joy

[@RRRRR7-c7r]

I'm so impressed with what you have done in your young age. Doing everything yourself. Its no small thing. I'm in my 30's and have done a lot of the same things you have Running a business, Owning / fixing equipment.....Yet you take it to the next level. I can see you doing great things.

[@agentfrankvideos]

Thank you for pointing out to people the reason for travel time on the bill. I get tired of explaining why I charge them for hauling me and my gear 15 miles to their job site and being told that I'm ripping them off when I charge for fuel-miles.

[@danbartolini27]

Years ago my uncle was moving a D9 at about 4 am it started raining the it turned to ice. On a lonely stretch of highway he slid off the road on to the median the trailer went sideways hit a small banking and the dozer slid off. Didn't hurt the trailer or the dozer but dug up the median pretty badly. So my uncle graded it back as best he could with the D9 and was loading it back on the trailer when the state trooper showed up. My thought OK now I'm screwed. Cop says you should really have a detail hear when your doing this. My uncle thinking fast says yeah I thought you where my detail they where supposed to hear an hour ago I'm done now and just loading up. So the cop stays while he loads it up then stops traffic so he can pull out. Sometimes your lucky and sometimes your very very lucky (I should point out that there was a lot of work going on on that whole road for 2 years)

[@ottocarr3688]

It is abundantly clear that Mr. Diesel Creek is a very good operator and he demonstrates than he is a worker too. I meant no disrespect but only kudos to Mr. Camarata. Being around heavy equipment operators will expose you to the fact that many can pick up an robins egg with a large excavator but will not leave the seat or help do anything

[@genesmith7151]

I used to haul heavy equipment nation wide with a RGN trailer, your tie down was EXACTLY how I hauled tracked machines! Never a problem with DOT. 😁

[@benmac940]

Interesting technique haven't seen it before. Used to work for a roading company and the excavator we normally carried with us which was probably similar size, we used to just have a chain going right across front and back another on the blade and a strap on the boom /bucket.

[@genesmith7151]

@@benmac940 good enough for short hauls, 3 miles or less, but WILL NOT pass a DOT inspection!

[@PrinceWesterburg]

That outro done in one take - what a pro!

[@kirk467]

Matt, you always play the coolest music my friend! Plus I like how you take of maintenance on your equipment, plus save old equipment too! I enjoy every video Matt just wanted you to know we appreciate you! Very educational for me if not others! 👌🏻👍🏻

[@dasbull0101]

All while a rack of rolling rock in the seat! Yep that’s construction!!! Love it!

[@jeffreyc6508]

I like how you cleaned up the street in front of the church, I know it's your church and you don't want to piss off the neighbors, But I see lots of trucks drive off a construction site and put mud all over the road and drive away!

[@danaitch3880]

The actions of a pro, and a good neighbor.

[@chrisrussell8903]

That was perfect Matt. Great technique chaining the machine. Even better job explaining the fee for moving from job to job.

[@tedalbert212]

When you unloaded the excavator of the trailer back at the farm, I thought you were driving "backwards" because the little blade you use for backfilling that you talked about in a previous video was behind you, the funny thing was at the end of the video you turned the cab around and drove "forwards" with the backfill blade in front where it should be, what I find amazing because of the 360 degree turn radius you have with the machine, you work in any direction you want, very cool Matt.

[@jtthill5475]

Brings back memories of hauling dozers, articulated buckets, scrapers and many other pieces. Fun times. Thanks for sharing.

[@kurtremislettmyr7108]

I love work, I can watch it all day.

[@danbartolini27]

You do everything I used to do. Clean the tracks, clean off the trailer, chain it down, and clean up the road. I just never got to run the machine

[@DieselCreek]

I wear lots of hats in a day...

[@busoldmanphil7293]

And he doesn't have to pay for broken windshields on cars that follow him.

[@deuteronimus750]

I am subscribed to a Canadian trucker channel here on this website, he hauls internationally including Mexico, and he uses that type of chain tensioner on his chains all the time. He hasn't had problems with any fines in any country .There are ratchet design chain tensioners on the market now for all weight categories that can be tightened using only a battery powered drill.

[@alleycatvietnam]

@19:20 being a good neighbor and cleaning up after yourself

[@MoondyneJoe]

Thank you Matt, I was taught that lesson of cleaning machinery at the gate 42 years ago when I was living on a mates farm, we used to insist that any visiting contractors, ie harvesting equipment etc that came on the property be washed down at the gate, at least you would like to hope you cut down on some, weed, pest and disease problems. I have been at my 94 years old mum for decades now when the lawn mower man comes to cut her lawn to wash his gear out the front but no... She can't understand why she has so many weeds in the lawn! I suppose it keeps the L. M. M in business as he is the one who sprays for weeds as well! Tony from Western Australia 🇦🇺

[@libertyauto]

Thanks for this video. I have never hauled heavy equipment, and now know a little more about it.

[@ericprovenzano4919]

Yep you're a Western PA guy... I spied the Rolling Rock sitting on the seat...

[@amilton2128]

Ha. We got RR in Toronto so I imagine it’s available everywhere

[@cut--]

and Chesterfield Ale ! (not shown) :)

[@cut--]

@@amilton2128 It wasn't 35 years ago.. I lived in Philly years ago. :)

[@buildingsalvage]

Matt I will pay you to drink something other than Rolling Rock, good god

[@plumbingstuffinoregon2471]

I've never even heard of Rolling Rock. Definitely sounds like an eastern state thing.

[@kevinwrightsman3098]

My excavator has that exact thumb, I added 2 more fingers which put a finger between each tooth on my 2’ bucket and a finger on each tooth of my 18” bucket. I must say, of all the modifications I’ve ever done that was by far the best. Enjoyed the video,stay safe and have fun!

[@robertkoons1154]

Very impressive backup skills with truck and trailer.

[@squintin480]

Chaining to the tracks is perfectly legal. You did a proper job! I haul equipment for a rental company. i have 12 binders on the side of my trailer and some loads i use every one. There's still people that throw one chain on a machine and say "that aint goin anywhere!"

[@jlconway]

Haven't watched the channel in a minute so catching up today and it took me longer than I'd like to admit to realize you were putting pressure on the bucket on the ground to give the tracks a little lift for turning so they wouldn't tear up the yard.

[@DieselCreek]

Devils in the details!

[@jlconway]

Takes a second for the coffee to catch up! haha

[@danaitch3880]

I was wondering about that also. Could not figure it out. Duh.

[@jeffscott1288]

Looks like another winter project when you find the time to add a few more d-rings to the trailer!! Great video Matt

[@DieselCreek]

I’ve thought about it but honestly I hardly ever use them

[@BlueDually4x4]

The real secret to making sure your load is properly secured to the trailer or truck bed is to remember one thing: you will never get a ticket for using more load securement than you need. Five or ten minutes to throw an extra strap or chain is always worth it.

[@alanstant9356]

Thats a very good analogy and demo there Matt. It really looks like your getting there on your church project too.

[@2H80vids]

Others have covered most of what I had planned to comment.😁 One thing I did like though was that wee scene at the end of the video. Rolling up to the camera in the machine, talking to camera, then rumbling off again, very neatly done. 👍👌😁 I watch a fair bit of YT and I notice when folks make that extra effort - it looks good.

[@DieselCreek]

Thanks for noticing! I do put a good bit of effort into keeping the videos fresh!

[@2H80vids]

@@DieselCreek It shows. 😁 I don't pay too much attention to the "production" side of YT vids but I know what I like. To be honest, I'm probably more likely to notice cr@ppy production but that wee scene I mentioned just struck me as clever, professional and different. 👍

[@txshirle]

At 18:30 it dawned on my why I could never be a KZbin videographer. I would set up the camera on the tripod to capture driving away and then keep driving. A few miles down the road I would remember and return to find the camera/tripod gone.

[@donc81]

I haul a machine of similar size and chain it down the same way. 3 chains with each tie down pulling from the center point. Dirt perfect did a good video on securing loads too. Love the little komatsu.

[@mikeingham102]

Before I retired, I used to tell customers that it costs me money just to get the truck, trailer and equipment to and from the job, they never complained when I explained the costs of the equipment, maintenance, insurance and depreciation before we even started the job. Great video's, Thanks

[@bluegrallis]

@ 9:43, I was expecting to see you use that big pry bar to flip the ramps over! Oh yea, back when I had to work for a living, my least favorite job was loading and binding down all the equipment needed to take to a job, knowing I would have to do it all again to get back to the shop, was something I tried not to think about ☺

[@jaysonstoy3645]

The proper way to chain down any piece of equipment is to make darn sure it doesn't fall off ..... lol lol lol hope you had a great Thanksgiving.

[@michaelmayfield4304]

Now that's funny...................... and true

[@kstricl]

Ron Pratt has shown a few loads on his channel where the driving was bad, but the chaining was excellent. On its side in the ditch, but able to recover both the trailer and load together.

[@bmacd2112]

If you reach your destination and it's still on the trailer, it was chained down properly.

[@2H80vids]

@@kstricl Funny, I was thinking about Ron as Matt was tying down the machine. 😁 One thing I liked on Matt's rig: the breakaway chains already attached to the truck - good move.👍

[@andrewseiser410]

Love the videos Matt, keep up the good work. When are you going to do another episode on the auto car?

[@zaneanderson9108]

Yes!!

[@tokdbuchanan]

Thumbs up given, because anyone that would scrape the road of mud tracks from their vehicle deserves a pat on the back.

[@DieselCreek]

Thanks! 👍🏼

[@smalllogcabinliving3089]

Matt, great video. Thanks for putting out quality content.

[@dfross87]

I've never secured equipment by the track plates. Mind you,, the only thing we have here with tracks is the bulldozer, and for a long time we didn't have a trailer that could take the weight of it, so it got walked everywhere. And then left wherever it was last used (or close by). No point walking it back to the house when it's next job was likely to be somewhere a long way away.

[@josianrodriguez1249]

NICE TO SEE ANOTHER ONE.

[@michaellittle9233]

I have always chained to the tracks. Never had an issue with D.O.T or the machine. Even going across multiple states.

[@vichaven1795]

I like when you tighten the binders, you are pulling them tight. Too many truckers get hurt by pushing the binders. Same thing with ratchet straps..

[@tonywilson6032]

Nice bit of reversing - and your trailer has the straightest ramps on KZbin

[@DieselCreek]

If your referring to Andrew’s ramps yes I chuckle at how bent they are every time lol oh well it gets the job done

[@2H80vids]

@@DieselCreek While it's not just Andrew's ramps that are seriously buckled, they are definitely some of the worst. 😁

[@stevewhyte8476]

@@DieselCreek you must not have seen his new trailer!!

[@larryfischer1970]

Here in Kansas lots of backhoes in the oil fields , those guys bolt a small steel plate to trailer floor where bucket linkage rests, makes floor board in that area last a lot longer.

[@imgettinby]

OK, a behind the scenes or OTW idea; Driving the 10ton, or, how a 2spd axle works and how to shift/drive it. Most 'Honda Civic' drivers have no idea.

[@assessor1276]

WOW - I wish I had a loader to play with - that looks like an awful lot of fun! Scooping the mud off the road as you did shows that you are a good guy - well done Matt.

[@ericroellig6704]

I don’t have a loader but I do have a full size backhoe. My wife and I bought a house and 10 acres from a 94 year old widow. The importance of that is the property hasn’t been maintained in a VERY long time. So I found a 40 year old backhoe (case 580C). My wife just smiled and nodded OK but bellyached to a friend of hers (who grew up in a rural area like I did) and was shocked at her friends approval. That was the thing...either people said “What the h*** do you want that for.” or “I wish I had one”. Nothing in between. Once my wife saw what I was able to do with it she was a convert. There is NOTHING like having a light industrial machine available at your beck and call!!! BTW: I’m on my way this weekend to pick up an old trencher. Got somewhere between 1200 and 2000 feet of coax cable, electrical conduit, water, gas line and irrigation line to run in the next 2 to 3 years. Yes I have a backhoe, but it has a 2 foot wide bucket. Don’t want to dig up the world. At least one of my friends is salivating at the possibilities :) I’ve developed a taste for (older) commercial/light Industrial equipment...lasts better then new consumer crap. Yes there is some maintenance items to deal with. From what I’ve seen of Matt he is of the same opinion on this subject...old (not totally wore out) equipment is a good bang for the buck. As long as I keep this stuff in decent working order it will stay valued what I paid for it.

[@gordonhickok2396]

Channing to the tracks it’s fine at least four points of securement piece of machinery depending on the weight your chain size and your ratchet binder ratings

[@robtheslob9649]

Ah the beautiful glazing of any vehicle in a Pennsylvania winter....... I don't miss that one bit!!

[@RonLH]

Squashing the stove looked like fun.

[@kdel9776]

I was wondering about the dirt on road, nice to see you clean it up.

[@davebrittain9216]

That is such a nice little dump truck. I used to have a 65 Ford truck the same size at a place I worked at years ago. Such a handy unit!

[@dragon81heart]

Never hauled heavy equipment but used to pull a ton of office trailers with my dad. And that has that same kind of things that many don’t think of. Pulling the trailer was only part of the job. There was also parking it where the customer wants it (at times you really had to ask where the customer thinks a 1 ton dually pulling 40+ foot trailers can go lol) and then block and level the trailer, set up and level the steps, and so on. And of course you had the occasional times where they don’t tell you everything you need to know, such as putting the trailer on a dirt pad that you come to find out after the fact that it was fresh sod covered fill less than a week old that turns into quicksand and you literally end up with the frame of the truck sitting on the ground... that one was a real mess, and one hell of a long day, but ended up being one hell of a story as well lol Fun job and got to see places all over Pa, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland (and a few others but not commonly) Got to see some really cool places too. All kinds of construction sites, a prison, nearly every power plant in western Pa, steel mills, and so on. But those times dwindled as they ended up going to company trucks and hourly drivers instead of owner operators like we were. There are times I miss that adventure, but some I’m sure I’m looking back on with rose colored glasses haha Anyways, great video! I will have to check out the videos of your truck. Has a surprisingly nice turbo sound for what I’d guess is a DT466. (Also, being that you don’t say I won’t mention names, but I’m pretty sure I’ve been down in that area a few times as some places looked familiar lol)

[@DieselCreek]

its a dt466! good reliable rig but no powerhouse

[@dragon81heart]

@@DieselCreek I will take reliable over power any every day of the week lol And we pulled with a factory turbo IDI 7.3 (sort of a rare engine nowadays, wish I would have kept the old girl) so while she was decently quick in her day she couldn’t hold a candle to these newer trucks. Well, when I say quick, I mean compared to the other diesels at the time lol. On the flats even the gas jobs would walk away. But on the long climbs over the mountains, the only truck that could hang was the Cummins Dodges. The “faster” gas trucks had to back off constantly as they would get too hot, and the GM 6.5 back then was...well it showed up for its participation award but that’s about it haha

[@rosshall641]

I work pipeline for 18 years I am a Teamster the rule of thumb is have enough riggin to pick that load off the trailer but you might need an extra one a chain every 10 feet but you have to balance your load on your trailer with your truck better

[@johnwestermark5649]

There is the right way...The wrong way...and the Diesel creek way!!! I like the Diesel creek way!!!

[@johnmccormick175]

Great video Matt!....your a pretty handy guy with machinery,thanks for sharing...take care and stay safe.

[@timmybob4871]

That's the kind of job that requires a few cold Rolling Rocks upon completion. "Wink wink, nod nod, know what I mean?". 😁

[@motor2of7]

I’ll never understand why equipment like this doesn’t come with dedicated tie down points. They know it will all end up on a trailer at some point, probably hundreds of times. Why not define safe points to tie down!

[@Porty1119]

All of the iron I own except an old Gardner Denver air track drill incorporates tie-down/lift points. They're handy. That drill is a nightmare to pick and I'm not even sure it's functional, but it ran me fifty-five bucks.

[@bmacd2112]

That would be too easy!

[@wes3428]

yup I can see plenty on that machine that he isn't using....

[@BlueDually4x4]

Because with metal tracks you can tie down to the tracks.

[@DieselCreek]

It does have dedicated tiedown points, they are just terribly inconvenient for most trailer set ups as they are too close to where you’re trying to bind too

[@tristandavis7802]

I don’t know about everyone else but I’d enjoy seeing the autocar and the low boy pulling around the excavator and dozer. I like seeing old iron work.

[@DieselCreek]

Oh I’ll be super excited when it gets to that point!

[@kirk467]

I had to use those old binders that will kill you when you turn them loose! You know my friend, I love these ratchet binders now days! 👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@RustyNail5856]

Good video Matt , don't you worry about your stuff being mess with ? when you leave it there. like the mixer that you left there, someone could take it.

[@tammycummings7291]

I like the Smoky and the Bandit reference. Love that truck. A muscle hound.

[@skylerhouston]

personally,I almost never handle my ramps by hand. I put them down with the bobcat mini x on the trailer before unloading,put them up with mini ex after unloading,put them back down with mini ex to reload,and then pick them back up for towing with the mini ex. I feel like this is the plus of an excavator and I didn't spend 38,000 dollars on it to break my back and not use the hydraulic power that I paid for. just my $.02,it works for me!

[@AndyM.]

WHOW?!?!?! Did I see an old 'Montgomery Ward' sticker on the mixer??? HA! My grandpa LOVED that place! When I cleaned out his workshop, about 90% of the stuff was from there!!!

[@HamiltonvilleFarm]

Enjoyed tagging along!

[@scottparker8425]

I see Matt, I hit the thumbs up. Reminds me of my family that lives over by Wilkes-Barre.

[@kirk467]

I know if possible you should at least have a diesel tank where you park your truck! Would be nice! Save a lot of time Matt but we aren’t rich brother! lol 😂 your videos are always awesome brother! 👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@oigleoystereater2003]

A big truck? You are joking of course! A suggestion for loading your equipment on the trailer, if it is the trailer you always, or usually use, put a paint mark (neatly of course :-)) on the floor of the machine and a mark corresponding to the one on the machine on the edge of the trailer (maybe a different colour for each machine) so as you drive on to the trailer all you have to do is align the two marks and you're done - a bit like they have on the tarmac at the air bridge at the airport - a mark for each model of 'plane so the air bridge and the aircraft doors align. The reason some say not to chain to tracks is because of the stress put on the closest track pin which isn't designed to take the weight or stresses of the full dynamic loads imposed when transporting the machine. If your pins are in good condition it possibly doesn't matter, but, the manufacturer will say that they put tie down points on a machine for a reason, although yours are not noticeable if they're there.

[@tompetkoff2998]

Nice Rolling Rock!! Hope you had a Great Thanksgiving

[@kirk467]

I can’t wait for you to get the Autocar and trailer hauling your equipment! I love the autocar and the trailer you have for it! 👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@dh-_1011]

ALL trailer jack feet are broken!!! All trailers like yours include an 8”x8” block of wood with purchase just for that reason! Lol

[@DieselCreek]

My smaller trailer has a perfectly working one but yes this one gets the 8x8 treatment haha

[@cecilmusick8629]

So cool and considerate that you got the dirt off the street before you pulled away, most people wouldn't do that!

[@danbartolini27]

Funny when I hear groaning it's usually me trying to put my socks on

[@blackdogexcavator21]

Me too

[@young11984]

Hahaha thats why i stand up, prop my knee on the bed and bring my foot up to put mine on

[@billaswangkapre1656]

The struggle is real !

[@bmacd2112]

Or just getting out of bed in the morning.

[@kevinroberts2014]

Check out the Harmless farmer, he doesn't wear socks a fascinating man

[@glen4130]

I tied a mattress to the roof of my car once, so I am an expert at moving heavy equipment and this is unsafe. -the internet

[@bmacd2112]

Did it make it to your destination?

[@DieselCreek]

Very accurate lol

[@stevewhyte8476]

you gotta sleep somewhere !

[@garagedweller7159]

Nice video Matt. They way you chain down meets PA DOT specs,last I checked . Been a few years since I had to do that,so may have changed. They also spec the grade of chain you use. Pretty crappy day here in SW PA. I am working inside today. Thanks for the content.

[@ScottHiland]

7:40 - Let me just make sure I get *all* the broken glass on the ground outside the back door. :D

[@jayarmitage9609]

I like the Rolling Rock passenger seat.

[@kirk467]

Yeah most pull front to front and back to back! 👍🏻

[@larrythacker2844]

Love the Rolling Rock in the passenger seat. I am enjoying one as I watch the video

[@spencerboisen4532]

The rolling rock in the passengers seat

[@scooter01922]

Only critique on your chaining down is this. Whenever i'm securing an excavator i always curl the bucket out a bit so the dogbone rests flat on the trailer deck. Tends to leave less of a divot in the deck and doesn't count on the hydraulics holding the bucket curled. Keep up the great work, its fun watching someone else do the stuff i do while i get to sit here and drink a coffee.

[@briancook4065]

used to do that week after week loved it 60 imperial ton loads one of the best jobs i had

[@michaelleeper3649]

You can't go wrong crossing the chains. I learned loading M109a2 Howitzers and M548a1's on railcars it Germany. Never lost one thankfully. (8th Infantry Div. 29th Field Arty)

[@DieselCreek]

Thanks for your service! I use Cross chaining when it’s necessary because the load shape or size dictates but it uses up a lot more chain so I avoid it unless necessary

[@anthonypiligno7618]

You made that look pretty easy..... JJ...

[@DaleDirt]

I always enjoy your video's , Good footage ,camera angles and content , not to mention some good music . Thanks

[@bryanwaisanen8078]

Strapped in with Rolling Rock - nice

[@macsloan58]

“Driving a big truck like this……” Is an even better reason to wear the damn seatbelt.

[@brianjohnston9822]

When training as a loadmaster in the military, we were trained that the chains had to be crisscrossed, no real explanation. But i was really expecting the Indonesian dump truck load.

[@DieselCreek]

This machine won’t fit in the bed or I’d totally try that... if it fits it ships, maybe I’ll attempt it with the skid steer one of these days

[@NoPegs]

Matt, I'll have you know that my little (1989) Honda Civic rarely waits for a pump nozzle and she still gets me 33mpg year round average. We've been to the moon (250,000 miles-ish) and eventually we'll return to Earth. (510,000 ish.) Screw Pennsylvania and salty roads... I'm getting tired of welding the poor girl....

[@jojo1308716]

I think it’s a good idea to explain how you know where your trailer is compared to the pintle of the truck and what your looking for when backing up to the trailer. I when I would back to a trailer, I always had a picture of the trailer in the mirror that I knew where it was.

[@mrpesky163]

Chaining to the tracks, plus hitting every pothole on the way home helps keep the groaning noises down the next time you use it! 🤣

[@TairnKA]

I see with a long chain, it's adaptable to whatever equipment you're hauling, versus this length of chain for this piece or another length for a different piece, smart;-)

[@themajority5716]

You really have a sweet setup there. Thanks for sharing with us! Have a great day.

[@tectalabyss]

Hi Matt. Hope you had a great Thanksgiving. Has always I Liked,shared. All my very best.

[@andymccabe6712]

Hi Diesel! Who'd a thought there were over 199 ways to do what you did 'correctly'.....?!! Funny old world.....!

[@nickbrock5546]

Hey Matt... love the content. Would like to see a video on replacing your trailer deck timbers

[@emilemagnin5458]

As you get older you will use your bucket to lift and lower your beaver tails

[@73DiamondReo]

Not old yet just not very strong and those ramps are heavy! I flip em with the machine wherever i can. My favorite is just coming up with the loader on the backhoe and getting them both at once

[@oldamericaniron5767]

I am old and yes those ramps just keep getting heavier. I always say, I think they put 24 ounces in a pound now because I’m sure I haven’t gotten weaker.

[@jackrichards1863]

I wouldn't wait 'that long' myself. I considered mentioning the idea but since it's so blatantly obvious I figured he would have already figured that out?

[@aaronabney8924]

Chaining smaller pieces of equipment like that is fine using the tracks i haul 300 and 400 series cats and use tracks as a tie down...also the tie down points on the undercarriage but were talking 90k+ piece of equipment and using 1/2 inch chains and binders....send it 😎

[@jeremys924]

just a couple ideas for a video... that trailer box could use a couple hinges, latch, and a gas strut. you can weld a piece of pipe on the side of the dump body to slide a shovel into. about 30 degrees, higher at the front.

[@williammeiklejohn2850]

Love your after work beverage........

[@Michael_CS615]

LOL - the "proper way" is so that the load does not escape if you hit someone or someone hits you. However that works. Apart from that - load stays on during travel and that is usually much easier than the "not escape" requirement.

[@ClintsHobbiesDIY]

This was a good vid for me. I'm buying a track hoe this week and a trailer comes next. Thanks much.