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Whether you’re hauling across a jobsite or from city to city, a lot has to be considered when trailering your compact excavator. It’s not only important that your machinery be transported legally but also safely and securely. Failure to do so can result in overloading the vehicle, causing dangerous situations such as brake failure and tire blows or even being fined. So, what are the proper steps to take when trailering a compact excavator? Here’s what you need to know.
Select the Right Truck and Trailer
To begin, make sure you have a truck that is capable of hauling what you need. Various factors can impact a truck’s towing capacity, such as if it has two-wheel drive or four-wheel drive, two doors or four doors and a gas or diesel engine. Double check that your truck and its trailer hitch meet your maximum capacity requirements.
Loading
Lower the ramps and position the excavator behind the trailer with the dozer blade, boom and arm facing the trailer.
Drive forward and position the machine with its center line just past the center of the trailer’s axles.
Rotate the upper carriage of the machine, so it is facing rearward. Lower the blade and boom until the blade and bucket are sitting on the deck of the trailer.
Turn the excavator off and get out. Look at the truck and trailer to make sure both are sitting level.
The truck should be carrying 10 to 15 percent of the load for a bumper pull trailer and 20 to 25 percent of the load for a gooseneck trailer. The load should be adjusted as required until it is correctly balanced. If too much weight is put forward on the trailer, then the front wheels of the truck may become too lightly loaded and cause loss of steering. And if too much weight is put on the back, the rear wheels of the truck may lift and cause loss of traction and control or become unstable at high speeds.
Final Check Points
Test the electric brakes with the controller in the cab of the truck to ensure they are adjusted and working properly with the weight of the trailer. To test the trailer brakes, drive at 5 mph and manually apply the electric brake controller in the tow vehicle. You should feel the trailer brakes apply and slow the vehicle.
Additional Tips and Tricks
Using a trailer with a tilt deck instead of ramps makes it easier and quicker to load and unload.
Trailers with rubber-mounted torsion axles, rather than slipper springs, provide a quieter and smoother ride.
Keep the machine and trailer clean of mud, dirt and debris as it can fly off and hit other vehicles, or utilize a dump trailer to keep debris contained while hauling.
If the exhaust pipe of the excavator engine is facing forward, apply duct tape over it to avoid road debris from entering the engine.
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