Moving a massive Komatsu D375A Bulldozer

Big Komatsu dozer getting moved on a lowbed after minexpo 2012 in Las vegas convention center

[@jpsholland]

This video remind me when i was a 12 yo boy and visited the harbour of Bordeaux, France. 60 factory new Cat dozers arived from the USA and just been loaded on a train. All with the seats still wrapped in plastic, and not cratsh on the yellow paint. Even not on the tracks. The blades on a pallet in front of them and other accessoires behind them on the railroad car. 60 cars on a row. I will never forget that day. I wonder how many if them are still in use, now well over 30 years later.

[@sneezie22]

HUGE machine , but that trailer and the Driver were awesome as well. Thanks for sharing : )

[@drhula]

that driver was epic most truckers cant back a single combo but this guy had 4 trailer pivot points and made it look easy

[@carmelpule6954]

I just cannot believe that with that trailer having so many articulations, that backing can be done so accurately by a human driver without computer aide. Many years ago I tried my hand at making an articulated truck back in between the goalposts of a football field, from any position all without the aid of a human driver. That was bad enough but with so many articulations, well congratulations to the driver.

[@bjmxd]

if you watch another video from this channel on a red trailer they actually have assistance so dont let it fool you theirs someone controlling the rear end of the trailer to get out, why else would ti have pistons on the back side

[@wmden1]

@@bjmxd Yes, the rear carrier was steerable. It was still a great backing job. I would hate to try it, with or without help.

[@theAtlasRob]

Very impressive bit of truck handling. As somebody who has played a little with trailers a lot shorter in UK I am facinated to know just how the rear set of bogies is controlled (probably by a 2nd man when reversing ) as the front ( dolly in UK ) is obviously free on the 5th wheel, hence the need for a short shunt early on. The fact it was only took one shunt shows the experience of the driver. Credit where its due. He's a pro.

[@wmden1]

Very nice heavy hauling rig. Nice backing job, too.

[@AwesomeEarthmovers]

The part of the trailor just behind where the dozer sits on the trailor detaches and sits right on the ground. The dozer can then drive straight on. Truck then hooks on again and lifts the trailor slightly off the ground and off it goes. They put down wood on the floor and don't turn the dozer so as not to damage the floor.

[@localcrew]

There goes your logbook for the day. Pull over and rest for awhile! Great vid.

[@Soundcomplex]

This is the kind of equipment we are using nowadays. The one shown in the video, looks cool, but is way to unflexible, complicated, so we scrapped them in the 1970ies. I am really amazed see you guys are using them today, no matter how cool they look. on ours, all axles can be lifted, steered, you can put more if the load reqieres it, you can make the flatbed longer, etc. And its way easyier to operate, and faster. But see for yourself what i am talking about.: Caterpillar 349E Longfront TIRS excavator oversize load Schwertransport Riedel

[@LazyJack5]

Can you put 100Tons on it?

[@Soundcomplex]

Lazy Jack Sure, you can configure it accordingly, no problem. Just add the axes you need for any particular job.

[@eurodestination]

That is a beautiful sight

[@eddiecruz1496]

I do large moves occasionally and can appreciate watching all the work loading and prepping for the move. There is a lot of work behind the scenes before making this type of move. A lot of route planning is also done. The public never sees any of these things other than the drive down the road.

[@AwesomeEarthmovers]

I would guess its connected to the steering system and just does its thing automatically as Ive worked with smaller trailers that had 4 axles that steered to get them around tight corners better and that just worked automatically.

[@JohnGHall]

Yes, hats off to the red tractor driver (Kenny?) who backed that thing out of the plant.

[@vikingvic]

thats a huge warehouse lol... little to no skill required in backing out (with spotters)

[@AwesomeEarthmovers]

Reason it was so shaky was I had to get up and walk but forgot I had the camera zoomed which magnifies any shaking. Should have probably edited it out but oh well.

[@be6322]

Driver has some skills!

[@AwesomeEarthmovers]

Thanks, I got a lot of videos of the takedown of minexpo.. Will post a good long one sometime.

[@petersack5074]

5:40. Very good, operator !. He only over-correct, twice while initally starting the backup job. PUT THOSE ROTATOR LIGHTS ' O N ' .......

[@finewinerob]

Nice driving Paul.

[@Amarillobymorning777]

Well, from inside the cab , watching thru the mirrors is very difficult because the Attic/warehouse lights give the driver others perspectives. Even go in/out of the building. Some times blind you. I'm CDL licensed since 1989 got it in West Palm Beach FL community college.

[@user-gy3ev4yy8m]

It is very beautiful !!!

[@BlackTalon53]

When the load on your flatbed trailer is so massive that the flatbed trailer needs two flatbed trailers of its own to bear its weight

[@chrspappas3612]

"My Gosh, This Is So Frickin' Awesome"...

[@AwesomeEarthmovers]

They probably take the blade off on dozers a bit bigger that this one. Theres probably a width regulation for public roads and this dozer just scraped through.

[@AwesomeEarthmovers]

Was in Germany in April for Bauma 2013. Plenty of vids of it on my channel. Loved Germany, such a nice country.

[@bigredc222]

I'd love to see an hour more or tour of the factory while these giants are being built,or at least a "How's it Made" show about them. They are mesmerizing. I'd even like to see them building that trailer.

[@mikeg3553]

He made the backing look easy!!

[@megataurus7779]

that s some size of a warehouse too!

[@dannysecret8068]

Nice truck and trailer

[@ANDREASRIAL]

I hope He makes good money for it. now days ALL this big companies put any driver that has no skills just to make more profit behind the wheel. The professional Driver is the KEY part in this game

[@AwesomeEarthmovers]

That dozer was probably the smallest thing at the show. At least they could move it in one load!

[@weepingod]

I like big trucks and i cannot lie

[@TheWink17]

epic backing skills!

[@SebastianWarth]

The Red Peterbilt is Awesome!!! I cam from Germany end i Love Peterbilt Trucks!!! Greetings!!! Sebastian!!

[@healthman777]

no problem we all do things we wish we could do over. do you happen to know if the hydraulic cylinder that controls the very rear section of that trailer is manually operated by the driver or is some how connected to the steering system??

[@MatthewHoag77]

How do you control the turning of all the rear dolly axles in reverse?

[@skiqsr]

Thank you

[@mrbluenun]

Hi, Nice video, thanks for the upload OK? Its OK seeing these huge machines, IE the earth movers, but it is the maybe not so humble road trucks who make it all possible! Take care and the best of the best for 2013

[@AwesomeEarthmovers]

Couldn't do that because the dozer was on display at an expo and would have damaged the floor if it had to be moved outside. So it had to be loaded straight on where it was sitting.

[@TheDubischeggia]

quante tonnellate pesa quel buldozer?

[@sgtgrizzo]

Truck Driver = Mad Skills

[@golferchin76]

Thanks for posting the video, that bulldozer is big for sure! And that rig which transports the bulldozer is one heck of an equipment, and to maneuver that thing...? By the way I just cannot figure out how they got the bulldozer on to the low bed semi's, if they are even called semi's.

[@ANDREASRIAL]

the rear trailer is driven by another person when your are backing up, and when going forward are self steer, You can make then steer from the cab, but since the driver has no "eyes" back there, therefor are illegal. same principle as to transporting a ladder, (two people are needed)

[@cascafelipe]

Esse manja manobrar de ré ,parabéns !

[@robertlong7033]

Usually there is a guy in a little shack at the back end helping to steer

[@yourisoltanuk]

super travail de chauffer de camion!

[@Mixerdirect]

That is massive!

[@larrymiller-rutherford9207]

He's got this, so let him get going...He's got a mission to fulfill.....

[@martinjeffery3590]

did they cut the piece where he became hung up in the door,or is that me being synical

[@thedude3117]

Our trailers have rear/side cameras, new bright red flags and multiple flashing yellow beacons. If the warehouse isn't a drive through perhaps it would have been prudent to back in before loading.

[@KenworthK100]

which model this peterbilt 357 ?

[@powerstroketurbo95]

Where was this taken?

[@healthman777]

glad to see such a big machine - cat D9 is a bit smaller i think - the camera man had maybe too much coffee - he had the shakes half way through - thought i was going to get sea sick.

[@DannyWalker1949]

There is more Forklifts run'n around the there is Fire Ant's in Tejas!

[@arthead2995]

I miss the days of running the big iron

[@howienyb4331]

that thing is a monster

[@rafaellobonito2741]

good driver !

[@CrashbandiJune]

How much does that dozer WEIGH?? Its beautiful...

[@ezmatheng]

I'd give the CAT baseball cap to the driver, just for being able to back out of the warehouse with the load.

[@fredericksullivan1894]

That's a baby Komatsu next to its big brothers the 475 and the 575.

[@elvinechevarria8079]

Beautiful

[@AwesomeEarthmovers]

A Komatsu PC4000 excavator. There a video on my channel of it and similar sized stuff.

[@AugsterA]

Nice Job! But man, that's a Grand Central Station of a yard going on there..

[@NellisNelson]

this is a trade show most likely!

[@sadams2118]

+Nelly Nelson 😢😡😡😡😬😉😃😄😢😡

[@user-lz5oq5wb5e]

kg TУТ МOЖНО НAКPYТИTЬ ЛAЙКИ, ПОДПИCЧИKOВ PАCKРУТКA ГРYПП. ПЕPЕХОДИТE В ПРOФИЛЬ, ТАM CCЫЛКА HА CAЙТ

[@stevejory9679]

A Komatsu 375 is pretty much your standard garden variety. Check out the Komatsu 575, that's a beast. Better yet just stick to Caterpillar.

[@petersack5074]

D375A-8 Horsepower 455 kW @ 1 800 rpm 609 HP @ 1,800 rpm. Operating weight 74 090 kg 163,340 lbs. Blade capacity 18.5 - 22.0 m3 24.2 - 28.8 yd3

[@thedieselfountain9349]

That trailer or one identical is for sale at Cozad I believe for 300k

[@staninjapan07]

Expo' ? That would explain the brand new Komatsu in a country other than Japan. At least I would assume that if that is The USA that Cat' would be much more likely to be seen, or if it were The UK, then JCB. I live in Japan, but have never seen any Komatsu kit quite that big, wow.

[@solomonkane9536]

soooooooooooooo beautiful.....i love....

[@user-yj7bp9el9c]

A7?

[@travisgoff8096]

keep the heavy equipment coming are way!

[@JeThKo_MSW]

Sweet. Thanks.

[@espeescotty]

I'm sure the MineExpo is neat, but I would much rather see all the prep before and the take-down after the show. Good video.

[@12imagenes]

7:27 its a drill in the background?

[@user-kn3cy1oz9x]

You can get permits for very wide loads. It becomes more difficult though with real wide loads because of limitations on the road therefore to costly. In this case if they took the blade off they would have done it outside the building because there would be more room.

[@petersack5074]

D475A-8 Horsepower 664 kW @ 2 000 rpm 890 HP @ 2,000 rpm. Operating weight 115 300 kg 254,195 lbs. Blade capacity 27.2 - 34.4 m3 35.6 - 44.5 yd3

[@jms045]

Yeah that computer is called a driver!

[@MatthewHoag77]

Figured it was something like that. Otherwise it'd be impossible to control, kind of like pushing yarn.

[@vpr8]

ton?

[@1234yuri1]

versized load is a slight under statemen

[@BluesCat1980]

I've never seen a flatbed quite like that one before.

[@BluesCat1980]

Still a flatbed. Just different type of flatbed.

[@MrMarkpark]

they're cool because the drive truck bears little of the weight of the load. In fact they have them with an additional axle on the front of the trailer so that the pull truck bears none of the load. It simply pulls. Nice piece of driving too.

[@trevt99]

Why was the blade not lowered down to the deck of the trailer?

[@zeeshan_engineering_services]

LegalCT well due to articulation system at rear end too. It was not lowered.

[@granskare]

Komatsu has a plant in Illinois but this seems to big :)

[@the7thprezz]

Jerimiah its a shovel. Used in mining.

[@Mebob2001]

she looks kinda heavy!

[@roryderbyshire4630]

Awesome

[@dog1880]

i think the man knows how to drive.......

[@AwesomeEarthmovers]

I would imagine the blades up so it could clear cars which make up 90% of traffic just in case some stupid driver gets too close.

[@wyattjohnson4644]

They use dunnage, aka tires, wood, anything to protect it. as far as the trailer is concerned, they drove it off and more than likely it sat where it was dropped off at.

[@jcurtisp]

manual remote controlavailable

[@jcurtisp]

Blade up to clear arch of rear pivot

[@buijs1967]

Great vid, that sure is a lot of wheels for one dozer. In Europe the this load would be much shorter and the trailer wheels would steer, instead of a multi articulated lowboy, this looks not modern and probably very difficult to reverse.

[@markab71]

I bet the cost of moving this beast is more than most people make in a year...All for a trade show!

[@PlanetTractor]

nice

[@VolvoEC45]

Wouldn't they take the blade off

[@DFPFilms1]

Dear Santa,

[@bumperjack07]

I see he had to make a stop at the roach coach before he left!!

[@indodutchfoundationidf2154]

PC 4000.. : AWESOME...

[@norcanexs.g.llc.4625]

I would like to see him try to back it out of there without the rear-trailer steering!

[@jimhafer18]

I’m sure a keyboard commando like your self could do much better 😂

[@ivanildosantana8592]

na placa do caminhao ta escrito CAT hahahahhahha

[@toddhibbard6070]

Load the dozer outside on the truck? Might be easier?>

[@aaronjones8341]

I bet that Pete is pushing AT LEAST 650hp