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Nige

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Nige, what is axle width on the main carrier and how long did it take to load that machine?
Let me see if I can find a sequence of photos of us loading one. The loading process took about 4 hours to the point of having everything aboard, chained up, and ready to roll. I may be able to answer your other questions at that time. The bogies both front and rear of the lowboy deck were steerable. The trailer was 300-ton capacity, the loader weighed about 230 tons.

The furthest distance we ever moved one was about 1200km, give or take.
 

Nige

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There were a number of companies that had 994's available for rental, this one belonged to Henry Waler Eltin. Their units got moved all over the place. 500 miles or more for a move was not uncommon. Not sure where this one had come from but it was going to Escondida. Thinking back it may have come from Maricunga so that would have been about a 700-mile move from 13,000ft up in the mountains, down to sea level, then back up to 10,000ft to the job site.
AMECO once roaded their 994 150 miles to a job site.........
 

kshansen

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How far were they moving that? I always drove our 994 from pit to pit although it probably was never more than 3 or 4 miles.

One day many moons ago we had a 988 87A in the shop that we just finished some major work on and boss of the quarry where it came from insisted he needed it delivered today. As there was no truck available to do the move it was decided to drive it, a 87 mile run from our shop to the quarry in Watertown NY.

As I recall we took it right up Interstate 81. Sure enough when we got there they had left for the day and locked the gate. good thing is I had been the follow car with the service truck. A quick look and we figured out it was a simple job of unbolting a bit of the gate. Drove loader up next to the office and bolted the gate back together and left.

Next day our boss got a phone call from that quarry boss who was surprised it was there and could not figure out how we got in the gate!
I have a feeling after that run then parking with hot tires it probably had a little bouncy ride for a few days if it ever got right!

Another move that I was not in on was moving a Michigan 475 IIIA from near Syracuse NY to Downingtown PA, something on the size of 275 milles! As I recall the cab and bucket were removed for that one and it took a couple days.
 

ScottP

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Here is a a pic. of our old 35 ton hyster folding goose neck trailer this thing really worked great we added ramps for rear loading the dozer and track hoe and to make things faster you could even use an over head crane:D


MAN I LOVE THAT OL FORD 9000L WISH I COULD FIND ONE WITH LITTLE SLEEPER LIKE THAT AS A PROJECT TRUCK SOMEWHERE BUT ANYWAY NICE RIDE
 

Truck Shop

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The son of a friend of mine that has small excavation business just bought this home built, two were made in the late 70's. And another friend owns it's brother. It was bought at a pretty low price,
the dad runs/owns a machine/fabrication business and they plan to up grade the detachable neck for easier hook/unhook. When the two were built locally it was not spared any steel the main
I beams are 24", axles are on General walking beam with solid spindles. This one moved a D9H most of it's life and still has a nice positive arch. Steve who owns the brother to this one has had
80 ton on his.----------Plus he also bought a 79 W900 with a BCII and 5X4 for a tractor to pull it.

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AzIron

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The son of a friend of mine that has small excavation business just bought this home built, two were made in the late 70's. And another friend owns it's brother. It was bought at a pretty low price,
the dad runs/owns a machine/fabrication business and they plan to up grade the detachable neck for easier hook/unhook. When the two were built locally it was not spared any steel the main
I beams are 24", axles are on General walking beam with solid spindles. This one moved a D9H most of it's life and still has a nice positive arch. Steve who owns the brother to this one has had
80 ton on his.----------Plus he also bought a 79 W900 with a BCII and 5X4 for a tractor to pull it.

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What's that thing weigh it looks hard to hurt
 
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