Large crawlers, how do you move them?.

Rod

You can get overload permits for indivisible loads
up to almost any weight for almost any road other than the 'light traffic' ones mentioned above, depending on bridge load limits. These overload permits usually require the applicant to specify the route to be taken and it is up to the applicant to do their homework before applying to ensure that all relevant bridges are cabaple of taking that load and that the route planned can handle that load.

I have not heard of any loads of the size of some of the European moves being done in Australia but I understand Lampson's have done some of over 1,000 tons using some of their specialised gear.

It is not uncommon to see a Cat D7H being floated, blade, ripper, cabin and even timber sweeps intact and I SUSPECT that they are a little over 30,000 #.

You probably have to thank the 'wanna place in the country' yuppies for those ridiculous limits. "You can make your living any way you want but not in my back yard".

You have a wonderful day. Best wishes. Deas Plant.

• caterpillar crawlers

I used to work for Hitachi who's largest hydraulic mining shovel weighs 1.1 million pounds. It has a 36 yd bucket and will do one pass in about 28-29 seconds. It came on many trucks and is assembled on site. To see really big iron, look at one of the large drag lines. 4-5 million pounds.

To move large equiptment it is taken apart. I worked for a crane company that had a 1000 ton crane that took about 30 trucks to get it down the road. To move large distances they usually haul on a train as they can handle much more weight. Then they need to use a truck just to haul to and from the train yard.