what size of truck would you be able to haul a bobcat t300 on a tilt deck on the back?
If your talkin on a flatbed truck i dont think i would go any smaller than something like an F-650. edit: come to think of it most of the local flatbed towtrucks are 450's or 550's so i guess i could be done with one of them but im not really sure what that machine weights.
IF I recall correctly w/a bucket full of fuel your looking at 9700-10000lbs
Now see that raises the question of if machine weighs as you say 9,500-10,000# then add in what 3,000# for trailer, are you now in need of class A cdl?
The poster is from B.C. you can get away with a class 3 license with a 5 ton truck with a trailer on electric or vacuum brakes. A 5 ton with a 33-35,000lb gvw should carry that machine on a deck. A F-450 or F-550 with a goosenect trailer should move that machine. Another option is have one of the building supply trucks move the machine. A tandem axle lumber truck with a hiab can lift the machine onto the truck if the hiab is big enough.
overkill every one over thinks cause it is 10,000 pounds you need a medium duty truck to move it. we pull asv rc 100s on a 5 ton trailer all day long behind both srw and dually f350 diesels. as long as it is a good trailer with electric brakes it will be fine. i have even pulled rc 100s with fecon mulching heads on my hudson 6 ton deck over behind my srw 350. you just cant drive like your empty. you have to account for the weight while turning and stopping. just like when you move a pc 700 on a beam you have to use your melon and drive responsibly.
He he asking about towing it or hauling it on the back?
It would appear he is talking about hauling it on the back of the truck......where there would be no need for a trailer. This necessitates the larger truck stumper120.
The question is whether you just want to haul the machine or do it legaly. I move equiment quite often and have to deal with that question quite often with my boss. We have an F450 with a goosneck that's rated for 25,000 lbs, so he thinks we can pull anything. However when you consider the truck and trailer weigh aprox. 16,000lbs empty, and the truck is registered for 25,990lbs, that only leaves 9,990lbs for the load, no matter what the trailer is rated for. So yes your F350 will pull the machine, but what will the local law say when they catch you?
When you live in the Republic of British Columbia the CVSE inspectors can be very strict. If your a business and you have a NSC number (motorcarrier) you gotta be very carefull on what you do. The first thing you don't need a CDL here to operate a single axle truck it can have any gvw. The heaviest single is usually 35,000lbs. With trailers ie F-550 with a gooseneck trailer and electric brakes you only need a trailer endorsement because the gvw of the trailer exceeds 10,000lbs. Once you get into say a 5 ton truck with a vaccuum brake trailer and the truck is on juice brakes you need a class 3 CDL If the truck is on air and has a full air brake or air over juice trailer you need a class 1 (A) license. A F-550 sized truck with a gooseneck trailer would be good for what ever Ford says the GCWR is. Truck has a 17,000lb gvw the trailer to pack a 10,000lb machine would have to have a gvw of 16,000lbs. You would need to have good trailer brakes and good brakes on the truck.