Is this something you would try in a pinch?
When trailers are hard to come by and you just need to get that machine home:
Bigger machines call for bigger moves
Watching that first skillful driver reminded my of an even more impressive feat of machine maneuvering that I found a while back:
Which only goes to show that there’s almost always a way to get things done if you’re willing to risk ruining some pretty expensive stuff.
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lookin good...
worked in japan for a while...this was how machines were floated over there...usually the truck had a pair of rams behind the cab...boosted the front wheels up maybe 6 feet and till the deck was near the ground and then machine was walked off or on ...easy peasy... and a very quick operation...