Ramp-equipped platform
Review ramp spacing and wheel/track contact, plus the lowest bucket or attachment position.
Are the attachment and track widths included?
Skid steers & compact track loaders
A compact machine can still fail a narrow deck or loading-path check. Keep wheel, track, bucket and complete transport widths separate.
Define the transported assembly
A wheeled skid steer and a compact track loader can share a market label while placing their weight on the trailer differently. Record the installed tyres or tracks and the attachment separately. For example, the equipment reference must keep width over tyres distinct from bucket width; neither should silently replace the other.
Tilt or hydraulic loading system
Check the controlled loading sequence and the machine’s approach/breakover path instead of selecting only from transport dimensions.
Carry these details into the load plan
- Track/tyre footprint and attachment width
- Actual attachment mass and machine transport weight
- Approved tie-down locations and loading instructions
A device-local worksheet for measurements, sources and unresolved questions.
Cat 226D3: tyre width is not bucket width
Caterpillar lists 58.9 in over the tyres and bases its published configuration on a 62 in low-profile bucket. Those are different envelopes. The same reference lists 79.8 in to the cab top and 143.8 in maximum overall height; the latter is not a stowed transport-height substitute. Its 5,849 lb operating weight includes a stated operator, fluids and equipment basis. Establish the actual shipping assembly and measured transport weight before entering a brief.
- Record the installed bucket or attachment width
- Measure the stowed assembly, including projections
- Keep tyre contact width separate from the complete envelope
- Confirm actual transported weight and support positions
Source checked 2026-11-07. This is an equipment-reference review, not a completed transport or a claim that a specific trailer fits. Measurements are not automatically imported into Highway Match.
Measure before selecting
- Tyre / track width
- Installed bucket or attachment width
- Transport height with arms lowered
- Machine plus attachment and accessory weight
Loading approach
Review approach and breakover, especially with a low bucket, trencher or forks. Select ramps for the loading method and wheel/track contact pattern.
Support & load concentration
A track loader and wheeled skid steer distribute weight differently. Verify the trailer’s support and tie-down arrangement for the specific machine.
Configuration traps
Cat’s 226D3 reference distinguishes 58.9 in over tyres from a 62 in bucket. Neither field should be silently relabelled as the other.
Build a measured configuration brief →Build the load record
Keep the model reference, actual attachment configuration, measured transport envelope and support drawing together. A change to the machine or its loading position requires the affected comparisons to be updated.
Equipment links support research. Highway Match uses the measurements you enter and does not silently import a related model’s values.
