Hi folks,
I just bought a Cletrac HG 48 with loader and am going to pick it up in a few days. I have no idea what the thing weighs! I have a 24ââ,¬â,,¢ enclosed car trailer that is rated at around 6000# cargo capacity. I didnââ,¬â,,¢t find a model HG 48 on this siteââ,¬â,,¢s spec sheets, any idea of what I just got myself into?????.....lol.
that may be close. i am not sure how much lighter a HG-48 is than an OC-4 with the 4 cyl. gasoline engine, but my OC-46 with the Ware loader is at least 8200 pounds. i hauled it on a 10,000 GVW trailer once. ONCE. i'd never do it again with less than 12,000. hopefully someone else can verify the weight for you.
andy b.
Hey P8, Welcome to the board... I haul two HG's at a time on my #12000 car hauler with no problem... Actually I have hauled a Caterpillar D2 with heavy angle dozer on it also but that was maybe pushing things just a bit, the bare D2 weighed in at about #7000 and I am sure the dozer was another #3000 or so... I think you should be OK with the HG/loader on a #6000 tl as it should weigh about half of the D2... Have fun & good luck!!!
If I recall correctly, an HG-42 weighs around 2700 lbs and a 3-HI Ware loader assembly is in the neighborhood of around 1700 lbs. I hauled an HG-42 once (without loader) on an open 3000 lb single axle landscape trailer (that wasn't fun).
Thanks guys,
Just eyeballing it I guessed around 4-5K# with the loader, but its always good to know before hand. I'll post some pix when I get it home. I think it is sort of a hybrid as the guy who has it now said someone added the loader off of a small Cat. The loader has two big (5"?) hyd rams on the bucket lift arms. Maybe when I post some pix you guys can identify all the pieces.
Cheers,
John