crawlers on concrete and ashphalt

[philztoy]

I pulled my 450C crawler backhoe into my pole barn for storage and I already cracked some corners on my concrete and chewed up the ashphalt where I transitioned from turf to ashphalt.

The ashphalt and concrete are both good quality at least 4" thick so I thought I would be ok.

I think I might get some long 2x12's and maybe plywood to put under when I store the machine.

Does anybody else have a better way of dsitributing the weight and saving the concrete. I dont really have a straight shot in so I need to get it on the ashphalt and turn it to get it in a direction for a straight shot into the pole barn.

Let me know your ideas if you would.

Thanks
Phil

[gerald]

Old convery belting. We used it in the mines where there wasen't steel rails in the cement.

[philztoy]

thats a good idea. I wonder where I could get some of that?

[gerald]

Any road construction ,cement plant. You could have mine since its been rolled up for 20 years. I don,t know of any other use for it.

[Rick Kr]

I have a couple of pieces of old 1/2 inch OSB plywood. Works great. I get the dozer lined up as straight as I can before I hit the concrete, otherwise you have to jump of the dozer and adjust the plywood if you try steering on the pieces.

Rick

[pop pop]

we used scabby old tires,, and they're a breeze to move :)

[philztoy]

tires is a good idea too. At least something to do with old tires