I don't have as much time hauling snowcats as you guys. Here's an idea/suggestion that I'll throw out for any opinions. Whenever we have had one of our groomers hauled/trailered, it is usually done by one of the dealers we deal with.(one is lamtrac and the other is the shop industrial) what they always tell us is that it is always best to load the machine on backwards on the trailer. When I asked them why, they said it's because there's a full windsheild on the front of the cab and loading it forwards means that when you're travelling down the highway, allot of pressure is put on the windshield and they've seen many of them break under the pressure.