Implements · 2025
Three Cultivators - Direct Towing and a 19.9-Ton Container Plan
In 2025 Meridian Freight bought a Tiger-Mate II cultivator for a dealer and loaded it with two John Deere 980 cultivators into one container, about 19,900 kg in all, after moving a folded cultivator about 320 miles by road. The container went through New York to Gdansk in about 28 days; the dealer completed delivery, assembly and sale in Ukraine.
| Equipment | Tiger-Mate II and two John Deere 980 cultivators |
|---|---|
| Route | Illinois – Meridian packing facility – Chicago – New York – Gdansk |
| Year | 2025 |
| Weight | About 19,900 kg |
| Transit | About 28 days, New York to Gdansk |
| What Meridian did | Purchased the Tiger-Mate II for the dealer and moved a folded cultivator about 320 miles by road |
The shipment
The folded cultivator was approximately 15-16 ft wide, with working tools extending beyond the main frame. Meridian selected an appropriate rural route and moved the machine approximately 320 miles at controlled agricultural-equipment speeds. Meridian legally purchased the Tiger-Mate II for the dealer. It was later combined with two John Deere 980 cultivators in one container. All three machines had rear spring-harrow assemblies, creating a large number of steel frames, shanks, wheels and fasteners that had to be separated and positioned deliberately. The loading plan placed long heavy frames along the container walls, the densest cultivator components near the center, lighter wheels toward the forward section and boxed fasteners near the doors. This layout was designed to keep the cargo mass balanced rather than allowing either end of the container to become disproportionately heavy. The equipment inside the container weighed approximately 19,900 kilograms. Transit through New York to Gdansk took about 28 days without a reported delay or damage within Meridian's scope. The dealer completed onward delivery, assembly and sale in Ukraine.
What Meridian did
- Selected a rural route and moved the folded cultivator about 320 miles at controlled agricultural-equipment speeds.
- Purchased the Tiger-Mate II for the dealer.
- Combined the Tiger-Mate II with two John Deere 980 cultivators in one container.
Transport particulars
- The folded cultivator was approximately 15-16 ft wide, with working tools extending beyond the main frame.
- All three machines had rear spring-harrow assemblies, so many steel frames, shanks, wheels and fasteners had to be separated and positioned.
- The loading plan put long heavy frames along the container walls, the densest components near the center, lighter wheels forward and boxed fasteners near the doors.
- The equipment in the container weighed about 19,900 kg.
- Transit through New York to Gdansk took about 28 days, with no reported delay or damage within Meridian's scope.
- The dealer completed onward delivery, assembly and sale in Ukraine.
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