Wirtgen Equipment Shipping
Now part of Wirtgen Group (John Deere, since 2017)Source
In our loading records Wirtgen W150, W1800 and W2000 cold planers each ship in one 45 ft high cube. A W 210 Fi is 8 ft 10 in (2.70 m) wide, wider than a container, and 28 ft 10 in (8.8 m) long with its discharge conveyor off.
Wirtgen machines we have loaded in containers
3 Wirtgen models are in our dismantling and loading records, each with the boxes it went in and the parts that came off. Containers reach more ports and usually cost less than RoRo or flat racks.
Road machines · 3 models
| Model | Boxes | Dismantling |
|---|---|---|
| Wirtgen W150 | 1 × 45 ft high cube | Standard preparation |
| Wirtgen W1800 | 1 × 45 ft high cube | Standard preparation |
| Wirtgen W2000 | 1 × 45 ft high cube | Standard preparation |
How each Wirtgen model ships
Weights and transport dimensions come from the manufacturer's published specifications (linked under each model). The method is worked out from those dimensions against container, flat rack and RoRo limits, in the order we quote them.
| Model | Weight | L × W × H (transport) | Best method | Preparation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wirtgen W 210 FiLarge cold milling machineSpec source | 69,900 lb (31,700 kg)shipping weight | 42 ft 4 in × 8 ft 10 in × 9 ft 10 in (12.9 × 2.7 × 3 m) | RoRoWhere a RoRo lane serves the destination | Drives on assembled where a RoRo lane serves the destination. |
Dimensions vary with shoes, tyres, buckets and options, so we confirm them on your machine before booking. Container limits used: 40 ft high-cube door 7 ft 8 in (2.34 m) wide and 8 ft 6 in (2.58 m) high, 39 ft 6 in (12.03 m) long inside.
Container, flat rack, RoRo or breakbulk?
We quote in this order because it is usually cheapest first. Most machines that look too big for a box fit once our crew takes off the bucket, boom, cab or wheels; larger ones are taken further apart across several containers, and pieces too big or heavy for a flat rack or roll trailer go breakbulk.
01Container
- Work needed
- We partially disassemble when needed (bucket, boom, cab, wheels), or take larger machines further apart across several high-cubes and open-tops, then crate, block and lash every part.
- Destinations
- Widest: almost every port worldwide, plus inland delivery by rail.
- Typical cost
- Usually the lowest, with no out-of-gauge surcharges.
- Protection
- Sealed steel box; loose parts and attachments travel locked inside.
- Best for
- Most machines: compact ones as they are, others after partial disassembly, and large ones split across several containers.
02Flat rack
- Work needed
- Ships assembled, blocked and lashed. Surcharges apply when wider than 2.4 m or taller than about 1.95 m.
- Destinations
- Most container ports, on the same vessels as containers.
- Typical cost
- Moderate; rises with every centimetre out of gauge.
- Protection
- Open to the weather; we protect cabs, electronics and hydraulics.
- Best for
- Excavators, dozers and loaders too wide for a container door.
03RoRo
Best fit- Work needed
- Drives on assembled; non-runners go on a roll trailer.
- Destinations
- Fewer destinations: regular lanes to Europe, West Africa, the Middle East, Oceania and parts of Latin America.
- Typical cost
- Often competitive for large self-propelled machines where a lane exists.
- Protection
- Below deck, but loose items and attachments cannot ride inside the cab.
- Best for
- Running machines going to a port with regular RoRo sailings.
04Breakbulk
- Work needed
- Lifted aboard piece by piece by ship’s or shore cranes, on its own skids or cradle, then stowed and lashed in the hold or on deck.
- Destinations
- Ports with breakbulk berths and heavy-lift cranes; sailings are booked voyage by voyage.
- Typical cost
- Usually the highest for a single small machine; often the only option for the largest pieces.
- Protection
- In the hold or lashed on deck; we crate, wrap and protect exposed parts.
- Best for
- Pieces too large or heavy for a flat rack or roll trailer: transformers, process modules, mining trucks, crane sections.
Preparing Wirtgen machines for export
- The milling drum housing, conveyors and water system are cleaned of asphalt and drained, and the conveyor folded or taken off.
- Picks stay on the drum; the machine is chocked and lashed through its tie-down points.
- In our loading records a Wirtgen W150, W1800 and W2000 each go in one 45 ft high cube.
- A W 210 Fi is 42 ft 4 in (12.9 m) long with its conveyor folded and 8 ft 10 in (2.70 m) wide, wider than a container; with the conveyor off the machine is 28 ft 10 in (8.8 m) long.
Containerizing a machine means taking off the parts that stop it fitting, then crating, labelling and lashing them in the same box. See how we containerize heavy equipment
Where Wirtgen machines go from the U.S.
The destinations we see most for Wirtgen equipment, with the import rule that most often catches buyers out.
MexicoTransit 5-14 daysCold planers by truck across the border or in high cubes to Manzanillo.
Quote to Mexico
Saudi ArabiaTransit 18-25 daysMilling machines for highway programmes, to Dammam or Jeddah.
Quote to Saudi Arabia
AustraliaTransit 28-35 daysStrict biosecurity cleaning; the drum housing and conveyor are washed of asphalt and soil before loading.
Quote to Australia
Equipment Types We Ship
Reinhard Wirtgen founded Wirtgen in 1961 and the company has built cold milling machines since 1979. Based in Windhagen, Germany, it heads the Wirtgen Group, which also owns Vögele, HAMM, Kleemann and Benninghoven, and has been part of John Deere since 2017.
- Cold milling machines
- Recyclers and soil stabilizers
- Slipform pavers
- Surface miners
Why Ship Wirtgen with Us
- Wirtgen cold planers in our own loading records
- Pickup from contractor yards, dealer lots and auctions across the US
- 45 ft high-cube and flat-rack plans, with the conveyor shipped separately where it needs to be
Wirtgen shipping questions
Does a Wirtgen cold planer fit in a container?
Smaller ones do: in our loading records the W150, W1800 and W2000 each go in one 45 ft high cube. A W 210 Fi is 8 ft 10 in (2.70 m) wide, wider than a container, so it ships on a flat rack or by RoRo. We confirm the plan with photos of your machine before booking.
Who owns Wirtgen?
John Deere. Deere completed its purchase of the Wirtgen Group on December 1, 2017.
Wirtgen and its logo are trademarks of their respective owner, shown only to identify the equipment we ship. Seaway Project Cargo is an independent shipper and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wirtgen.
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