Saw this on the NYT. Any thoughts?

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  1. bobtrucks2204

    bobtrucks2204 Light Load Member

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    When I hauled lumber we were taught that straps should be flat and tight enough so that you could pluck em and hear a tone.

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  3. vangtransport

    vangtransport Heavy Load Member

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    It looks like it's stone not lumber, so cranking down on it until you here a tone would probably result in damaged product.
     
  4. Ubu

    Ubu Road Train Member

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    Lots of people put a twist on their straps, they are less affected by wind if you do so.
     
  5. dgman

    dgman Light Load Member

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    When I hauled lumber and pallets all the guys I drove with put a twist in them. Like Ubu said, less affected by wind or something of that nature. Not out of the ordinary at all.
     
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  6. bobtrucks2204

    bobtrucks2204 Light Load Member

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    Yes, when the load was stacked high I would occasionally twist one or two near the back if they were flopping, noisy but these are short packages. Also made sure the straps were wound straight on the reels. Note the blue tarp load in the background with nicely placed straps.
     
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  7. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    I always put a twist in the straps too, but now some gung-ho DOT officers are giving tickets for that. They say the twist creates a stress point in the strap.
     
  8. Flightline

    Flightline Road Train Member

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    And here we go again to twist or not.

    I know Dow insulation south of St.Louis, wont' let you out of the gate, unless you have twists on both sides of the trailer on every strap. I tried arguing this with them and did no good.
     
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  9. snowwy

    snowwy Road Train Member

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    first time i tried the twist, had a couple actually blow backwards.

    only time i twist is the tall loads that like to settle. see no need on them short solid loads. and defenitly see no need for a gun ho ticket.

    i was up in washington, rolling through ellensburg, some trucker got on the cb about my straps. another trucker said he had 2 drivers get tickets in washington. so rarely do i twist.
     
  10. skateboardman

    skateboardman Road Train Member

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    it wasn't the twist that blew em backwards, you simply didn't tighten them. your goof ,not the twist
     
  11. snowwy

    snowwy Road Train Member

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    the load was delicate. can't snug em down like a load of wood. but they were tight. to the point of breaking the load.
     
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