Lever binders

Bull****. They probably oughta be though. I had one put upside down and way too tight on a pre-loaded trailer so i couldn't really safely release it. When that thing came loose the bar flew over 20' away.

 

no, you can still buy them.

i got told that once from a trailer supply store also. i'm guessing there's a better markup on ratchets or maybe they had a lawsuit.

i needed a chain for a load i picked up in fontana. they had some out to buy.

 

Being how your in the oil patch area, here's the low down.
Alot of rig companies will not allow lever binders.

 

Hi ramblingman, who would have thought flatbed would be so dangerous? When I hauled heavy equipment, an old timer told me to make sure the chain links all lined up, and that binder should never turn or loosen, unless something shifts, and he was right. I'm sure that's why the binder turned. There's really no reason to have a binder that tight. They must have had a 6 foot cheater bar. Lever binders have been around longer than I have. We could always tell a flatbed puller by how many teeth were missing.

 

When I worked for Lonestar owner ops were the only ones allowed to have snap binders and even then they couldn't use them if they were hauling a load for SHELL.

 

[QUOTE="semi" retired;4302799]Hi ramblingman, who would have thought flatbed would be so dangerous? When I hauled heavy equipment, an old timer told me to make sure the chain links all lined up, and that binder should never turn or loosen, unless something shifts, and he was right. I'm sure that's why the binder turned. There's really no reason to have a binder that tight. They must have had a 6 foot cheater bar. Lever binders have been around longer than I have. We could always tell a flatbed puller by how many teeth were missing.[/QUOTE]

I'd agree with you, but unfortunately my company trains a whole bunch of noobs in flatbedding most of which don't stick around long enough to figure out what the hell they're doing. Consequently, these pre-loaded trailers are often times more trouble than they're worth.

I knew it was going to happen when I saw what he had done. I stood on the proper side of it and let er go when that thing came loose. Not much else to do short of cutting the chain. Still pretty spectacular though seeing a bar fly that far.

My company won't issue Ratchet binders unless your on a specialty fleet. I was running an RGN coast to coast for a couple weeks and got stocked up on em .

 

the shop that told me they were illegal, WAS a tanker dealer and repair shop. had to go down the street to a full blown trailer dealer for snaps.

 

Hi snowwy, that sounds like a cruel ethnic joke, a tanker dealer selling load binders.