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I believe a single coil rack has a WLL of 10k lbs according to mytee.

Me personally if hauling a single 45k coil would just use 5 coil racks and 3 friction belting. It’s not like it takes any extra time or effort really.

 

One per 10k. But alot of time I haul multiple. Set of 2 together. So minimum 3 regardless of weight. The next though, is the more you use, the less stress on your lumber. I know, I have lumber 30 plus years old.

You have to say, "if this lumber breaks, will it move"? More is better on coil racks.

But that coil in the picture was loaded crooked, it didn't slide over.

 

Packages range so much there is no one answer. I'd say 20k or above needs 3 suicide.

A 20k shotgun, need 4 to start. Go up accordingly. Chances are, shotgun will set between rails. More the better. Shotgun coils are hard on trailers without purpose built coil wells.

 

Always went with “8’s”. That is divide the weight by 8 and that’s your number. 48k coil, 8 racks, spread out across the width of the coil.

I tend to go way beyond the minimum. Just the way I tend to do things.

 

Wouldn't 48k be 6 racks? Or am I missing something?

 

Looking at both sets of pictures, the one big thing that stands out to me, is the short lumber. Always used 72 inch “short boards” that way you have a bit more lumber outside the coil. Most coils that I was hauling were 60 inches or less.

 

No, my brain fart. You are correct. I Was thinking chains when I did that.
Truth is, my chains are 3/8, so 6000 lbs WWL. So what ever the chains were, just did everything the same.

 

I'm opposite. I carry a ton of 4' timbers, some 5-6' and only a few 8'. The longer lumber does nothing outside of the coil, if it is shored to the frame rails. Plus you trip over the extra long lumber in the dark. But, I understand guys who haul them once in awhile, mostly only have 8' timbers.

 

You’re running a covered wagon, right. That makes sense.

When I was running a lot of coils and other metals, I had 2 trailers. Both open decks. I actually washed, etched and then epoxy painted markings for CL, and other dimensions on the trailer. Made setup a simple task, just line it up with the markings. Places that had cameras on the crane seemed to really like it as well.

 

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Now, I know my way of "anti skid material" isn't under the racks. Probably never will be. But those are comfortable for 30k each. Simple.