Load Straps, Chain/Straps. Chains. What type/size to buy

You usually have 40' or 50' straps custom made. I have a pair of 75' straps. They rated rated the same, just longer. I carry ratchet and snap binders because sometimes you only have enough space to put a snap binder.

 

I get mine through tricity tarps in IL, but Iowa 80 has them from time to time and I know they stock 2" 40' normally

 

OVERKILL! HELL YEA! YOU CAN KEEP THEM LIGHT FLATBEDDER CHAINS. I'm not taking chances with my truck, load or anyone around me just to meet the minimum standard

 

The point is, the guy is a flatbedder, crazy to use 1/2 for that.

Buy good 3/8 and work. If he does hh later get appropriate equipt

 

Uh...no it is not! Let me be perfectly clear Absolutely Not!

I hope you were joking, in case your not, and for those that don't know how to calculate it...

80/50/25 rule...80% WLL pull back force, 50% WLL pulling to each side force, 25% WLL down force

80% of 55,000lbs = 44,000lbs of rear pull WLL divided by the 4,700lbs WLL of 5/16 chain = 9.36, but there is no fraction of chain so that is a minimum of 10 chihuahua leashes pulling back

50% of 55,000lbs = 27,500lbs of each side direction WLL, also divided by the 4,700 rating of 5/16 = 5.85, again no fractional chains so that requires a minimum of 6 poodle strings each side direction

25% of 55,000lbs = 13,750lbs of down force WLL, again divided by the piddlie 4,700lb WLL rating = 2.92...congratulations, you achieved 1 of the 3 factors for load security!!!

There is no such thing as OVERKILL in load security, if you can't figure that out go back to boxes...

I've never met or heard of anyone that lost freight off their wagon that said, "You know, if only I hadn't put that last extra chain on, I wouldn't have lost my load!"

Now hopefully you understand the following statement...

 

No im.not chaining 55k with 6 5/16 chains, but im sorry 22 chains wouldnt be happening either. Ive pulled rgn flats and steps over the last 16 years, never lost a piece but yes chains can and will break.

If half inch chain makes you happy use it, on smaller equipt you will have ussues getting the hook through small eyelets and loops to tie down.

 

New guy here, curious about what rgn is?

 

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