Post flatbed load photos here V2.0

Today was a dozer of a day. Moved 4 of them, 2 were on site moves.





Then I hauled the 650 again just now to El Campo. Time to roll home.

 

That's what I was getting at, its not legal with 4 chains the chain on the blade doesn't count toward the total aggregate WLL you need four chains on the machine and a fifth one on the blade. I'm not busting your balls over it nor do I want to be "that" guy just a friend helping a friend. If you comfortable and can get away with more power to ya.

 

Yea we don't pull out of there too often. Doesn't pay, but it got me back to the barn and it'll get a driver next week down south for a reload so why not

 

Mac, do those dozers slide while climbing up the deck? Oak?
Apitong ? Fir?

 

I was unsure about it until yesterday. I am now comfortable because of your comments.

I've never seen this written anywhere: "The blade has to be fastened independent of the machine, "

I share your interpretation that the rules don't state it. So I am happy with doing it this way for my application.

No where in the rules does it state that the blade has to be fastened separately. I have 4 points of contact, my grade 100 3/8" chains are my weakest point at 8800 wll. Times 4 = 35 200 lbs wll which allows me to carry 70 400 machine. All these dozers are <20 000 lbs.

I am more than covered in my wll. My company pays our legal fees to fight any ticket and I'm sure it would be dismissed in court.

Now if I was going out of state, I would take the time to put a 5th chain. But the main reason I don't like putting a 5th chain is because it means climbing over the blade to get in front of it to tie it down. With my bed over 5' in the air, I don't like climbing around with only small ledges for footings. Doing that 3-4 times a day is just tempting fate.

This way, I can do all my chaining from the safety of the ground.

 

I had a feeling those Eacom loads might not pay a whole lot, yet we seem to do a lot of them.

 

This securement book says accessory equipment must be completely lowered and secured to the vehicle. I don't know about the regulation itself.

 

Diamond plate steel deck. I haven't had one slide on me in the year and a half I've been with this company. However 3 years ago when I first started, I had some slide. But I wasn't very experienced and I learnt a lot by trial and error. But now I think I could drive one on in the rain. I haven't tried it though cuz I don't like getting wet and wait in the cab till the rain stops. When I get to the top, I'm often wigglying it left, right and diagonally to try not make the blades stick out.

Note: they tend to slide more when you back them on for some reason.

Now when you load these, they will roll back on you and start to roll sideways even. But I've learnt if it starts to slide, put it in reverse and drive it off, so it doesn't slide and you maintain control.

 

With your chains, unless you are connecting both ends of the chain to the bed of the truck you only get 1/2 of the WLL or 4400 pounds. But then you also need to look at the binders, most of them will not be rated for 8800 pounds.

@macavoy I just took another look at your photos and you are only credited with 1/2 the working load limit based on how you have it secured. You have a direct securement the way you are doing it. Just a note for you to CYA

 

Right, knew that seemed kind of high. My binders are rated for 9800. I always forget the indirect rule