Refused my first load today

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  1. snowman_w900

    snowman_w900 Road Train Member

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    JD, your awsome. When it comes securment, i enjoy reading the info you post up. Learn something new all the time.
     
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  3. johndeere4020

    johndeere4020 Road Train Member

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    School of hard knocks that's where I'm a honor student. We used to use shake outs all the time until we got nailed at an AEP power plant and the safety guy explained it sternly and showed me the regulation. When I was doing my CCO refresher the guy who taught it was on the NCCO national board and was one of those guys who's IQ was off the charts, he and another guy in the class had an argument about it and he showed us the regulation then to.
     
  4. CharlieK

    CharlieK Medium Load Member

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    Any chance you can post a picture of this the next time you do it? I'm fairly certain I don't understand what your doing. Every way I picture "weaving" the 2" strap through multiple bundles, it leaves a loose strap! 'Course sometimes there's a big difference between what I picture, and reality!
     
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  5. The Admiral

    The Admiral Heavy Load Member

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    Why bulkhead dry iron? Greasy bars ,yes. Hot roll, no. It does not move.
     
  6. ramblingman

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    The stuff i got out of EMJ in chicago was always greasier than McDonalds.
     
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  7. brsims

    brsims Road Train Member

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    I would, but I don't go down there anymore. I pretty much only haul coils now.

    But here's how it works. Start the first strap over the outside bundle, under the next, then over the next and so on until you have reached the other side of the trailer. Set ratchet and tighten.

    Then grab the second strap, and directly behind the first strap go UNDER the first bundle, then over the next and so on and tighten.

    The idea is to provide both over and under contact between straps and product. This both "chokes" the load to prevent forward movement and keeps the bundles properly separately during transit.
     
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  8. Pete jockey

    Pete jockey Medium Load Member

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    I really appreciate seeing a good informative thread like this one. Beneficial to all. Thank you to all who have added, a very good read.
     
  9. Peelsession

    Peelsession Light Load Member

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    40 rebar. Spaced out loading as you can see. They'll be pushing it together or using vertical blocking next time or I'll be refusing my fist load!
     
    Last edited: Mar 7, 2017
    Reason for edit: Added info.
  10. lester

    lester Midwest's #1 Feed Hauler

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    I'm exhausted just looking at that
     
  11. snowwy

    snowwy Road Train Member

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    I would have said no leave till it's bundled up.
     
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