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  1. RollinThunderVet

    RollinThunderVet Heavy Load Member

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    Passed a guy this morning, going east on 10.
    Had 3 sheets of 9-10ft wide by 40ft long 1 inch steel plates.
    Dude had 7 straps on... is it me or is that a big no no?
     
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  3. idriveaholden

    idriveaholden Super Heavy Hauler

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    You can strap plate steel, not the best option though.. 7x5400=37,800
     
  4. ChaoSS

    ChaoSS Road Train Member

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    Depending on where he hooked the straps and where the chain tie down points were it could have been the best idea, or possibly the only option.

    Something up front is a good idea, but not legally required.
     
  5. JonJon78

    JonJon78 Road Train Member

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    This video was from a week or two ago, this trucker used straps...
     
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  6. RollinThunderVet

    RollinThunderVet Heavy Load Member

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    Yea and that guy had vertical leverage that this guy didnt... 2x4, sheet, 2x4,sheet, 2x4, sheet.
    Total less than a foot high. Hanging 9-12inches over each side. Strap has no leverage.

    I would at least want to cross 2 chains around the nose..
     
  7. JonJon78

    JonJon78 Road Train Member

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    That's why I use chains so I can X it.
     
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  8. RollinThunderVet

    RollinThunderVet Heavy Load Member

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    lol, passed a SWIFT 2 days ago with a 40ft Conex on a 48ft flat.
    2 chains. 1 through the front bottom corners, 1 through the rear bottom corners.
    thing was seesawing on the arch of the deck going down the road...
    i was like WTF.... had a trainer sitting next to him in the truck too..
     
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  9. Oscar the KW

    Oscar the KW Going Tarpless

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    Was it a trainer or just two rookies trying to figure it all out together?
     
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  10. ZVar

    ZVar Road Train Member

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    Isn't that the same thing with megas?
     
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  11. Oscar the KW

    Oscar the KW Going Tarpless

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    Probably.
     
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