Trying To Add Winches On This Flatbed..... Lost

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  1. Ruthless

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    I got 20 winches, and I frequently still end up using a couple ratchet straps in addition.
     
    Ruthless, Jul 3, 2019
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    Have 24 winches, 12 per side. Sometimes I could use about 8 more.
     
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    Not sure what you are saying. I count 11 straps on one picture 17 straps on another.

    Load requires more than 20 straps should go in dry van
     
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    How do you unload a dry van at a job site?
     
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    Pallet jack and/or a chain.
     
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    Or just load it on a flatbed and save a ton of time and labor cost
     
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    I wasn't arguing the point, just answering the question.
     
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    Actually thats faster than throwing 30 straps
     
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    Doubtful. But lets say it is. If you are paying the bill which would you rather pay? The labor cost of a driver throwing 30 straps or the prevailing wage of a laborer to hook a chain to each pallet plus the prevailing wage of an equipment operator?
     
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    You must make strap throwing harder than it really is... or you don’t realize how slow construction sites can be.
     
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