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Does this satisfy the regs for WLL and securement? Lets disregard the one lone pack on the rear, i hardly every get palletized/wrapped brick and even less often an odd number. First time using my new screens. So say its 22packs at 40k. Ive got 8ft long steel lintels overlapping each other to unitize the individual pallets into one single 40k belly load and then straps every 4 or 5ft, landing right over each lap joint, plus doubled ends. The outermost straps are on the outermost brick packs to bite down directly, as the lintels dont conform very well.

Thoughts? Never seen anyone else do it quite the same. It is very secure imo, just not 100% certain on the letter of the law. Can metal structure count to unitize individual pieces and then treat it like say a steel beam?

 

As ugly tarp job as it gets
But its not a beauty competition right !?

 

Personally, I think the angle is not stable as shown. I like the cattle panels, I would have strapped over them directly AND strapped around the whole lot mid height. Maybe even weaving the strap in the panels every now and then to keep it in place.

Steve

 

How could i change the strap angle?

 

The angle I mentioned was the angle iron, they are not tight against a square corner.

Steve

 

All good EXCEPT every pallet will require a strap,. Dot will not be happy with just the angle iron.
@ on front pallet, unless touching a bulkhead, at least one if 4000 pounds or less 2 if over and 2 on the rear. Rear actually includes any pallet that is not touching one behind it.
In other words, if you leave a gap in the load, both ends will have to have 2 straps front and rear..
Legally that is.

 

Legally it's only the front requiring two, but it's smart to put two on the rear.

 

I was thinking the rear required 2, I always used 2 on the rear, maybe just was thinking wrong.

 

Yeah penalty strap is front only for lacking a bulkhead or dunnage slide block.

most brick haulers here have screens that stradle 2 cubes per side and just toss one strap over each screen. Mind you these pallets on mine create a gap that normally doesnt exist with unpalletized brick which is 99% of it. Only lowes seems to want it on pallet. Anyhow i dont think 1 strap holding 4 packets is safe in a crash without the irons to link it all together.

The angle irons are press braked with a radius for the strap to not have an edge. You cant get a radius to sit completely flat on a square brick corner.

 

I do not remember the weights on bricks, I only ever hauled one load of them.
I would think that 4 pallets would be over the 4000 pound mark. though.