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Well survived made it from McMinnville to 84 Hood River got 34 bundles at 63000 and 18 straps in think I over did it on the straps better safe than sorry lol those were great tips on the rebar!!! Also played dumb at the mill guys gave me pointers on where and how many dunnage to use what can I say first time I’ve hauled rebar. Pictures to come in the day lightready for bed drive safe out there here’s one for laughs

 

so there are things I will doo differently next time I pick up rebar had loaders and driver from my same company say they don’t fit wrap. Next time I will pre throw gutwraps per stack.
And they center loaded me I hate that next time will have them leave the gaps in the middle of my deck! Other tha. That we will make it the rest of the way.

 

"Big Dawg" has strobes on his cab and all sides of his "trailer" and is running them constantly. More strobes than the guys moving D11s. And the funnest part was he just had to pace me for 25 minutes.. And every time i tried to get by, he'd lunge out last second with a blinker i couldnt see over the blinding of strobes, like i hadnt seen enough and wanted a few more miles of punishment. Wannabe supertruckers are so annoying. I bet theres a chihauhau on his lap.

 

Yeah, man. I'm no flatbedder, but I wouldn't be happy with that load. Belly wraps needed, for sure. Some sort of a bulkhead. Live and learn, eh? Safety starts with YOU, the CAPTAIN of YOUR SHIP. << Remember that. A load like that slides forward only once (too many) times for you, the driver.

Best wishes; stay healthy~!

Tomcat

 

I like chains on rebar but nothing wrong with straps. Just if u haul it over and over again it wears out ur strapps real quick. U did a good job. Only thing different i would do is throw a coule choker chains , even one in the middle on each 20ft bundle helps tremendously with keeping it all nice and tight

 

I used to pull rebar out of queen creek az at cmc plant . Alot of system transport drivers go down there. I helped alot of new guys down there and had some help me when it was my first time loading rebar.

 

Pretty sure the system drivers down there are the 48 footers with the spread axels

 

Yes way easier than the heavy stuff ur pulling. I do wanna find me a gig like u got tho. Love running that area of the country

 

How much does that weigh?