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Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by MACK E-6, Dec 11, 2017.
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A lot of times we'd run a strip chain...usually just a regular wrapper... between the rear center of the truck bunk to the front center of the trailer bunk. There were hooks welded on the bunk to drop the chain wrapper ends into. You'd pull the slack out of it by hand and put a binder on. That one line would hold an amazing amount of weight.
If we were hauling pine the bunk logs would usually be 32's and it didn't take much to walk out from under a load. That always pissed off the side rod and the loader operator. When they have to shut down the whole show just to reload your truck when you should have strip chained it in the first place they weren't shy about explaining to you what you'd done wrong. Sometimes if you weren't blocking the haul road they'd make you sit there until all the other trucks were loaded, especially if they had to walk a shovel out to get you back together.
If we had the old style Hassle bunks with the double edge and trough we'd usually throw one wrapper over the load, tie to the front bunk, cinch it down tight, and try to drive real smooth. If we had all long logs we might tie to the rear stake too.LoneCowboy, PoleCrusher, MACK E-6 and 6 others Thank this. -
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Now, like @D.Tibbitt has also mentioned it isn’t always feasable, but a basic knowledge of physics can serve you well with flatbed work and it’s good to keep in mind.
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