Palletized welded wire fencing - how to strap better?

Like everyone else has suggested. In case you're curious what they mean by 'make some v-boards/corner boards', here's a pic, below. You can see YT videos about it, if you need step by step instructions...I mean, being as you're USAF, you may need all the help you can get.

Just Google "V-boards wooden"

 

They're great for many other things too. Rolled roofing felt, upright aluminum coils, bricks, small square hay bales.

 

Yep. A basic flatbedding tool. To store them, if you don't have one of those support free Fontaine trailers, you can usually slip them into the webbing of the side supports in the flatbed and bungy/winch strap them to the supports to keep them stored out of the way.

 

Besides the proper way of using either edge protection or actual v-boards, your other option is to tarp it and strap over the tarp. Bungee it tight and they'll be fine.

Same goes for brick. Lots of guys tarp brick because there will always be 1 or 2 that try to escape from the middle of a stack.

 

Cool thread....you flatbedders rock!!!!

 

Did you have any training in Flatbed securement ?

Before leaving any shipper if in doubt ask the shipper.
They’ve seen hundreds/ thousands of drivers secure loads.
Never leave a yard until you are certain the load won’t leave you.

Better to look stupid than be stupid.

 

Not to mention, in some states, it's legally required to be covered in some kind of restraining material like a tarp, mesh, plastic mesh, etc. I think that's a particular issue in Georgia, if I remember correctly.


Edit: Besides Federal Regs against falling, etc.

 

Could waist hi chain around front to rub rail at front tandem, and then back pulled to rub rail at landing gear. X pull together.
We did bale cotton that easy. Won't work here tho as damage product before secure. Cotton tougher tension did not damage.

 

Again, the pallets themselves should have been pulled together with chains at the pallet base pulling front and back to tighten them up. Then dunnage over the wire with light strapping pressure, one per pallet except 2 for front, would have worked just fine to immobilize the product. The obvious concern, is not overtightening so you deform the freight and make the securement useless.