Beveled lumber for coils

Soft wood (pine, etc.) will crush under the weight. Buy hardwood lumber....oak, hickory, etc.

I think most of the timbers I have down in the crawl space (left over from my skateboarding days) are 4x6...not sure the exact angle of the bevel, though.

 

for big singles def. use hardwood as for bevel i usually cut 2 inches from the corner

 

i also use 6x6s but i have some custom big coil racks with normal coil racks i use 4x4s

 

yes i dont know the exact degree but yes 2 in in each direction

 

Oscar, all the ones I've used have been 45 deg. I have seen 30 degree bevel for big aluminum coils. (bigger diameter so less angle to sit on). The 6x6's would probably be safer and keep small coils from bottoming out, but you're the guy who has to haul em around. The main reason I carry 8' - 4x4's is they work good for other things like beams. And if a small coil is going to bottom out I just slide another 4x4 in the rack.

What I really dig is the coil racks that hold the lumber at an angle, so you don't have to bevel. Seems more secure all the way around, but I don't haul coils enough to justify getting them.

 

4x4 hardwood with the bevel 3" from the bottom to 1" from the other corner. A 45 is too steep for 95% of coils. Take care of your wood and you'll have it for a long time.

 

I've only pulled 1 coil thru far, but I have the same racks that Danny posted the pic of. I just used my 8' 4x4 on it and worked fine. I liked using the 8' as well because I was able to place 4 racks down for extra protection. I've heard stories about guys only using 2 racks on a coil and the stops smashing or coming unwelded at the seams