Beveled lumber for coils

Yeah! You are exactly right. I space my racks out evenly and so that there is at least 3-4 inches of coil past the outer two coil racks. That way the racks are holding that coil in the cradle and not- as you said well- the dunnage holding the coil in the cradle. I may be viewed as an ### to that guy who I see doing it like you described, but I WILL go over to him and tell him (kindly) that he really ought to consider moving those racks in as such- and should probably add a few more too. I would tell them that I would hate to see them get hurt. Coils are all that I do, wouldn't call myself an expert- too relatively new- but I have hauled alot of them, big scary lookin' ones too LOL!

 

I got all my raw cut sticks at a pallet factory in Winchester Virginia when I dragged coils, 6 feet 5 inches long so I could put a pull rope on the ends.

Yes there is a market for them and sold the extras all the time, had my own wood working tools so just getting the raw cut wood was all I needed.

 

Most Coil Racks Are only rated for wLL of 10,000lbs by law you have to have one coil rack for every 10,000lbs of coil a 49,000 lbs coil you would have to have five coil racks to hold the weight of that coil if u do this properly you will never have to buy new coil racks

 

Not disputing your claims but I was a coil tramp for years and never had one DOT check the WLL of a rack.

 

True I've been hauling them for years and never once had a dot check but I go by what I stated in my other post 1 rack for every 10,000lbs of coil most the coils I haul are 40k+lbs that's a lot of weight on just two coil racks all it takes Is one end to break loose and you could be kissing your ### good bye as it breaks loose and comes through and pancakes your truck I know California is picky on this and it all depends on the DOT officer how picky they want to be.( It should be stated under the cargo securement for coils in the fancy green fmcsa book thing-a-magigger)....

 

They have beveled hardwood racks at truckworld/JoJo's in hubbard OH for 9 bucks a pop, that's where I bought mine before.

 

I've never hauled a coil.

Is the bevel absolutely necessary? I carry hardwood dunnage but none with a bevel.

If it is necessary I will get a couple with bevels just in case I ever end up under a coil.

 

No bevel can cause a crease in the coil, so they say.

The coil will ride better and if you can find some mud flaps cut in half and lay across the coil racks it makes for a better seating.

 

I would assume that some shippers require beveled lumber???

 

Alcoa does in Philli and a few other places I hauled from, some could care less but refuse to load is a bad thing and you never can tell when the loader will reject you.