Flatbed mods to make it easier to load / unload

Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by blanco, Oct 24, 2012.

  1. TwinStickPeterbilt

    TwinStickPeterbilt Heavy Load Member

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    I lost a 4x4 today and when I pulled out I forgot a chain on the deck luckily another driver hollard at me on the radio before I got to far down the road...

    Don't unload after hearing family has passed, IT DOESN'T GO WELL
     
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  3. passingthru69

    passingthru69 Road Train Member

    Sorry to hear about your getting the news of a family member passing
     
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  4. TwinStickPeterbilt

    TwinStickPeterbilt Heavy Load Member

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    Preciate it driver. 92 ain't to shabby though. Dispatcher (dad) routed me straight home.

    To all you guys that haven't drove very long, a passing in the family is something you HAVE to be home for, don't let anyone tell you different
     
  5. passingthru69

    passingthru69 Road Train Member

    I will agree with you on that. Safe travel home. And yes 92 is a good long life
     
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  6. TwinStickPeterbilt

    TwinStickPeterbilt Heavy Load Member

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    Thanks driver made the trip from Birmingham,AL to Henderson,KY fast..........er than normal, I mean I went the speed limit...maybe
     
  7. terrylamar

    terrylamar Road Train Member

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    That would be recoil-less.
     
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  8. fireba11

    fireba11 Heavy Load Member

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    I don't like that style of snap binder. I don't trust them. Give me the old fashion ones or a snap with one end adjustable!
     
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  9. Blind Driver

    Blind Driver Road Train Member

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    I like the looks of this

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  10. carrkool

    carrkool Heavy Load Member

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    I like my rachet binders. quick and easy. I also love my coil racks. We have been making them for so many years and since so many people start making them now you can buy them. Got the double ^ ^______^^ no more cutting wood no more shipper refusing to load on cut would. and if I break a board I can stop at any lumber yard grab an 8 footer and roll on... other tips I would say. group your chains and binders in sets. setting up your headache rack or bulk head so that you can grab the stuff you need on most loads quick and easy will help a lot.
     
  11. 7.3 cowboy

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    I welded nuts on the end of my winches so I can use a cordless drill to roll up straps
     
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