Belly wrap

i wished all shippers did that. most of them don't seem to care.

 

They only vertical block when the receiver requests it. That means they unload with an overhead crane and need the space in between to put the chains on.

 

I have all ways liked putting the straps/chains down first, then load trailer, then throw them over the load, but then you mentioned "then back under load" this shouldn't be done, because your not cinching the load to the trailer

 

Seem like a waste of a strap you get the same result wrapping the load and anchoring each end to the trailer plus the added benefit of additional securement.

 

While it is not a securement, it works to change the load from pieces to a package. it is like banding 4 pieces together. This changes the securement requirements as well.

The benefits are worth the extra straps. It squeezes the whole load together. Keeping pressure on all the pieces.

 

Really, how so?

 

It is the same as banding pieces together. When it is banded into a single package, now you have one unit instead of multiple pieces. The key is it must not be tied to the trailer, it has to be only on the load. That is how it changes the securement requirements.

I started doing this like 10 years ago. A few yards I used to go to in Texas and Oklahoma are now requiring that this be done

 

I get the idea of "banding" things together to create a single object.
But it doesn't change securement requirements, you have to have enough tiedowns for half the static load and one tiedown for every ten feet or fraction thereof. Regardless if the pieces are tied together or simply stacked on the trailer. I've been doing this 18 years and never had a problem.

 

How is load isolation differant than pass side - choke - driverside? Granted sometimes a choke wont tightin all the pipe causing youvto need to choke more than one strap but it still bundles for a more sucure load. Btw anyone try those "load chokers" those metal C ring things out of austraila?

 

I know this is an old thread. But is that more or less correct terminology? If it isn't, can someone else explain it better?

And could someone provide some guidelines on which methods add to your WLL aggregate, and which do not?
Thanks!!