hooking to the frame illegal?

I don't know why you can't, I've done it several times on steps and flats, I do it on my lowboy everyday. As far as this guy as soon as I saw the tennis shoes and shorts I wrote him off.

 

The new Manacs that we have have a sticker saying "Do not hook to frame flange, main beam seperation may result". Seems unlikely, but whatever.

 

But, but, he has a hard hat on.

 

I'ma like to see what happens when the binder falls and lands on them nice sneekers.

 

We have a dc that regularly hooks to the frame on mixed pipe loads

 

I mean admittedly the frames aren't that heavy duty like a lowboy but within reason you should be fine buts it's definitely not illegal.

 

don't you want to sell your van and get a flat or step trailer ?

 

Flatbeds don't have as many crossmembers either. Maybe they think pulling on the bottom of a deeper frame rail you may get more torque?

I don't think I would take securement advice from anyone at Western Express...