I’m impressed..,,,,.

Usually they do that kind of stuff at night. Justsayin

 

Twisted strap, there's the problem.

 

Surprised they even put a strap on it. Must have been a new driver.

 

DOT claims the twist in the strap puts too much stress on the strap at the twist.
I always put a twist for OTR runs because it keeps the strap from making so much noise & popping sounds from the wind.
I wouldn't haul that load in the picture, secured like that. All it will take is someone to cut him off or have to stop suddenly at a traffic light or intersection, and he's in big trouble.

 

Was at a trailer dealer, they had some sort of event going on. Company reps for all sorts of products running around. I think it was a kinedyne rep I asked about putting a twist in the straps. His statement was that it is the preferred method for preventing stress damage on the straps.

That said, this can o worms about twist in straps has been covered. Think 3 or 4 horses have died long slow miserable deaths.

 

It was a joke. Lets just leave the twist alone.

 

The only thing worse than this being a single strap is that it isn't a twist in it.

If youzoom in there's light visible under the middle of the strap meaning it's not even tight. That thing is flapping in the wind.

Guy probably didn't want to crank it too tight because the concrete could fracture from the stress being in the middle so far from the timbers on each end.

The correct way to haul this would be at least a single strap directly over each timber. Concrete doesn't like bending.

 

Sweet Kia!

 

Saw a load of round hay bales two days ago, one strap over the front stack, another on the end. That was it. Nothing on the other 6 stacks.