A FRAMES

Like for hauling Glass or Marble?

 

You mean the racks used to transport or store slabs of stone most commonly used to fabricate countertops? Not sure where to get, many I've seen appear to be 'home-made'. Probably ask countertop shops where to find; next would be a fab shop to inquire what they might charge to make-up a set, likely 3 (?) for a tractor-trailer load.

Not to seem a wise-cracker, but if you don't know what they are...are you sure you need them? Someone wants you to haul slabs and used the term?

 

They are commercially available, though most will make their own. A lot of the granite companies will make wooden A frames on the spot. This is time consuming, though they have it down to a fine art. I dislike them because they use long nails to secure the A frame into your nail strips. They tend to tear out chucks of wood when you remove them. I have always wanted to design a set of my own. I have a metal fabricator next door that could weld a set for me. I'm thinking of a set of aluminum that will fold into itself for storage. If I ever do this, I will post the blue-prints. These loads are right at my max. I have one local shipper that will book loads with me directly. I hesitate because at time I would be over weight. I need to get a lighter flatbed!

 

My guess is the OP checked on a load and was asked if they had an A frame to haul whatever it is?

 

You have to be very carefull with home made a-frames, and some that are "manufactured" alot of guys get seriously hurt and some have even been killed when unstrapping because the a-frame broke and the product fell on them.

 

One that is well designed, should be much better than the A frames made of wood 2x4's they build when they load you. We should always be careful when unsecuring our loads and have an escape plan.

 

Agreed. I think a lot of people take dunnage or being on 'flat' ground for granted, thinking it will hold an unsecured load. My last two straps I take off are the front and back in case load does start to come off.

 

I do the same. And pulling a flatbed makes it easier to dive under the trailer. Most guys try to "run away" from the trailer when things fall. I am always aware when unloading pipe and keep saying over in my mind "go under the wagon" and I will at the first sound of a metal band breaking. I did it last week in MI. Had a band snap loose and I was already standing in front of my truck lol

 

And a worker standing nearby was giggling like a school girl, watching an old man running, while snapping banding straps with his hands.... lol