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Why aren't coils then loaded eye-to-the-sky?

 

The only coil‘s that I know of that are loaded eyes to the sky are skidded coils... otherwise coil‘s got a loaded suicide or shotgun have the eyes pointed either to the front and rear or to the side

 

This is the correct answer. There was no real securement.

I've had guys at steel places tell me I was "working too hard putting on so many chains, you only need one, been doing this for 20 years and never had a problem." And the guys with conestogas that delivered parts and plates to the utility pole manufacturer I worked for never strapped anything, just pulled that conestoga over it.

Also, that coil looks like it probably weighs somewhere around 5k. Whole load was probably 39k, probably 5 or 6 of those little ones.

 

The only ones I've had loaded eye-to-the-sky are the painted ones.

 

No, there's slots inside of the trailer that you insert J-hooks into. No part of the securement has to be outside of the rub rail when using those

 

When the coils are loaded usually by overhead crane.

 

That’s if there’s anything to look under. Good luck trying to inspect a coil load in a dry van that’s preloaded and sealed by the shipper.
(experience from my Western Express days).

 

LOL you too eh?

 

Yup. There was one particular shipper in Connecticut that I frequented that was known for it. They loaded coils on both flatbeds and into dry vans. The loads were typically around the 40-42,000 pound range.
Good times!!