Beam question loading ?
Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by Hype6477, May 22, 2018.
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Last edited: May 26, 2018
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I arrived at 3:50PM. I go inside to check in. They said their forklift driver had left for the weekend. I would have to come back on Monday to be offloaded.
When I get pissed,.. there is almost nothing I wont do. I had a reload paying very good set up for Sat morning. I was not going to cancel. So I had a "Hold my beer moment".
I saw where they had the tires stacked up out in the yard. I 45'd my truck to the trailer being parallel with the stacks. I put it in 4th gear and let her eat. The trailer dumped over and scared me a bit as the 5th wheel locked on the back of my tractor frame. I thought the trailer was going to flip over. I didnt expect that. All but 1 tire at the rear of my deck came off. The one on top of it ended up leaning on my trailer. It took me 2 more yanks to get it off. I left,.. forged the BOL signature and never heard anything about that from the broker or my carrier.
I look back on that and I'm like WTF was I thinking? LOL
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Well yeah,.. they can be set one at a time. But it can be done.
I would pick it at the tip of the forks to set it in the one on the trailer,.. then rinse and repeat for the rest until I got them all on there. Use a wedge to hold up the beam and slide the next one under it. Under over,.. under over,.. 20 mins tops.
HurstHype6477 and LoneCowboy Thank this. -
one option that would keep the load low and easy to secure. Put 4 across the deck on the flange ends, put dunnage on top, load the last 3 on flange ends on top. Forklift should be able to handle load/unload easy that way.
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Thank you everyone for your reply. Yea I like @Hurst idea I need to find a wedge to do what I want. I can lay the top beam flat and will do that next time I get my next load till I can find a proper wedge to use.
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