Chaining down Loads.

Usually on a pallet or timbers. Called eye to the sky donut is looking up. Trip chains front and back and chains on the top. I like to oversecure everything.

 

What is the restraining strength of a headache rack... or does that vary?

 

Last summer I saw a truck have the whole load of 4x4's go through the cab and kill the driver. I think he died before the wreck,(heart attack?) It went thru the rack like tissue. This was in birmingham al.

 

Last question. I promise. (It's bedtime. LOL)

When you say "trip chains", are you referring to a specific type of chains or a method of securing the chains to the trailer?

 

Called trip chains because you trip over them.... Chains front and back to keep the load from shifting. They are low to the floor. Not so much for securement as to keep the load in place.

 

It must have been awful to witness that, Tarps. Something like that will probably stay with you forever. You never know when your survival will depend upon the time and effort spent adding the extra straps or chains.

 

I think he died and that is what caused the wreck.

 

Since I promised not to ask any more questions tonight, I'll ask you tomorrow what the difference is between securement and keeping the load in place. I'd assumed they were one and the same. Shows how much I know, eh? (Or more so, how much I do NOT know! LOL)

Thanks for taking the time to explain these things to me. No wonder you're member of the month.

 

If it touches the product it is a securement. If it touches the pallet it is used to keep movement from happening. On eye to the sky I like to put a coil pad on the coil and have the chain up against the coil. On shotgun I use a coil block a short 4x4 against a coil pad against the coil. I then chain and strap over the top.

 

ok i haul heavy equipment and i use the 1 chain 2 ratchet binder on most everything i haul. DOT regs are a 4 point tie down on anything over 10,000lbs. the cross chaining method is driver preference. but some loads require this due to tiedown points.