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It's not pulling it down against the deck

 

In the picture you posted, the two chains hooked to the fork frame were fine. The ratchet binder was unnecessary, the chains were secured in the key holes. The only improvement would be the rear of the forklift where you had the cable. Just run a chain from one side key hole to the other side key hole. Through the rear pin and binder it. Thats as good as it needs to be. Unless you run into a super trooper that wants 4 points of securement. Then you need to find two different places to connect to on the rear of the forklift. Each chain to a key hole with its own binder. Good luck!

 

The rachet isn't securing the forklift, its securing the attachment aka the forks, which require securement.

 

awesome thanks so much!

 

RGN - Removable Goose Neck trailer. Type of trailer that separates, the front laying flat on the ground, to allow equipment to drive directly on to the trailer. Used for hauling construction or farming equipment.

JEEP - is a 2 or 3 axle auxiliary transfer dolly (or con gear) to support heavy haul loads.

PUSHER AXLE - An auxiliary axle that is controlled by air pressure or pneumaticly that can be lowered to support heavier loads or retracted when not being used or when backing

STRONG ARM - Same as a pusher axle but is on the tail end of the trailer for support.

RATCHET BINDER - Like a snap binder but uses a ratchet and off set screws at each end to tighten or loosen chains securing a load to the trailer.

DOVE TAIL - Type of drop deck trailer with a pneumatic ramp built into the tail of the trailer that can be folded out to load equipment.

 

Also...fyi...suicide is eye to side...shotgun is eye to front...and eye to sky is palletized coils.

 

A Jeep can also be a one axle. Refer to: http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr.../198437-1-axle-jeeps.html?highlight=jump+jeep

A pusher axle goes in front of a group of axles a tag goes behind


counting from the left
1 steer, 2 pusher, 3&4 drives, 5 tag

A Strong arm is commonly used on mixers and dump trucks used to extend the outer bridge length.

what your referring to as a strong arm is a booster or stinger axle

 

I know this is an old post, and most of the issues have been handily addressed by others, here's my .02:

You got it on the first shot.

It is a very, VERY bad idea to use the winch for securement. I worked for a towing operation back about thirty years ago; I'd have been fired on the spot if my boss saw me doing that. The winches are not made for that type of duty and usually have warnings plastered all over them telling you not to do it. The hydraulic ones have an integral brake that is released when pressure is supplied for winching and it isn't strong enough for dynamic loads, especially a cast iron rolling brick on a slick steel deck.

Not me, brother. I'll use chains.

Also, a forklift mast moves. The forks and carriage are usually lifted by roller chains and the mast tilts forward and back. If you're going to secure the thing with the mast, it has to be all the way down and the mast tilted all the way forward, or blocked. Otherwise, when the hydraulics bleed down, and they will, the securement will come loose. There is usually a set of eyes for securement, as has been previously noted. This is true of dozers, loaders, excavators; secure it with the eyes, not something that moves.

 

Pusher axle? We always called 'em training wheels

 

That's because you're a supertrucker until DOT shuts you down for overweight.