How dangerous is this load?

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  1. street beater

    street beater Road Train Member

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    I guess the reason i look at that way is how much securment is used on the monster steel that weighs more... yeah its longer so 1 for every ten yada yada but it just feels wrong. Ifci ever start running that stuff im sure i would do it the way the rest of you guys do.....
     
  2. jacquesi23

    jacquesi23 Medium Load Member

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    I throw every chain I have at that steel.
    Better to have to many than not enough.
     
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    But the rocks not so much? See this is why i dont like the load...
     
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    jacquesi23 Medium Load Member

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    Yes those rocks are strap killers!!!! Chains will only tear the rocks up so I usually take some felt an place it under the straps when doing those razor sharp stones
     
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    Why would you tarp a rock? That stone really does not move that much if at all. Take a look at this photo of the pipe I haul and see how many top pipe actually have chains through them.
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    The reason is that this stuff just does not move.
     
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    truckthatpassesyouby Road Train Member

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    How heavy is that load?
     
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    I moved rocks like that and we would use steelbands to secure it to the skids and then use straps on it .
    Still had quite a time keeping it secured. It could be because the truck was like this one images (1).jpg and had spring suspension?
     
  8. jacquesi23

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    More than likely 46-48k
     
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    Nope, more like 63k
     
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    Wow!