Post flatbed load photos here V2.0

Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by leftlanetruckin, Feb 18, 2014.

  1. FoolsErrand

    FoolsErrand Road Train Member

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    If you haul this sort of stuff alot,Get two pieces of wire mesh pallet racking and bend em into an L.. Its what my brick screens are made of. Then just mount that L fence in the front and achor it with one dunnage and one strap like so..

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    I used to store them like this with my pipe stakes..

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    But i like this walk thru sooo much better. Its all the joys of a headboard that you can remove with ease as needed or bungee gear to anywhere.

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    Hauling my first load of these now and finding im having the top row sliding rearward. Think im gonna buy a bunch of $3 harbor freight vicegrips and C clamps to keep in the truck for next time. Just chomp the problem child to its obedient neighbor.

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  3. FerrissWheel

    FerrissWheel Road Train Member

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    Sometimes. Been a few years since i had any, but it was multistop and after the first stop despite some rather nice forklift work and choking and the rest. My Dunnage barrier was the deciding factor, it was chewed up by several bits pieces of that tubing that came forward to test it. But still going strong.

    Some of em are just plain slick. Smoothe as a thing that is smothe.
     
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  4. FerrissWheel

    FerrissWheel Road Train Member

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    It was a Tcall on my part, which meant i didnt didnt that nifty pole at that the shipper has, but i i rigged something with a pole some paracord and a carabiner.

    But ive been to the shipper before over there in SLC somewhere is where we pick it up.

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  5. PoleCrusher

    PoleCrusher Road Train Member

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    I'd have one more across the top, and a couple belly wraps on each layer with a couple belly straps. A couple wraps on the top bundle as well. Don't trust their banding to hold everything together.
     
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  6. JonJon78

    JonJon78 Road Train Member

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    To prevent that top layer from walking out try and double up your dunnage at the rear so its tilted forward... That generally works.
     
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  7. booley

    booley Road Train Member

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    I've seen guys unload that stuff by just putting a hook in each end of a bundle and pick the whole bundle trusting the bands to hold the weight of a bundle

    I usually try to watch from a safe distance...
     
  8. 1951 ford

    1951 ford Road Train Member

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    The tubing I get delivered to the shop, after it has been to the steel supplier, is horribly greasy. It's already been handled a couple times at that point.
     
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  9. 1951 ford

    1951 ford Road Train Member

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    Very trusting individuals.......
     
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  10. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    Metal studs were always good for that.
     
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  11. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    I hope those aren’t nylon bands.:eek:
     
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