Post flatbed load photos here V2.0

More recent. Im catching up. Kind of did some precision guess work. It road well. Debated throwing the outriggers. Decided against it. Any one out there got a good rule of thumb on that? Cause from whom I asked they all said no on this one. But new at this in particular, and am curious on anyone's advice on that?

Also I wish the well was open the full length.

 

I've posted quite a few pictures in the last year if you go back you'll get the rough idea. Its a little different than normal with the cables over the top to be sure. I think every area probably has a different idea on what's acceptable. On that particular load l didnt really use the cables like normal. I just had a single chain per pipe pulling back for the first 4 on the single payer on the front. And a single chain per pipe pulling forward on the single layer on the rear. On the upper layer just one chain through the eye pulling straight down is sufficient. The cables go over the whole load and and are wrapped under the very last lower pipe and come toward a few feet before they are attach to the rub rail. That gives you the equivalent of 2 chains on the last lower pipe. The trailer has a big stop at the front of the trailer. That gives the first lower pipe the equivalent of 2 chains because the cable is pulling downward at that point. It sounds more complicated than it is lol. I'm sure bitd the guys only used half as much securement as we do today.

 

As you can see in the last one I'm using the step as the front stop. The rear has a substantial 10x10 timber as a rear safety stop. In a perfect world it would be fully bevelled and pinned down through the deck. In our world it's partially bevelled and chained down. That's because this trailer doesn't have cables to go over the top.Hope these help a little.

 

generally, use them when you have more than half the track off the deck.

 

Awesome, Thank you for the info. I don’t know if I would ever haul these but it is always good to learn how to do it right.

 

Thank you.

 

No tarp coil.

 

Is it ok to run a chain partially outside the rub rail like this for a bulk head? It's a pretty light load so shouldn't need to worry about the weight rating of the stake pocket.

 

Ok got my asbestos britches on. Learning stuff still. Been picking up structural steel out of this place usually 5-6 bundles 40-48 feet and 42k to 46k and interlocking blocked h beams. Fairly comfortable with that. Went in yesterday and got this mess. Ready for any constructive criticism