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Fair enough, I shouldn't have assumed that. In my defense 5 miles is a long onsite, i've been in some long construction zones so it's possible.

 

I've moved that exact same model and load. Only the hammer/vibrator on mine was laying down and the hydraulic lines were rolled up on top of it.

On mine,.. I used 3 straps over the engine./pump house with two 3/8 chains,.. one at the front and the other at the rear,.. chained so that it prevents fore/aft and side to side movement. The straps were there to provide additional downforce mainly. Onsite,.. I may not have used edge protectors up top,.. but at interstate speed,.. I would certainly use edge protectors.

The hammer was laid down on my 4x4's with the hoses on top. Again,.. I used 2 3/8 chains across the hammer in the same manner as the house. Then 3 straps across the top of the hoses.

That is a secure and safe way to transport that load.

Hurst

 

Okay, I've been trying to decide if I should get into this...

No forklift in sight to load my hay, and I'm bored enough to start a riot, so here goes:

I don't blame Hype at all. I truly don't. You got a got a guy on a jobsite who openly admits that he doesn't know what he's doing, nor does he have the right equipment. There is no way he should have been allowed into that situation in the first place.
What happened to the days where a guy went out with an experienced hand, learned from him, made mistakes in a safe environment with a senior driver watching over him while he learned?

What happened to the days where a greenhorn was watched each step of the way, with an older guy checking his work along the way?

What happened to an experienced hand being worth more than a greenhorn?

The answer: pure and simple greed. Here's the choice I'll lay before you---

Triple6 and Old Iron bid a job, with the proper tools and equipment. They have the experience to know that the job is going to cost $ 3200 so that's how they bid it.

A rookie comes along who doesn't know any better. He bids the job at $ 2200, but doesn't have the proper equipment, let alone know how to use it. Which bid does the broker, the job boss, the company management choose? The lowest bid of course.

My big fear is that somebody is going to be killed before people wake up.

 

easy they called told me to come to x address, I showed up they said you are pulling a flat bed I asked for help they said figure it out. They believe in baptism by fire. Stupid chain kept coming lose so when my truck came back out of the shop I used what I knew straps.

 

your guys schooling is how I started flatbeds

 

Thank you I did not bid on this job I won't take work from you guys (honestly I doubt you guys would even bid on this job if it came up but, that's another story). So how I got this job was simple I am there puller. They called me out to it I show up and I said help they said you can do it. I say that to say this I like working for the company there are always more then helpful with me when I need them to be (beside flatbed training lol but, I am learning).


On a separate note would 4 straps be sufficient to hold the top heavy hammer down?

 

thank you now I know

 

I say broker but it's not really a broker the way you guys think. They don't post loads on load boards or anything like that they do construction work. If they have more work then trucks they have subhaulers and pullers. I am there pulller, so there training comes from there employees. Considering my tenure there they probably figured I could figure it out.

 

on a different job site won't say where, we have a section of the freeway closed for like 9 miles. Another job site we were adding a lane to the freeway that was closed and stretch for idk how long honestly never took it to the end.