Rebar un-securement

If you start under the material, then go over the top to anchor points, you get a 2fer. You get squeeze and down force.

 

Maybe I’m misunderstanding you. If you go over the load, around the load, and down to the other side you get that same “squeeze” action but much more down force because your straps are pulling downward at a more vertical angle.

When you go under the load, around the load, and back under the load, your straps are nearly horizontal and providing almost zero down pressure.

See the chains and straps on these ingots. They wouldn’t be doing much if the under the load instead of over. In my opinion.

 

Your strap should always pass by each other on the top of the load. I like to lay my strap flat on the deck before loading, then toss the ends over after loading.

 

You guys mean after all those years we were hauling rebar wrong? We never even carried chains and binders.

 

Looks like someone discovered the error of their ways.

 

Its just personal preference . If u get down the road safely and secured then thats the right way... i just wont throw straps on rebar unless its required

 

Oh so me of all people missed the rebar thread.

Ive done many loads of rebar much like @D.Tibbitt over the years.

Even did a dedicated account hauling it for like 6 months cause I had the extended frame and the precast account ended.

Anyway, ive seen rebar secured 10,000 ways, some better than others. Frankly the overlength stuff is the safest, it has a tendency to sag against its dunnage, and towards each end. Long rebar imo is the safest.

The really thin stuff though, usually more sloppily bundled and rarely butted up against each other well.

Our rule of thumb was if you made the rebar smile it wont go anywhere.


My preferred method was always to have a choke chain, front back and middle, and make up the difference in straps for 60ft+. And my front and rear dunnage was always extra high to produce both and arch in the rebar, and to hopefully keeping the stuff from flopping into my lines or onto the road. If youve driven socal enough, youve seen 10ft of ROH hit the ground at least once.

But I always choked rebar to make it one giant bundle. Used a snap binder to intially pull the bundle tight on one side, then would go to the other and rachet it till it was truly all together. Sounds like alot of work, but it generally didn't take me much longer than everyone else.

And yes I absolutely Hammered the brakes at least more than once.

As long as you dont skewer yourself, your doing something right though. Ive seen all straps do just fine. I prefer to have my chokers. Just depends on the rebar really.

Just dont be the idiot that throws two straps on 60footers and goes. Can verify that does not work.

For shorter stuff you cant beat a dunnage barrier for that extra bit of protection.

But thats my take. At the very least cover your bloody length rule. And dunnage placement can really help.

 

Cough cough white mountain trucking Lol. Those guys are the worst . I was behind one of them on i15 in st george , dude had the super thin bars , like 10ft of overhang just throwing sparks everywhere, each time he hit a bump

 

Lol, yeah ive seen more than one of those guys throw sparks.

But theres a few Cali based carriers that are always bouncing against the pavement.