Securement Question

Ya, with some good and tight chains pulling front and back like that they'll stay in place. Just a bit harder to get em that tight with out rolling around if they aren't braced at all.

 

I can't help but think of this when wondering about load securement.


[video=youtube_share;ZqCurYjmVtM]http://youtu.be/ZqCurYjmVtM[/video]
I know there are a couple threads about this video.

 

I didn't see you

 

Hauling reels. I always put two chains thru the center. If using a single tie down what happens if that one comes loose. You have to carry those chains and binders with you anyway. Why not put them on the load? Just the way I think. Your minimum is legal. I feel safer with at least two and I pull them in opposite direction.

 

on the empty reels, two in front and two in back and then one on the rest will be fine. on the reels with one , pull the two rearward ones forward and the two front ones rearward. and nail a 4x4 on the front reel and back reel.

on the empty reels one chain fine, one 5/16 chain is good for 4700 pounds which would be good for a 9400 pound piece, the empty weighs 900 pounds. on the loaded reels continue to use 2 and 3 like you are doing.

but in the end if 2 chains on the empty ones make ya feel better do it, and don't use straps. the edges of the reels might cut em

 

I've been hauling these reels for about 10 years now from Exeter,Pa to Oakland City,In about 800 miles. One single reel going south anything from 35k to 45k and once 49k. Going north I'll have between 6 to 8 mty reels depending on size. And I never chain thru that center hole unless there's no other way. Because I've seen them break.They are not designed for chains, if you take a look at some of the older ones you can see the repair work from other breaks. And the repairs are made on site by maintenance guys not certified welders. Simply because if it should break while turning wire rope it's no big deal. And the newer ones are built even cheaper by using channel iron instead of tubing.
Another thing I got stopped at one of those rest area/scale deals in Pa with a load of mtys and He gave me a ticket for an insecure load saying those are coils and they need to be in coil racks. I took a bunch of pictures and sent them to our safety guy who in turn sent them to this ######## boss in Pa who I guess called his flunky and told him to tear up the ticket. Because these are empty reels not coils the same as empty boxes