Securing plate steel on my flatbed?

@Pedigreed Bulldog there are 5 chains going across the top of the load and 2 “X” chains on each end. I used 20’ chains for each half of the “X” but I used shorter chains for the ones going straight over the top. The first four are an 8’ chain on each side of the trailer, connected in the middle with a binder. The last one is the same way but with 12’ chains. Nothing going underneath the load except the corners where the “X’s” hook.

@kylefitzy is right, the double chain you see is actually just the excess held in place with a bungee. I know the short excess won’t cause any harm since it can’t reach over the edge of the trailer, I just held them in place with bungees because I think it looks nicer.

This is why I love TTR... you guys don’t miss a thing!

 

For what it’s worth, I carry eight 8’ chains, eight 12’ chains, and six 20’ chains. I’ve found that I rarely need a 20’ chain, so I cut some of them down so they’re easier to work with securing machinery and things like that.

I was told that it’s perfectly acceptable to connect two short chains with a binder in the middle. If this is incorrect I’ll use my G70 quick links to reconnect them into 20’ chains before I roll tomorrow.

 

This does bring up a good point though about the way people perceive load securement. As I said before, I did it this way because I think it looks nicer than having loose chain ends hanging freely. Nice, neat load make the scale master happy, right? Did I actually invite closer scrutiny at a scalehouse though because there could be some confusion as to whether those are loose ends or doubled up chains?