Strapping a Load

I think that were all talking about the same thing it's hard to explain yourself without a picture in this case. I'm just saying (and I don't know the law by the line) if your going to hook anthing to a stake pocket I would not give that chain alot of leverage to pull on it

 

Trooperrat, it seems that the only way one will ever get a "definitive" answer is to experience the undesireable. To that end I will continue to "properly" thread the strap through the winch, inside the rub rail( I think it just looks better) whenever possible. I thank you for the info. and insight.

 

You get fined 4 every thing in CA.

 

I was almost hired on with a company that said they didnt do training. theyd just give me a flat and send me to the mill. How crazy is that? I have never heard some of this info and surely would have caused some accident. Im glad I didnt have a bad expirience there and also glad that i now know of that book and the other information you all provided.

 

95 N to 495 N ramp about 6 years ago, a driver rolled over with a full load of hay, it was a 13 ft load, we were called to help because we were garaged right down the street, there was no time to wait for wreckers because the state police had the patriots bus comming through with the team returning from a game, (away) so they told us to right the dang thing no matter what it takes, I was in a 966 B and a stste worker was in another loader and we took the buckets and tilted the whole truck back on its rubber, here is my point, the load was fine, not one bail fell off, we were stunned, the whole load was portables, and all of them were strap through and rolled over,, I always strapped through to the point of no slack and winched everything all together, since then,, and if You were wondering, Yes we re primed the pump on the tractor and it drove away from the scene under its own power,, missing mirrors and all.