Strapping a Load

Thats a long hiatus TR, hope everything worked out for the best.

Whats the regulation or popular opinion say about rolling up the entire strap in the winch? In the 15 years I've worked in the trucking industry in the two companies I've worked for it has always been common practice to stick the strap in the slot of the winch about 8" and just wind up the strap onto the barrel of the winch.

 

In this area it is common practice to store the straps on the winch.

 

Peopl has tried to tell me how to load and chain heavy equip.I just ask them who hired them to drive thes load because Im if I am I do it with all the chains I think it needs even if thats to many. A driver for a Cat dealer told me a DOT Officer give them the law on chaining.A D8 Cat.4 on tracks 1 on blade. Rubber tired backhoe.4 on mach.1 on front bucket,one on bucket of hoe,one holding out riggers together..As far as the D8 moving O yes it will I have slid one with a Rachet Boomer.Steel on Steel.

 

the strap question i dont know but it makes sense to have them inside the rub rails . i will find out the answer . cfr states for heavy machinery that you must prevent against movement in all directions . to me that means 2 chains in front , 2 chains in rear . rear prevents forward movement , front prevents movement to rear , and the front right and rear right prevent movement to the left .also must tie down shovel seperatley . flatbeds require 1 tie down every ten feet . if load is over 5 ft or more than 1100 lbs you must use 2 .go to fmcsa web site look up part 393 . its all violations concerning parts and accesories for safe operation . securement is under 393.100 .

 

Each load must have atleast 2 tie downs if I rember right one on the front and one on the rear plus one for every 10 feet for flatbeds.

 

this is a good thread that needs to be revived for new members to read. i have a final interview today, running flatbed that will be mostly pipe and construction materials, and i found this thread helpful. i have never pulled a flatbed, but this job is here locally, and if i take the flatbed end of it, i will be home 3 to 4 nights a week and on the weekends. that is a far cry from the otr crap i have been doing for the last 2+ years.