Straps on chains

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    ok I hope this picture works. Kylefitzy posted this in another thread where folks are shooting the breeze about snow. Did you put the straps on to stop the chains from moving, and if so do you always do that with such a long chain run? Or is it to simply keep the chains from wearing against each other? I’m guessing both. And are the bungees there just to keep the binders closed or are they an anti-wiggle device also?
    And do you need the flags at the rear for over height loads that aren’t over width?
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  3. Dec 20, 2020 #2
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    You gotta put a @ in front of his name not #...
     
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    Oh. I’m bad at the internet. I don’t have Facebook or Instagram or Twitter, crap I don’t even have a tv. Can’t we do that right now then?
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    Edit: I "atted" kylefitzy, and saw the post above me did before I posted. Mods, you can get rid of this post if you want.
     
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    I put those straps up there to help lift any low wires up and onto the top of the container. That way they don’t get snagged on the front corners and pull the wire down. That load was 15’4” tall and in Michigan I touched close to 20 different wires.

    The bungees are just to keep the extra chain neatly around the binder, keeping the binder closed.

    The chains aren’t actually touching, the are hooked in slightly different spots so they don’t rub.

    As for the flags, I’m not sure honestly. I usually run flags on all four corners of every oversize load. This particular load I’m tall and long at 92’ overall. Just the way I do it, I travel through so many states it’s hard to keep up with doing just the minimum.
     
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    Ok, I thought they might be for power lines, I’ve seen it done before on those big containers. That has to be nerve-wracking crawling under lines. I deliver to a lot of residential neighborhoods so power and phone lines, etc, are my nemesis. Im sure other drivers think I’m drunk as I weave my way down the street like a wiggle worm.
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    Good eye. Never even saw that and ive seen that pic a couple times. Great job @kylefitzy , i always learn something from ur posts :thumbup:
     
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