Understanding cargo securement

Mid-America Truck Show in Louisvile, Kentucky.

 

When possible I lay my chain down and then put the load on top of it. Once loaded, take one side up over the load and secure to the trailer. The other end will be laying right there as well, so grab it and take right back over the load, and secure to the trailer with a binder.

Just like putting a ribbon on a present, goes all the way around.

If you are close to the end of the load, just secure 1 end of the chain to the trailer, go up over the load, wrap under and up over again, then secure to opposite side of the trailer….

 

Hope to be there this year. Friend built this 75 A model up from the naked frame rails. Not sure he’ll get it there this year but next year for sure…

 

Oh, Gemini…. When using a chain, make sure the links are pretty much straight from 1 end of the chain to the other. Especially when using a ratchet binder. A twisted chain “can” slowly untwist with vibration, and you end up with a loose chain….

 

Nice. Wish I had the property and age to take on that kind of project.

 

Agreed... I legit thought @God prefers Diesels was a blonde chick for the longest time lol

 

You can get a 2nd winch bar and just hook them together. Always good to have a spare winch bar anyway!

 

Yep, found that out when I had one fail on me from tightening down a load. Bad weld, and still needed to get the load done. Fortunately, I had the company supplied mini winch bar to finish the job, but started carrying two full size after that.

 

I trained a petite woman to pull flatbed back in 94 and the advice I gave her was to have her winch bar extended 18inchesby welding , then learn to use momentum by "arm pulling" the straps to good and snug then reset the bar to somewhere above horizontal and while keeping your arms straight and your feet underneath you bounce on the bar twice. Also make sure you build a stacked bulkhead in front of any steel bar product(3 or 4 4X4 is good) and through 2 more straps than anybody else you see, if they have 3 you want 5 per stack. I loaded a lot of steel out of Nucor Plymouth in the late 90's.