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Re: Chaining down a tractor on a flatbed trailer
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Posted by Kevin (FL) on December 25, 2004 at 07:44:27 from (12.77.201.195):
In Reply to: Chaining down a tractor on a flatbed trailer posted by joe motis on December 24, 2004 at 14:56:57:
Joe, I wouldn't set the drums directly on the trailer deck. If you don't have any soft cribbing blocks, go to the nearest building supply store or grocery store and grab a few pallets. Set the tractor on the pallets and let the weight crush/break some of the boards to spread the load out. Then you won't place a "point load" on the drums. Old tires would also work the same way or better.
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