Posted by fixerupper on January 10, 2008 at 08:42:32 from (216.51.182.132):
In Reply to: Trailer tie down-DOT? posted by Larry59 on January 09, 2008 at 19:01:39:
When we haul combines we ALWAYS use 70 chains,double wrapped on each end and double chained, one by each wheel.The long trailers we use flex and the combines are riding on big squishy tires, creating a situation where the chains will go slack and then snap tight again if the trucker lets the clutch out a little fast or the brakes are pumped a little quick. Many times we have stopped to check chains, only to find at least one snapped and dragging on the road. We could block them up,but that's just more stuff to keep track of, and securing the blocks so they don't move would take another half hour. These girls are loaded and unloaded all summer long.
Ratchet binders don't seem to hold up unless they're gigantic, so we use the kind of binders that have a loose handle after they snap over. It's kind of hard to explain but I'm sure a few of you have used them. They're expensive and hard to find,but they're just a little safer. The handles are double wired. We never use a pipe to pull them. Binder bars, or whatever the nickname is, are used always. You can control the twisting just a little bit better with them, and if the end of the handle hits something before the binder is snapped over, your buddy can stomp on the binder handle to complete the job.
There's a tramendous amount of energy stored up in those things, as you guys already know, and there's no completely safe way to use them. So far nobody's lost any teeth from a flying binder bar but one guy caught it in the head once. It made an awful sound but he just rubbed his head and kept on working.Jim
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