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What is wrong with hooking the ratchet straps on the trailer chassis? Simple and effective for many instances.
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James1979
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That’s what I thought but I think he means it was without any load security…
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On one hand it’s scary that he thinks he’s right.Common sense obviously no longer applies
On the other hand it’s brilliant if you’re the one pulled over and he’s the reporting officer
as long as you know he’s talking **** that is
Only gravity holding it down!
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Ah well yes, I'd be out of there pretty sharpish too!
The thing is 99% of people wouldn't notice a problem. Chuck a load of straps over it people would notice.
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I had 14 scaffy boards on my trailer last week. Two piles of 7, strapped down with 4 straps opposing direction of ratchet.
It was absolutely secure but I recognised it was less than ideal and it certainly looked ropey, when the cops appeared behind me on the motorway I was certain I was in for a sore bum.
They nonchalantly pulled off the next exit.
It was absolutely secure but I recognised it was less than ideal and it certainly looked ropey, when the cops appeared behind me on the motorway I was certain I was in for a sore bum.
They nonchalantly pulled off the next exit.
There was a very lucky escape a few years ago when a 20 ton coil of steel fell off the back of a lorry coming from the steelworks in Port Talbot. Margam junction. Chains snapped. Over tensioning I think they said. Crossing the M4 there is a 30 foot drop. Coil rolled off and fell on the hard shoulder. Didn't roll just made a crater. Miracle nobody was hit.
You can't over tension the chains with load binders. The problem occurs if you don't tension them enough allowing the load gain momentum this is the biggest problem as shock loading the chains snaps them.
Also happens strapping vehicles down by there chassis as the movement in the tyres has the same effect as slack chains. It's how a mobile crane fell of a Metcalf farm lorry aswell
Apparently a chap riding a motorbike on the M4 saw it happening and took avoiding action. He said the lorry trailer was tipped right over going around the roundabout and then the coil came off.
My memory is a bit rusty on it. Happened in 2005. Doesn't time fly!
I once saw a very nasty incident. I was at the top of a slip road. Lorry coming around the roundabout. Just getting dark. Flat bed carrying another flat bad trailer on top. I actually saw sparks as the chains snapped. Trailer didn't come off but was hanging right out into the road. Bet that took some sorting.
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When I was an apprentice one of the lads got sent out in the Sherpa to collect a 45 gallon drum of antifreeze.
It was loaded in with a forklift that had barrel forks. Three timber wedges per side and two hefty ratchet straps to the chassis mounted through floor lashing points. All looked good and by the book.
On the way back he swerved to avoid a caravan which had flipped on the road dual carriageway in front of him. Went down the embankment and came to an abrupt halt when the front of the van hit the side of the drainage ditch at the bottom.
The drum came forward with sufficient force to rip the bulkhead from the B pillar, flatten the seat back and take a section of the dash along with the A pillar straight out. The front of the roof above the screen looked like a giant had peeled it back for a peek inside.
All of which happened to the passenger side due to the angle he'd hit the ditch. Not a scratch on him, although he was still white as a ghost 4 hours later.
You can never have too many restraints on a load.
It was loaded in with a forklift that had barrel forks. Three timber wedges per side and two hefty ratchet straps to the chassis mounted through floor lashing points. All looked good and by the book.
On the way back he swerved to avoid a caravan which had flipped on the road dual carriageway in front of him. Went down the embankment and came to an abrupt halt when the front of the van hit the side of the drainage ditch at the bottom.
The drum came forward with sufficient force to rip the bulkhead from the B pillar, flatten the seat back and take a section of the dash along with the A pillar straight out. The front of the roof above the screen looked like a giant had peeled it back for a peek inside.
All of which happened to the passenger side due to the angle he'd hit the ditch. Not a scratch on him, although he was still white as a ghost 4 hours later.
You can never have too many restraints on a load.
They can slide up and down the rail if there are no stops.
Especially if the straps are not at 90 degrees to the rails.
I had a very similar accident when I was 20. Driving my lovely SD1 2600. Swerved on the M4 to avoid debris. Gravel as well. On a bend with no crash barriers and a 30ft drop. The concrete drainage.ditch stopped us. Seat belt webbing actually tore. Miracle we survived. A long bonnet and a straight 6 engine attached to back axle saved us. Car did a brilliant job. The g force is totally unbelievable. 70 to 0 in less than a second.When I was an apprentice one of the lads got sent out in the Sherpa to collect a 45 gallon drum of antifreeze.
It was loaded in with a forklift that had barrel forks. Three timber wedges per side and two hefty ratchet straps to the chassis mounted through floor lashing points. All looked good and by the book.
On the way back he swerved to avoid a caravan which had flipped on the road dual carriageway in front of him. Went down the embankment and came to an abrupt halt when the front of the van hit the side of the drainage ditch at the bottom.
The drum came forward with sufficient force to rip the bulkhead from the B pillar, flatten the seat back and take a section of the dash along with the A pillar straight out. The front of the roof above the screen looked like a giant had peeled it back for a peek inside.
All of which happened to the passenger side due to the angle he'd hit the ditch. Not a scratch on him, although he was still white as a ghost 4 hours later.
You can never have too many restraints on a load.
That guy is the van was so very lucky. As we're we.
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I am curious. Do you mean movement in the tyres or movement in the suspension?
If the tyres are touching the bed of the carrying vehicle, what method is there of strapping something down that bypasses their movement? Let the tyres down so the rims are touching the bed? Block solid between the axle and the bed? Does it apply only to pneumatic tyres and not solid ones as found on forklifts and scissor lifts?
