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Originally Posted by rank
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Originally Posted by Justruckin
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Originally Posted by rank
I'm going to make some coil racks...need to know the diameters don't I?
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Just go to a good trailer shop, I pay $12 a piece for them. And those are the heavy ones. I haul 46,000 lb coils with them all of the time and have never had one break..
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4 trailers x 4 coil racks per trailer (possibly more if I need different sizes) @ $12 is about $200. I could build my own in anout and hour for a 1/4 of that cost.
And I get the 6' beveled oak for around 6 bucks a piece, with no cracks.
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Now, how big are those 46,000 lb coils if you don't mind me askin'? :wink:
I've seen two different sizes for sale online. I've also seen a coil rack that's designed so it suits two different size coils....so I know different sized coil racks are required.
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Well!!
What size coil do you intend on hauling?
I have only seen three sizes, the ones on skids, the little ones and the big ones!
Which one do you intend to haul?
I find that the coil racks that I have handle all sizes. If you have a truck stop nearby, take a tape in and measure those things.
Now, if you are talking some ridiculous size and weight, you might want to upgrade to 6x6 beams and some huge coil racks. I have seen them on some company trucks that haul some huge stuff. But this is the norm with a contract steel hauler that does that, and only that. I normally do coils as a way home, they pay ok, and get the job done, mainly get me home.
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