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Originally Posted by GMAN
I have hauled coils for years and usually add at least one more strap or chain than is necessary to properly secure the load. I am still not completely comfortable hauling them. Perhaps that is a good thing.
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I'm not 100% comfortable hauling coils either...but I AM 100% confident in my securement before I go down the road.
I also use Gman's method...
Example:
34,500 lb coil = FIVE 10,000lb rated chains.
When loaded "shotgun" I also add a "trip" block in front at the base of the coil...
I saw a small car that was crushed (with a teenage girl driver) in Tennessee several years ago.
Gman, you may remember that. I'm thinking it was that stretch between Lawrenceburg and Pulaski.
If I ever "lost" a coil due to negligence and killed someone they may as well put me down as I would be pretty much useless after...