Then after the whole process is completed, the realization occurs that the receiving deptment or the yard driver has bolt cutters. But....they didnt volunteer them to you because its great entertainment for them to watch you struggle with the "bolt" seal from security cameras.
Seriously....My DC recieves alot of shipments, especially from containers that have been bolt sealed, one trailer may even have several on the doors. Recievers at these warehouses generally will have bolt cutters, just got to ask for them.

 

Bolt seals are bad, but what I hate are the cable seals. I had one load that the guy thought that the seal had to be pulled completely tight against the door latches. The receiver had a hell of a time getting that one off.

 

Best thing I came up with is I used a air driven cut-off wheel. I had a 75 foot air hose I used on the glad-hands to power the air grinder. I had no problem cutting bolts or cable seals.

As a side note I could also use it to put air in by tires if one was low.

kc0iv

 

I've got an airline but never even thought of that. Time to look for an el-cheapo cutoff grinder. Thanks for the idea.

 

i used to use a dremel cordless grinder to go through cable seals, but it quickly turned into a pia when the disk would break or the grinder needed charging. so i swithced to mac snipers

3 snips in 10 seconds and i'm done.

 

Lol ya gotta admit, what works best for cables is cable cutters. We use that brand at work now and they are great, but spendy.

 

. . snap them with my fingers. I have to chew through the thicker ones, though.

 

Glad I asked, since the trailer I picked up last night and dropped today had one of those things on it. Security shack was nice enough to let me borrow their bolt cutters.

And yes, lesson number one (or thereabouts) that I learned during training was to ask before breaking a seal.