Register FAQ Calendar

How to break those 'bolt type' seals?

Page 1 of 2
1
2
Thread Tools
  #1  
Old 04-18-2008, 03:01 PM
gmh
gmh is offline
Board Regular
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Southern Maryland
Posts: 391
Default How to break those 'bolt type' seals?
The band type load seals are easy enough to break. But how does one break those bolt type load seals?

I refuse to answer how I did it earlier today. But I know there must be an easier way.
 
__________________
-George
Reply
  #2  
Old 04-18-2008, 03:06 PM
Senior Board Member
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: East Central IL between the corn and the beans
Posts: 4,977
Default
Bolt cutters.
 
__________________
Finding the right trucking company is like finding the right person to marry. I really comes down to finding one whose BS you can put up with and who can put up wih yours.
Reply
  #3  
Old 04-18-2008, 03:08 PM
Guest
Guest
Posts: n/a
Default
Originally Posted by Uturn2001
Bolt cutters.
+1
 
Reply
  #4  
Old 04-18-2008, 03:14 PM
Senior Board Member
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: tennesse
Posts: 738
Default
+2 their bolt cutters
 
Reply
  #5  
Old 04-18-2008, 03:15 PM
gmh
gmh is offline
Board Regular
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Southern Maryland
Posts: 391
Default
Bolt cutters, eh? I thought were only useful for borrowing other driver's load locks. Learn something new every day.
 
__________________
-George
Reply
  #6  
Old 04-18-2008, 05:39 PM
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: SE Arizona
Posts: 130
Default
Bolt cutters will work in a pinch. But most receivers use a die grinder. As a rule high security seals shouldn't be removed by the driver... they get a bit ticked at you if you do remove them.
 
__________________
"And the road becomes my bride
I am stripped of all but pride.
So in her I do confide.
And she keeps me satisfied"

"As if you ever knew what it was taking you down the line..."
Reply
  #7  
Old 04-18-2008, 06:25 PM
Member
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 100
Default
I think in my years I have only had those cut with a die grinder maybe once or twice, only because me or the receiver didnt have bolt cutters.
 
Reply
  #8  
Old 04-18-2008, 06:53 PM
mikey4069's Avatar
Senior Board Member
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: northern cali
Posts: 568
Default
Originally Posted by Chasing Daylight
Bolt cutters will work in a pinch. But most receivers use a die grinder. As a rule high security seals shouldn't be removed by the driver... they get a bit ticked at you if you do remove them.
yea in a pinch bolt cutters. :lol: die grinder i have never had a rec use one on a bolt seal . :roll:
 
Reply
  #9  
Old 04-18-2008, 09:03 PM
Senior Board Member
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: East Central IL between the corn and the beans
Posts: 4,977
Default
Originally Posted by Chasing Daylight
Bolt cutters will work in a pinch. But most receivers use a die grinder. As a rule high security seals shouldn't be removed by the driver... they get a bit ticked at you if you do remove them.
A driver should never remove any kind of security seal without permission. With that said I have had to remove bolt seals many times over the years. While considered a "high security" seal I have had them placed on trailers with cargoes as common as toilet paper and canned food items.
 
__________________
Finding the right trucking company is like finding the right person to marry. I really comes down to finding one whose BS you can put up with and who can put up wih yours.
Reply
  #10  
Old 04-18-2008, 09:41 PM
vavega's Avatar
Senior Board Member
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: new jersey
Posts: 615
Default Re: How to break those 'bolt type' seals?
Originally Posted by gmh

I refuse to answer how I did it earlier today. But I know there must be an easier way.
let me guess. you took a screwdriver, held it against the bolt, bracing it against the door and then banged away at it with a hammer? :P muttering and cursing under your breath and then finally outloud when it took forever and you cracked the plastic on the scewdriver handle? ops:
 
__________________
if you throw a cat out of a car window, does it turn into kitty litter?
Reply
Page 1 of 2
1
2
Back to Subforum
New Truck Drivers: Get Help Here
View Next Unread
NEMF tomorrow

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On




All times are GMT -12. The time now is 08:42 PM.

Top