Kobalt bolt cutters

I have a pair in my jockey box that are about 18 inches long, and they're plenty big enough to cut off bolt seals. The problem with the monster sets they keep at receivers is that they're usually very dull, and very heavy. I keep mine sharp and they cut through bolts like butter. Plus I get to cut the seal where and when I want instead of having somebody looking for an available pair which is why I bought mine in the first place.

 

You may have muscles, but those muscles wont cut off a bolt or mudflap hangar or exhaust clamp or or or...

But im an o/o and hate being stuck on the side of the road or at the mercy of a shop when my pay is on the line...

 

Battery powered angle grinder.
I love it.
If you’re cheap air powered die grinder from harbor freight. They’ll cut your Peter off if you don’t respect em tho lol.

 

I agree, I had a recent cargo claim because the driver cut the seal before he backed into the dock with the forklift driver’s permission and their cutter but the quality control girl freaked out and rejected the entire load. It didn’t matter that the forklift driver told her that it was his mistake and not the drivers, she didn’t care because it was company policy not to break the seal until it was docked and locked,

my policy has always been that’s the receivers problem to break any seal on one of my trailers and this is the reason why,

 

I would say that nearly 100% of the bolt seals have been on cans. I've had plenty of customer where it was after hours drop and hook. I guess with your philosophy, I should have waited until the morning to have them cut the bolt?

All of the drivers who hauled them had a pair of bolt cutters. Nobody wanted to be at the mercy of the receiver.

 

Kobalt bolt cutters will work fine for cutting bolt seals as you won't be cutting through hardened steel.

 

This guy must be a Brit.

 

Don't cut that seal until the customer confirms the number is correct.

I have a number of drayage shipments where the container was short large amounts of high value merchandise.

We know the goods were short loaded [pilfered] before the final seal was closed.

Some have POD's saying "seal intact, expected 17 pallets received 15"; we are golden on this one but try to explain to your firm's lawyer that you don't have confirmation for every one.

Now the overseas insurance has paid the shipper for the loss on the shortage and is suing the steamship line, importer/ forwarder, and drayman to recover when we are delivering what was shipped in the first place.

CYA is a good thing. Our warehouse now uses a digital camera to record the seal and opening along with the interior condition.

We still wonder what the insurance is gonna say at renewal time...renewal might not be in the picture.

 

Oh you’re a big bad o/o, my apologies. Now i must bow down to you. Lmao.

 

I know o/o s that pay dealersjips to change lightbulbs and company drivers that carry more tools than me. At the end of the day its about saving time which is money and saving money, which is also money....

Im neither big nor bad, my o/o comment simply means my pickets for tools are on average deeper than a company driver.

Stop working harder not smarter and dont be childish towards people that give practical advice based on their experience