Load Lock Troubles

The cheaper ones you need 2 of them to use 1 of them effectively, and mildly effective at that.

Put first one on as tight as you can get it. Put 2nd one on directly above or below first one, stretch it to the maximum and then tighten it. The first one you put on will come loose if you do it right. Repeat it as many times as you dare. No matter what you do with this style of load bard, they will share the load equally if they are too close together, and one of them will almost always fall to the floor. Be careful, this is a good way to put rips in your trailer where the scuff board meets the kemlite at the bottom, over time. E-track prevents this, but does add weight to tare weight of the trailer.

 

Liked using a load lock and a strap together .

 

If E-track is in the trailer that works well also. If there is E-track the big square bar works best.

Another tip. If you keep the same trailer or are responsible for your own load bars, unload them every time before you back into the dock and just put them on the ground or against the wall. Forklift drivers like to run them over and replacing them due to other people's stupidity is not my idea of a wise expense.

 

I've never tried that but good idea.

 

Should only use vertical load bar when you have a single pallet and absolutely have to. To get it tight enough you can easily damage the trailer roof.

I don't think the single motion lock, cheaper load bars will even reach from floor to ceiling. The jack bars will.

 

Just make sure you don't push up air chute or you may get a claim ... grab a few chunks of 4x4 to put under bar if it's too short

 

What works for me is to put the load lock pretty tight but at a slight angle , then pull down on it to make it level

Repeat with the lower one and step on it with your body weight

Never had a load lock fall en-route

 

When I was pulling a reefer, I would only use 1. It seemed that if I put in a 2nd, it would spread the wall just enough to make both fall enroute. I too would put it tight at an angle then push it up level, and as tight to the freight as I could without damaging the product. The one thing I did discover, some of the older bars the company handed out had the rubber feet starting to harden from age, so they didn't grip the wall very good, especially on those -10 loads when the walls frosted over.