OK, gotta ask, did I miss a day at school when they said it's now OK to strap down 40 foot sheet piles with just 3 nylon straps?
I thought you had to have 2 in the first 10 feet then every 10 feet after.
NYLON??? I'd always seen truckers use chain to yard 'em down tight to prevent what I have seen 3 times this year already.
Earlier in the year saw a load of sheets spilled all over the iceplant median transition ramp from West bound Highway 4 in Stockton CA to I-5 Southbound. Truck was upright, I assume the sheets just shifted in the sharp turn and sliced right through the nylon straps (or whatever they're made of-polyester?).
Another incident I saw a guy had a load of sheets in the fuel aisle, pulled ahead and I swear I saw his load get jiggy with it (Will Smith reference, nevermind). The nylon straps looked good but the load was now cattycorner on the trailer WTF?
Today saw it again with the above mentioned guy with 40's and 3 straps across the top. I fell way back totally expecting his sheets to peel off like cards.
For those not familiar, sheet pilings are Z shaped steel sheets about 1/2 inch thick (but can vary) with male and female interlocks that run their lengths. typically new they ship out as Z's but are interlocked together as W's out on the job with the crew and crane and will typically stay that way for their life. As the W shaped sheets can flex alot we used to pack a corbel under the sheets on the truck so the driver could throw chains across and yard 'em down but see now their flex is limited by the 12x12 short timber.
Thoughts?
Load Securement Sheet Piling
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by scottied67, Sep 10, 2010.
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my friend i'v hauled and driven them ! never ever have i used a nylon strap! , chains an lots of them,they do flex ,and the closer the dunage the better ,,,, normaly i go every 4 ft the less it can flex and vibrate from the road the better, also make no mistake they do slide to ,if you get on the brake to hard, there like hauling r-bar,and one must get out of the truck and check them often to make sure the chains aint come loose,,,but some people get to comfortable an think they arnt going far and thats when the disaster happens
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Lord, I see this every day. What the heck izzit with people anyhow??? I used to haul sheet steel 20x10 ft, 1/2 inch or better outa Soux ste Marie where the company would not let you outa the yard without heavy chaining. But many of our American brethern would go down to the Husky and take the chains off !!!!
Never understood that "Nobody gonna tell me how to load" thing.
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