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Securing and/or restraining your pallet jack....

Discussion in 'LTL and Local Delivery Trucking Forum' started by MACK E-6, Mar 27, 2016.

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  1. Mar 27, 2016 #1
    MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    A lot of drivers prefer to use these for securing and/or restraining their pallet jacks.

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    Now, while those do work for their intended purpose, they lack versatility. That's why I prefer to use a block of wood to lower it on.

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    One thing is for certain, throughout the course of a day other uses are found for that block of wood. They frequently come in handy for help with moving freight on bad pallets, and is one of my most valuable tools.
     
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  3. Mar 27, 2016 #2
    upnorthwpg

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    Yep. My guys also strap the handle to the walls, or if they have freight on board, run the hand jack into a pallet until the wheels are on a bottom cross board. Three cranks and the jack is going no where.
     
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    MACK E-6

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    Friday, I had to use one fork to lift a bundle of steel so the customer could get a sling around it. It was sitting right on the floor.

    I put my block on the fork and used a piece sticking out to raise it.

    Just one example...:)
     
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  5. Mar 27, 2016 #4
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    Pallet jack?:biggrin_2559: You can sure tell the good companies from the bad.
     
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  7. Mar 27, 2016 #5
    Sho Nuff

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    If you don't have either of these, you can always flip the pallet jack to its side or upside down.
     
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  8. Mar 28, 2016 #6
    Bob Dobalina

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    We heard some carriers P&D drivers using the rubber chocks were getting hassled by the DOT, who called the pallet jacks an "unsecured load". Now they want us to use a strap through the handle in addition to the chock. Overkill, if you ask me.
     
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    upnorthwpg

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    You loose the pressure. Then you have to crank till the cows come home!
     
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  10. Mar 28, 2016 #8
    Sho Nuff

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    Yeah I agree. It's not a method I use all the time, only as a last resort. I never liked using the chock and strap method. Block of wood always worked perfectly fine for me. But if you do lose that block of wood, flipping it to its side or upside down is your only option.

    Lesson for today.....treat that block of wood like it's a gold bar.
     
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  11. Mar 28, 2016 #9
    MACK E-6

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    In a slick side trailer, that might be the case.

    But if there's a place to put a strap, that is definitely better than breaking your back trying to flip a 150 lb pallet jack over.
     
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  12. Mar 28, 2016 #10
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    I just joined. Great info here.
     
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