Tips on building Coil cradles and securing

that's quite the pow wow going on there. LOL

generally, you use coil racks with dunnage. and chain her down like you got. and they usually sit sideways. not lengthwise.

was that coil over 8 ft wide by chance?

don't know how others do it. but i position my coil racks INSIDE the length of the coil. seems like it would be more sturdier then positioning OUTSIDE the length of the coil.

i use 2 chains for the coils i've been hauling. hooks on one side of the trailer. 2 binders on the otherside. per chain. that gives you 4 chains. basically.

just like i haul lighter equipment. 1 chain with 2 binders. a binder on each corner to the trailer. the chain slack in the middle is dead chain that's not being used.

i had one BIG coil once. i used 3 chains on that dude. 6 binders.

 

I place the coil racks on rubber mats, about a foot or slightly less inboard of the coil edge. Then 4x4 dunnage on that. I had some really nice oak 4x4's, rough cut and very near actual dimensions, worked great for the larger coils.

Many don't use the mats, but I'm paranoid and they make me feel better.

 

you take one chain. which has a hook on both ends. use both hooks on one side of the trailer. and feed the chain through the hole. you've got 2 chains out of one. thus the 2 binders. the chain between the binders is dead. it's not securing anything.

you have hooks on one side and binders on the other side. when the chain is tight. you've got pull on both sides. there is no alternating.

your turning 1 20ft chain into 2 10 ft chains.

say your chaining down a pickup truck. you put one hook on one corner and binder to trailer. go to other side and do the same thing. one chain to secure 2 corners. 1 chain, 2 binders.

you can use 1 chain and 1 binder. if you desire.

i don't see why you hauled that coil lengthwise along the trailer instead of sideways. unless it was over 8 feet in length. i can't see that being very safe. in sideways motion. and forward should you have to slam on your brakes.

 

just outta curiosity, what's the pow wow going on? all those people in the pic.

 

snowy you aint got a clue, lol

he has go it loaded shotgun, then you can throw straps across the top of it, may as ya want, the other way is suicide where the eye is to the side.

get a securement book, much more helpful than snowy.

 

The 4x4s were not beveled. I don't understand the need for a bevel if using coil racks anyway as they hold the dunnage at an angle (45 degrees ish) anyway. Maybe flatbedding has changed a bit in the past 5 years since I've done it regularly. The only reason I can see for a bevel is if you're laying the dunnage flat on the deck, or perhaps have a variety of coil rack I haven't encountered.

 

not all coil racks hold the dunnage at a 45 , the bevel is for racks that hold the dunnage flat , most coil racks hold em flat