Re: YTDOT

Posted by caterpillar guy on November 17, 2018 at 04:48:07 from (47.26.86.124):

In Reply to: YTDOT posted by John in La on November 16, 2018 at 15:52:47:

First those binders look like ratchet binders. Things can get much tighter with them than a snap binder. So I am not sure he needs anything more. The rust on the steel plates will give it much more friction against sliding then new plate would.
If I was loading it I would have set it on 4x4's then put a chain hooked to the side in line with the front of the stack then pulled back across it angled to the back about a foot on the opposite side. Then the same from the opposite side this would hold the frontal movement as it would be down in front of the plate then back over the top. This would work for the back stack then another chain/strap across the back end to hold against side shift from the slope of the road. The front 2 stacks might or might not need anything as they are harder to see. It does look like the bottom plate is one long piece going about 10 or more feet long. The size of the chain would have more effect on the the holding it all than the number. Another words a 3/8th's chain can be pulled much tighter with more holding ability than a 5/16th's chain so therefore the sliding action would be higher than with a 5/16th's chain.
Now for the debate about driver protection. That is what the bulkhead on the front of the trailer is for. I am not going to get into the debate whether it will or not do it's job. There may also be a headache rack on the truck behind the cab also.
And yes there was a retreat of the law about the chaining outside the rub rail about 2 years after the installation of the law as there was decided the problem was not that great compared to other collision issues on the road. I do still place straps on the rubrail as I hook them on the bottom with the strap going down inside the rubrail then back over it so the pulling side of the strap is under tension around the curved side of the hook instead of the corner of the rubrail. This gives a smooth curved surface for the strap.
As for tickets probably would not issue one. Might ask him to make the change if he had more than a mile or so to go. The reason is it would cause more of a traffic hazard to make the change than getting him off the road as is.
Just my thoughts not necessarily agreed to by most.
Experience: Hauling equipment and machinery nationwide for many years under my own papers so the whole hit was on me for any issues with any load I hauled. I was the driver,company and safety department.

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