Belly Wrap For Flatbed
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Francis. Flatbedder here.. honestly without seeing any pictures this will be difficult to diagnose for you but I’ll try. Typically when straps are suddenly loose it is because something has moved, wiggled or shifted. Remember belly straps are to provide a secure foundation for the top layers of the load.
Piping typically needs a couple circle wraps to pull them together. Even if bundled pipe..if the bundles aren’t touching they will slowly wiggle together and loosen up your straps
Recently I had a big metal pipe load. 20 inch diameter pipe- 30 ft long pieces. 2 layers 4 pieces on bottom 3 on top. Bottom layer had 2 belly straps to keep that layer in place during loading and unloading. I then used 2 chains hooked together at the front and back of the load to circle wrap the entire load and pull them all together.(4 chains total) The rest of the load was secure 5 more chains over the load. In addition to 2 more straps that were used to hold load in place while I chainedeverything.
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Hey guys it’s been a while since I’ve been in here hope everyone is having a happy merry Christmas.Three weeks ago I transferred to a dedicated flatbed position at Schneider. Loving it so far, and all is well except one little problem. Every time I get some round piping and attempt to do some belly straps , I find that as I’m going down the road my straps will be loose after just a little while. Now I’ve been constantly looking in my mirrors at my trailer, paranoid that my straps are loose and sure enough when I do my 50 mile check and three hour checks my straps are horrendous. If any experienced guys could give me some pointers and instructions it would be much appreciated 😅
OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.