Quick Help Loading Cable Reels Please!

It's my first time loading these cable reels and I'm hoping to get some tips real quick. The spools are about 4x4, and they're gonna be loading them side by side, suicide style. I've got coil racks and lumber. Do I need to strap the lumber down or does the weight of the coils hold them in place? Any advice is greatly appreciated!

The weight of the coils holds down the lumber.

You should be running a chain through the center hole on the wooden reel.

I would run two chains through the first and last sets with the chains slanting forward and back when you anchor it. The coils in the center will suffice with one chain through the center hole.

Usually these places will have a steel pole or rod that you can use to "fish" your chain through and make it come out on the other side.

Thanks Old School! You're the man!

One more question: I thought I remembered hearing that if the reels are less than 5000 lbs you can use either chains or straps, is the true? These reels are about 1500 each

One more question: I thought I remembered hearing that if the reels are less than 5000 lbs you can use either chains or straps, is the true? These reels are about 1500 each

I would use chains, even though a strap by weight is allowed. Because the spools are usually metal, chains would be more appropriate in this case.

Ernie