Posted by Billy NY on February 12, 2015 at 10:00:40 from (104.228.35.235):
In Reply to: Stupid Hurts.... posted by Bryce Frazier on February 12, 2015 at 06:36:25:
Reading along, and I was wondering if the ratchet type were outlawed by F.M.C.S.A. or whomever the presiding authority is.
I used the ratchet type daily when running a 50 ton rogers low boy moving D8Ks, 627 scrapers, 980 wheel loaders, 235 excavators. Thinking about this, I can't imagine using the other type, I honestly did not like the darned things because that last link you want to hook it to, and really cinch the load down, would seem to take a lot of force to send it over center. Equipment with wheels would squash a bit, and you know the deal with these, look in your mirror after a few miles or whenever, you may have to pull over and tighten them.
When I delivered framing orders of dimension lumber and sheet goods from the lumber yard, the load would be on stickers, either (2) 2x4's or 4x4's across the deck. Load with a fork lift, and it had to be arranged in a certain manner, long lumber on the bottom, sheet goods on top, and don't bury the sill plate lumber LOL ! We would then pass a chain under and up to the top, use the over center binder with a nice cheater pipe to cinch it together, well after we placed angle iron to prevent the chain from damaging material. when we got to the site, we would raise the body up, let the load slide off and hit the ground, then lay stickers down, drive ahead and pick up the chain, angle iron and binder. None of those forklifts that attach to the back end of the truck in those days.
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