DOT requires "2 securments" within the first 10 feet (if you don't have a bulkhead or headache rack). Doesn't matter if it's a strap or a chain. The rule still applies Chians and or straps are both considered "securment". So either or can work. I won't use chains at all, unless the customer ask for them.
"....looking at your load and wonder if it needs a tap.....hmm.....ask yer customer or shipper" I will tell you how life really is.....NO TARP......WOOHOO....If they pay more for additional coverage, then I oblige. This sounds like a commercial or an ad for them, not us!
I don't haul heavy equipment for a living. My question is I have a farm tractor(73hp) I need to take in for service. Going to haul it on a gooseneck. Would straps be safe & legal to use?
And if you *REALLY* have no clue, just have more weight-rated strapping than your actual load. So if the payload is 20k pounds and your straps are 5,400 pounds each, it would be a good idea to have 4 straps totaling 21,600 pounds. You can’t ever go wrong using your gut! Same goes for chaining…
A 4 inche strap is technically and legally capable of holding 10800 pounds. So technically and legally, you'd only need 2 straps for a 20k pound load. G70 Chains are 1000 pounds more. But your right about rounding up though.
@@skyeramthis is not true, a 4” winch strap typically has a working load limit of 5,400lbs and a break strength of 3x that. You will need 2 to be at half.
@slimsid7078 No, that's a misconception drivers have.. according to the FMCSA you "only" need to secure half of the weight. Half of 20 thousand pounds is 10k. And straps are good for 5400 pounds, therefore two is "Technically" enough for half of 20k.... you should read the regs just a bit closer.
@@slimsid7078 @skyeram is right, and furthermore the definition for Working Load Limit is not the same as Breaking Load Limit, let alone the fact that being so secure your load couldn't possibly move isn't ALWAYS necessary/safest anyway. Just because your straps are rated to hold over 100% of the load's weight does not mean they will, hence why only 20% of the total weight is required to be secured in upward force.
