Thanks for this video. I use to do a technique that was good but this is better and quicker. Saved me close to 20-30 mins doing this way. And I taught myself how to do it.
Love to see somebody doing it the Wright way.... I had a truck driver hit me with the buckel and i had two surgery I been out of work five years......Thanks
That sucks i try to stay away from other trucks if possible but ya been throwin like that for years i am out of truck right now do to medical issues with neck an lower back
Have you ever been told by different DOT officials that running the strap threw the ratchet is mandatory… I run my straps like you and guys at work tell me it’s not legal. Great video driver 🤘🏽
I have been told by numerous dot that the tighter u can get them the better the way I have been doing it for yrs I have never lose product an an no dot officer has ever pulled on my straps an lose them on a load an I have had them pulled on alot by alot of states
I just got a conestoga put on my trailer. First time ever using one, love it except I have a hard time getting my straps through my rub rails with that weather strip they put under. I like the way you fold First and put into winch but I also have a hard time getting folded straps into winch. Was curious if you ran only a specific strap or maybe I just have to get mine broken in a little bit more ( I am running all new straps also) Thanks for the video, great info
No specific strap just well used u have to smash the fold down for it to fit in there but its fast for me to do it that way tuck folded strap under load an fold in to winch
Any advice on how to tighten straps without messing up your shoulder? I seem to have messed up my right shoulder on my first week of flatbedding trying to make my straps super tight
What type of wrentch is that? Real curious because I'm a female in the flatbed industry and I need to find a wrentch tool that will tighten my load easier than the wrentch bar.
DOT requires 1 strap per 5 feet of load. 2 seraps minimum for 10 feet. 3 straps at 12 feet to 17 feet of length Yes, the load he is securing is under strapped. Yet he is also running a conestoga trailer.
You look at the weight vs strap strength. Figure out how many straps you need vs how many you personally want. Then follow the dot method of five feet. If the strap strength is 5400 and you have 45000lbs you want 9 straps. I don’t think of it as 5400 but 5000….flatbed is all about the puzzle.
I got a job they keep forcing me to do flatbed I said I'm about to just pack and go home no sir they gave me dry van we got a deal I take my hat off for you guys this job is not for me f that respect to you all
dangerous trailer design ratchets are on the live side of the trailer ,which means if the driver ever needs to tighten them on the road side he will be working near live traffic
