.Just don’t throw it around the corners 
There’s actually three coils on there, one is hiding under the canopy.
And a couple of random pictures I took this week.
Kate:
.Just don’t throw it around the corners
Why not 
Oh, now I know 
The load isn’t properly secured 
Btw. that sliding canopy looks quite handy for that job.
Kyrbo:
Kate:
.Just don’t throw it around the cornersWhy not
Oh, now I know
The load isn’t properly secured
Btw. that sliding canopy looks quite handy for that job.
Very handy, saves the hassle of roping and sheeting.
They tend to roll a little, even properley secured, it’s enough to turn the lorry over, if you throw it into a corner too fast.
was the sliderflex fitted to an existing trailer? just surprised it isn’t a coil well
jj72:
was the sliderflex fitted to an existing trailer? just surprised it isn’t a coil well
It is a coil well, but these things come shipped on cradles, and the shipper aint going to strip them.
They travel well, just a bit rocky at times, The three in the photo weigh around 9 tonnes each,
jj72:
was the sliderflex fitted to an existing trailer? just surprised it isn’t a coil well
Kate:
It is a coil well, but these things come shipped on cradles, and the shipper aint going to strip them.
They travel well, just a bit rocky at times, The three in the photo weigh around 9 tonnes each,
I worked for Upton steel.com (as it now is named) for 16 years and in 2004 when I had to leave there was a rule in place from just about every steel coil supplier and mover that all coils MUST go into the well if over 2.5 tonnes for safety - coil over 2.5 and no coil-well then it was no excuses and bye bye driver…
ROG:
I worked for Upton steel.com (as it now is named) for 16 years and in 2004 when I had to leave there was a rule in place from just about every steel coil supplier and mover that all coils MUST go into the well if over 2.5 tonnes for safety - coil over 2.5 and no coil-well then it was no excuses and bye bye driver…
Hi Rog,
Who wrote the rule? Have you got it in hard copy.?
These coils have come from Germany, and as you’ll know from Brit Pete’s posts, the Germans are by far stricter than any other country I know, reagrding load security for transport by road.
The coils in the photo are strapped to cradles, and there is no reason to think they’re unsafe for road transport. They are secured correctly in accordance with ‘British Steel’ regulations, as is all the steel we carry.
Even Corus still load on the bed as opposed to in the well, where neccesary.
Just a thought, how would you put an (eg) 8 tonne coil in the well, if its eye to sky?
I don’t think they were WRITTEN - I think it came from various risk asessments compiled by steel suppliers and hauliers…
ROG:
I don’t think they were WRITTEN - I think it came from various risk asessments compiled by steel suppliers and hauliers…
We’ve been hauling steel for over 40 years in our family, and it’s not something we’ve had any involvement in. None of our ‘customers’ have a problem with this practice. It’s the same with all types of freight, they’re only unsafe in the wrong hands.
We used to carry them as standard practice in wooden cradles on flatbeds until told not to - I think that was in the early 2000s and yes, I always felt they were safe with extreme caution especially when carrying a 1 metre wide 12 tonne coil in a cradle !!!
We used to load 8t Aluminium Coils from Sierre in Switzerland and they were exactly like the ones in Kate’s picture, on a Wodden Cradle, only the other way round so they could be side loaded/unloaded… Nothing down there about them having to be loaded in a well, and Universal Express never had an issue with t either.
I have 4 pairs of coil bunks and the coils sit of 4x4 timbers inside them. They don’t inspire confidence. And we have to use 4 chains per coil, 2 pulling forwards and 2 backwards, then it all has to be tarped.
The sliders are really popular out here now, although some firms still have the frames they carry on the side of the trailer which have to be set up then tarp over the top. They are the worst.
Saw that Reanualt curtainside van thingy today on the A442 Telford
sam