Hello all, I have just come back from Belgium with a backload of wooden boards, these are stacked as high as the trailer, 4 packs high which are the width of the trailer, length is about 3/4 the length of the trailer, I’m in a chipliner with load bearing curtains, I understand this dosnt make a difference but I haven’t strapped the load anyway, I want to know how I’m supposed to get a strap over the load which is just inches of the height of the roof? Sods law anyway that the load has shifted slightly and is bulging out of the ns curtain now, whoops. Advice will be appreciated.
Gwinness:
Hello all, I have just come back from Belgium with a backload of wooden boards, these are stacked as high as the trailer, 4 packs high which are the width of the trailer, length is about 3/4 the length of the trailer, I’m in a chipliner with load bearing curtains, I understand this dosnt make a difference but I haven’t strapped the load anyway, I want to know how I’m supposed to get a strap over the load which is just inches of the height of the roof? Sods law anyway that the load has shifted slightly and is bulging out of the ns curtain now, whoops. Advice will be appreciated.
Cheers
At Kronospan, we used to put the straps onto the load before they loaded it onto the trailer.
I WOULD NOT run with boards without straps, them buggers move and WILL rip through even load bearing curtains or even tip you over.
Cheers
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At Kronospan, we used to put the straps onto the load before they loaded it onto the trailer.
I WOULD NOT run with boards without straps, them buggers move and WILL rip through even load bearing curtains or even tip you over.
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■■■■■■■ hell mate don’t say that! Well I’m only 10 mins away from where I’m tipping in the morning now, suppose that is the only way, put a strap over the top pack when he loads it, nice one for that!!!
Gwinness:
Hello all, I have just come back from Belgium with a backload of wooden boards, these are stacked as high as the trailer, 4 packs high which are the width of the trailer, length is about 3/4 the length of the trailer, I’m in a chipliner with load bearing curtains, I understand this dosnt make a difference but I haven’t strapped the load anyway, I want to know how I’m supposed to get a strap over the load which is just inches of the height of the roof? Sods law anyway that the load has shifted slightly and is bulging out of the ns curtain now, whoops. Advice will be appreciated.
Cheers
At Kronospan, we used to put the straps onto the load before they loaded it onto the trailer.
I WOULD NOT run with boards without straps, them buggers move and WILL rip through even load bearing curtains or even tip you over.
I’ll second that…
I worked out of Chirk for a couple of years and this stuff will move even when its strapped…especially if its MFC…Horrible stuff…
If you’ve come from Belgium with chip unstrapped mate you’ve been very lucky. I’ve had that stuff move on a rough ferry crossing (strapped) never mind on the road.
Not being funny mate, but when you looked at it did you not think it would need SOME form of restraint even if you thought it was too high
What Chester said is what you do if it’s a high load.
chester1:
Or hook your strap in first then throw it over the roof the opposite side from the hook
so it isn’t actually "clamping " the load , but providing a support to stop it moving sideways through the curtain ■■ presumably this is done after the curtain is closed .■■
Gwinness:
Hello all, I have just come back from Belgium with a backload of wooden boards, these are stacked as high as the trailer, 4 packs high which are the width of the trailer, length is about 3/4 the length of the trailer, I’m in a chipliner with load bearing curtains, I understand this dosnt make a difference but I haven’t strapped the load anyway, I want to know how I’m supposed to get a strap over the load which is just inches of the height of the roof? Sods law anyway that the load has shifted slightly and is bulging out of the ns curtain now, whoops. Advice will be appreciated.
Cheers
At Kronospan, we used to put the straps onto the load before they loaded it onto the trailer.
I WOULD NOT run with boards without straps, them buggers move and WILL rip through even load bearing curtains or even tip you over.
^ +1
its awful stuff and not a hope in hell I would run without strapping it.
chester1:
Or hook your strap in first then throw it over the roof the opposite side from the hook
so it isn’t actually "clamping " the load , but providing a support to stop it moving sideways through the curtain ■■ presumably this is done after the curtain is closed .■■
Not really as all you’ll do is pull the roof apart.
There’s no better way than I said steps and a piece of rope And a hook if you can get one mamade. It’s just a 3 ft small diameter bar bent on one end to hook then a handle on the other.
He didn’t mean strap it over the roof
You throw end over roof let the boards push the strap when loading, and pull the end of strap down with a hook or something and ratchet up as normal.
Gwinness:
Hello all, I have just come back from Belgium with a backload of wooden boards, these are stacked as high as the trailer, 4 packs high which are the width of the trailer, length is about 3/4 the length of the trailer, I’m in a chipliner with load bearing curtains, I understand this dosnt make a difference but I haven’t strapped the load anyway, I want to know how I’m supposed to get a strap over the load which is just inches of the height of the roof? Sods law anyway that the load has shifted slightly and is bulging out of the ns curtain now, whoops. Advice will be appreciated.
Cheers
At Kronospan, we used to put the straps onto the load before they loaded it onto the trailer.
I WOULD NOT run with boards without straps, them buggers move and WILL rip through even load bearing curtains or even tip you over.
Bit off a theme going on here, But when I used to load at Kronospan and as several others have said, to run without strapping a load of boards, you’re lucky to have got it to your customer gate
I’ve noticed that several operators Travis Perkin for 1 but I’ve seen this on some others, have rigged up bungie cords with metal loops in the rails where internal straps would be situated, the strap is pre loaded through the loops(either side off the trailer) and can then be pulled across the top off the load into position from the ground. Looks a good idea to Me, I think it is, in the case of TP, to prevent the need for the Driver to climb on the trailer bed, H&S don’t you know
Gwinness:
Hello all, I have just come back from Belgium with a backload of wooden boards, these are stacked as high as the trailer, 4 packs high which are the width of the trailer, length is about 3/4 the length of the trailer, I’m in a chipliner with load bearing curtains, I understand this dosnt make a difference but I haven’t strapped the load anyway, I want to know how I’m supposed to get a strap over the load which is just inches of the height of the roof? Sods law anyway that the load has shifted slightly and is bulging out of the ns curtain now, whoops. Advice will be appreciated.
Cheers
At Kronospan, we used to put the straps onto the load before they loaded it onto the trailer.
I WOULD NOT run with boards without straps, them buggers move and WILL rip through even load bearing curtains or even tip you over.
Bit off a theme going on here, But when I used to load at Kronospan and as several others have said, to run without strapping a load of boards, you’re lucky to have got it to your customer gate
I’ve noticed that several operators Travis Perkin for 1 but I’ve seen this on some others, have rigged up bungie cords with metal loops in the rails where internal straps would be situated, the strap is pre loaded through the loops(either side off the trailer) and can then be pulled across the top off the load into position from the ground. Looks a good idea to Me, I think it is, in the case of TP, to prevent the need for the Driver to climb on the trailer bed, H&S don’t you know
Half our trailer roof leaked, so we had to sheet them aswell
Gwinness:
Hello all, I have just come back from Belgium with a backload of wooden boards, these are stacked as high as the trailer, 4 packs high which are the width of the trailer, length is about 3/4 the length of the trailer, I’m in a chipliner with load bearing curtains, I understand this dosnt make a difference but I haven’t strapped the load anyway, I want to know how I’m supposed to get a strap over the load which is just inches of the height of the roof? Sods law anyway that the load has shifted slightly and is bulging out of the ns curtain now, whoops. Advice will be appreciated.
Cheers
At Kronospan, we used to put the straps onto the load before they loaded it onto the trailer.
I WOULD NOT run with boards without straps, them buggers move and WILL rip through even load bearing curtains or even tip you over.
Bit off a theme going on here, But when I used to load at Kronospan and as several others have said, to run without strapping a load of boards, you’re lucky to have got it to your customer gate
I’ve noticed that several operators Travis Perkin for 1 but I’ve seen this on some others, have rigged up bungie cords with metal loops in the rails where internal straps would be situated, the strap is pre loaded through the loops(either side off the trailer) and can then be pulled across the top off the load into position from the ground. Looks a good idea to Me, I think it is, in the case of TP, to prevent the need for the Driver to climb on the trailer bed, H&S don’t you know
Half our trailer roof leaked, so we had to sheet them aswell
That’s a sickener
I once loaded kitchen rolls on a trailer delivering to Aldi at Chelmsford, in fairness to Me the trailer had never let water in before, but it was monsoon type weather over the weekend(loaded fri tip mon)and the front 3 pallets were sodden. Bloody glad to be able to unload myself, with the aid off a mate tipping the same stuff on the bay next to Me. Checker counted the tops off the pallets from one end, signed me off and I was out off there at double quick speed
I used to drive something similar, that was loaded through the side with boards.
What I used to do is hook my straps on to D rings on the far side of the trailer (the non-opening side) then throw the ends up and over onto the roof. I used plenty of straps in case one came unhooked later. Then when the stacker had loaded the boards, I simply pulled the straps down off the roof over the boards - with a bent wire hook on a long pole - and fixed with the ratchet ends in the usual way.
Here’s a photo of me with the straps undone waiting to unload:
and as several others have said, to run without strapping a load of boards, you’re lucky to have got it to your customer gate 
