We used to pull flatbeds with London brick loads from MK to Bridgewater, just a strap or crossed rope on the front and back, we drove at over 60 mph most of the way and none of use ever lost a brick, those blocks don’t move.
That’s what I’m saying as well.
Peter Ball:
take a look at thishse.gov.uk/research/rrpdf/rr272.pdf
There’s nothing mutually exclusive between the best case in those examples and a cage/drop side.The difference being that cage/drop sides have a line of defence left in the event of the wrapping or banding failing while a flat is totally dependent on the integrity of the wrapping/banding.IE the wrapping/banding holds the bundle of bricks together.The straps secure the wrapped bundle to the load deck.While it’s obvious that cage/drop sides provide an essential level of containment in the event of failure of the wrapping/banding which isn’t possible in the case of a flat.
Carryfast:
Peter Ball:
take a look at thishse.gov.uk/research/rrpdf/rr272.pdf
There’s nothing mutually exclusive between the best case in those examples and a cage/drop side.The difference being that cage/drop sides have a line of defence left in the event of the wrapping or banding failing while a flat is totally dependent on the integrity of the wrapping/banding.IE the wrapping/banding holds the bundle of bricks together.The straps secure the wrapped bundle to the load deck.While it’s obvious that cage/drop sides provide an essential level of containment in the event of failure of the wrapping/banding which isn’t possible in the case of a flat.
Isn’t that what the bricknet does on a flat?
I get your point, in an ideal World sides would be good, but it’s doesn’t mean you can’t have a secure load of bricks using a flatBed.
muckles:
Carryfast:
There’s nothing mutually exclusive between the best case in those examples and a cage/drop side.The difference being that cage/drop sides have a line of defence left in the event of the wrapping or banding failing while a flat is totally dependent on the integrity of the wrapping/banding.IE the wrapping/banding holds the bundle of bricks together.The straps secure the wrapped bundle to the load deck.While it’s obvious that cage/drop sides provide an essential level of containment in the event of failure of the wrapping/banding which isn’t possible in the case of a flat.Isn’t that what the bricknet does on a flat?
I get your point, in an ideal World sides would be good, but it’s doesn’t mean you can’t have a secure load of bricks using a flatBed.
As I said it depends on the definition of ‘secure’ and whether the extra insurance provided by cage/drop sides can be considered as non essential in that regard.While the tests shown suggest that a net alone can’t be relied on if the bundle collapses. 
Carryfast:
muckles:
Carryfast:
There’s nothing mutually exclusive between the best case in those examples and a cage/drop side.The difference being that cage/drop sides have a line of defence left in the event of the wrapping or banding failing while a flat is totally dependent on the integrity of the wrapping/banding.IE the wrapping/banding holds the bundle of bricks together.The straps secure the wrapped bundle to the load deck.While it’s obvious that cage/drop sides provide an essential level of containment in the event of failure of the wrapping/banding which isn’t possible in the case of a flat.Isn’t that what the bricknet does on a flat?
I get your point, in an ideal World sides would be good, but it’s doesn’t mean you can’t have a secure load of bricks using a flatBed.
As I said it depends on the definition of ‘secure’ and whether the extra insurance provided by cage/drop sides can be considered as non essential in that regard.While the tests shown suggest that a net alone can’t be relied on if the bundle collapses.
They didn’t use bricks as a test product.
I always strapped and netted bricks and as they were forklifted on and off I didn’t have a gap in the middle of the trailer, they were normally one pack high and packed tight to the next pack.
Nets only didn’t fail all the tests, configuration 5, 215mm solid concrete blocks the net passed both cornering and brake tests.
Nets also passed some of the other cornering test, but failed the braking test as the load moved forward, but didn’t come off the trailer, I don’t see how drop sides could have stopped the forward movement, without some other form of load restraint.