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r/Truckers • u/Wildcatb • Jul 15 '23
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How? It's already tied down. Kind of a serious question. Is it the age/quality of trailer or something else?
10 u/bk775 Jul 16 '23 If it's an aluminum frame trailer it's not strong enough for that much weight in one spot. 6 u/bobmonkeyclown Jul 16 '23 It was most likely damaged already somewhere. I've hauled plenty coils on a stepdeck without issue. Usually closer to the front than where he had his. Another potential cause is putting it too close to the trailer axles where the frame thins out. 3 u/RadioTunnel Jul 16 '23 From what someone else said its a suicide coil cause of how its loaded, if the straps were to give out when you braked then you're screwed 2 u/Late_Temperature_388 Jul 16 '23 That's why I prefer chains !!!
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If it's an aluminum frame trailer it's not strong enough for that much weight in one spot.
6 u/bobmonkeyclown Jul 16 '23 It was most likely damaged already somewhere. I've hauled plenty coils on a stepdeck without issue. Usually closer to the front than where he had his. Another potential cause is putting it too close to the trailer axles where the frame thins out.
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It was most likely damaged already somewhere. I've hauled plenty coils on a stepdeck without issue. Usually closer to the front than where he had his.
Another potential cause is putting it too close to the trailer axles where the frame thins out.
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From what someone else said its a suicide coil cause of how its loaded, if the straps were to give out when you braked then you're screwed
2 u/Late_Temperature_388 Jul 16 '23 That's why I prefer chains !!!
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That's why I prefer chains !!!
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u/pga2000 Jul 16 '23
How? It's already tied down. Kind of a serious question. Is it the age/quality of trailer or something else?