From: Doc Scheffler (roughdoc@earthlink.net)
Date: Fri Dec 05 2003 - 16:36:12 PST
Where the chains go, what size they are, and how many are required, depends
on how the vehicle is ultimately being shipped.
For example:
Air movement: Not just the weight of the vehicle, but the g-forces on take
off/landing, and the side to side g-forces have to be taken into
consideration.
Truck movement: Not too much to consider in the g-force area, but have to
hold the weight front/back and side to side.
Rail: Similar to truck.
Sea: Very little g-force movement to consider.
As a general rule of thumb, the need to be facing in the same orientation,
in other words all out or all in.
If you watch tow truck guys with the roll back trucks, they chain down the
back, and use the winch to tighten in the front.
There are tons of manuals out there that cover the different modes of travel
(air, sea, rail, truck).
Doc
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From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org]On
Behalf Of Ryan M Gill
Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 11:52 AM
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Subject: [MV] Binding Loads
When anchoring down a vehicle that has large rings on the
hull/chassis, what's the preferred method of binding?
Do chains with screw type shackles attached to the vehicle and chain
good to go? That assumes you've tightened everything up on the other
end with ratchet or lever type binders on the other end making it all
snug.
Assuming 4 attachment points on the cargo, would 4 from the front and
2 from the back be good?
2 Front points forward and rearwards with binders on the front
pulling against the rearwards chains (keeps the vehicle from moving
forwards no matter what.
2 rear points with chain also under tension from the front binders.
I understand this would require a little bit of fiddling of chain
lengths to get it to all work, but would it be more secure than hooks
and ratchet binders?
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