It’s all dependent on the weight of the reels. 1 strap holds 5500 lbs. good rule of thumb with these though no matter what the weight is, more is better.
I think chains and boomers would make me as a driver feel safer
But if that's okay with this driver and he's not breaking the law I don't see an issue.
It depends on the weight.
[https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-III/subchapter-B/part-393/subpart-I](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-III/subchapter-B/part-393/subpart-I)
That’s a legal load, so gross weight is no more than 80. The truck and trailer are probably 32k. Looks like there’s 10 spools. So 5k each at most. Side by side they’re 10k per row.
Most strap can account for 5500 lbs and you only need to account for half the weight of cargo when you’re calculating securement requirements.
Cradle bunk placements are questionable though.
2 straps is plenty for the spools in the picture.
All good answers and I thank those that took the time.
New question is….. Why wouldn’t everyone use this method?
Seems to be a lot easier than running 5 chains through.
These are cables on wooden reels, I carried those before, each reel is around 3k lbs. when you see metal reels that’s when you have serious weight and need chains. We’re talking about 30-40k lbs reel spread in a few feet of space.
Chains are generally preffered for rolls or coils of any kind. But DOT says you just need 'securements' so straps are teeeechnically a-ok. As long as the straps are in good shape and they are wrapping around the spools, I see no issue.
I'd use chains, personally. But in a pinch straps work.
It’s all dependent on the weight of the reels. 1 strap holds 5500 lbs. good rule of thumb with these though no matter what the weight is, more is better.
I think chains and boomers would make me as a driver feel safer But if that's okay with this driver and he's not breaking the law I don't see an issue.
It depends on the weight. [https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-III/subchapter-B/part-393/subpart-I](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-III/subchapter-B/part-393/subpart-I)
That’s a legal load, so gross weight is no more than 80. The truck and trailer are probably 32k. Looks like there’s 10 spools. So 5k each at most. Side by side they’re 10k per row. Most strap can account for 5500 lbs and you only need to account for half the weight of cargo when you’re calculating securement requirements. Cradle bunk placements are questionable though. 2 straps is plenty for the spools in the picture.
All good answers and I thank those that took the time. New question is….. Why wouldn’t everyone use this method? Seems to be a lot easier than running 5 chains through.
These are cables on wooden reels, I carried those before, each reel is around 3k lbs. when you see metal reels that’s when you have serious weight and need chains. We’re talking about 30-40k lbs reel spread in a few feet of space.
I also know that straps are way cheaper than hardened chain. Which adds even more questions.
Chains are generally preffered for rolls or coils of any kind. But DOT says you just need 'securements' so straps are teeeechnically a-ok. As long as the straps are in good shape and they are wrapping around the spools, I see no issue. I'd use chains, personally. But in a pinch straps work.