How to Tie Down Rolls & Coils?

24 Jan Blog

According to the Load Restraint Guide 2018, the following tips are recommended.

• Transport cylinders either horizontally lying along or across a vehicle or vertically.

• Transport cylinders that have a length less than their diameter vertically to prevent them from toppling.

• Transport cylinders that have a length greater than their diameter either supported by suitably engineered vehicle structures or laid horizontally to prevent them from tipping.

• Restrain large rolls or reels individually; use chocks, cradles or A-frames as part of a direct restraint or tie-down restraint system.

• Anti-slip rubber can reduce the required number of tied down lashings, particularly for low friction loads.
• Tegral stocks strips of friction mat for use on coils. See it here.

• Prevent damage to product and lashings by placing angled-edge corner protectors or specially fabricated core inserts between the lashings and the item.
• Tegral manufactures a heavy duty chain angle suited for the transport of coils. See them here.

As mentioned in the Load Restraint Guide 2018, “It is intended to be used as a guide only, as it is impossible to be prescriptive for the many different types, weights and shapes of loads that can be transported,” meaning that it the readers entire responsibility to ensure the safe restraint of his/her load.