diameter and width???????????????

 

The size of a coil varies, I have seen them small and large. But all the coils should be able to fit on a trailer and most coils can fit in a covered wagon.

 

I'm going to make some coil racks...need to know the diameters don't I?

 

Just go to a good trailer shop, I pay $12 a piece for them. And those are the heavy ones. I haul 46,000 lb coils with them all of the time and have never had one break.

And I get the 6' beveled oak for around 6 bucks a piece, with no cracks.

 

[quote="Justruckin"]4 trailers x 4 coil racks per trailer (possibly more if I need different sizes) @ $12 is about $200. I could build my own in anout and hour for a 1/4 of that cost.

Now, how big are those 46,000 lb coils if you don't mind me askin'? :wink:

I've seen two different sizes for sale online. I've also seen a coil rack that's designed so it suits two different size coils....so I know different sized coil racks are required.

 

Well!!

What size coil do you intend on hauling?

I have only seen three sizes, the ones on skids, the little ones and the big ones!

Which one do you intend to haul?

I find that the coil racks that I have handle all sizes. If you have a truck stop nearby, take a tape in and measure those things.

Now, if you are talking some ridiculous size and weight, you might want to upgrade to 6x6 beams and some huge coil racks. I have seen them on some company trucks that haul some huge stuff. But this is the norm with a contract steel hauler that does that, and only that. I normally do coils as a way home, they pay ok, and get the job done, mainly get me home.

:wink:

 

Hell, I'll get off my lazy arse and measure one for you. Just give me a minute. :evil:

 

All right,

3/8 inch thick steel

Across bottom, 37 and 5/8 inches

Where the coil sits, 26 and 1/2 inches

And I measured twice and wrote it down in the process.

Hope that helps! :wink:

Oh, you do know what a coil rack looks like, don't you? :shock:

 

It's not really the weight but the width of the coil that can throw you for a loop. If you have a 20,000 lb coil thats 70" wide the coil is so small in diameter that somtimes it'll hit the floor first instead of the blocks. I just double block it on one side to narrow it up and the coil doesn't hit the floor. There are coil racks that hold the wood at the proper angle and they have two position on either side for small or big diameter coils. The other nice thing about these is that you don't neeed to carry bevelled wood just good 4X4's

 

Yep, that's right on the little ones. Poor orphaned coils... :cry: