dhagood
Silver Member
i deliver pallets of shavings (and feed, and hay, and fencing, and ...) for a ranch outfitter in colorado. what i typically do is to break the 8' tall pallet into two pallets roughly 4' high. at 4' tall the shavings aren't nearly as tippy as the 8' stack. the suggestions to put something on top of the stack are spot on. i typically use pallets as they are readily available and work fine for short runs. old school corner boards (two 6 foot 2x4 connected by nailing two 6" lengths of old strap material about 1 foot from each end) work very well and don't tend to collapse as i have seen pallets do.
use two ratchet straps per pallet and make sure there is adequate tension on the straps. if you have to stop to restrap, do so! loose straps do nothing to keep your load on the trailer. make sure you keep a good, safe, following distance, watch your speed when turning, and you'll be fine.
use two ratchet straps per pallet and make sure there is adequate tension on the straps. if you have to stop to restrap, do so! loose straps do nothing to keep your load on the trailer. make sure you keep a good, safe, following distance, watch your speed when turning, and you'll be fine.
