Table 7-2. Application of Materials for Blocking and Tiedown of Forklifts on CONUS General-Purpose Flatcars (Figs 7-1 thru 7-5)

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Table 72. Application of Materials for Blocking and

Tiedown of Forklifts on CONUS General-Purpose Flatcar

(Figs 7-1 thru 7-5)

(Figs 7-1 thru 7-5) -- Continued

No.

Application

required

Item

or provision and appropriate stake

Brake wheel clearance. Minimum

pocket (detail 3, fig 7-5). Wire-rope

clearance required is 6 in. above, in

ends should overlap a minimum of 24

back of, and on both sides of, and 4 in.

underneath wheel.

in.

Clamps. Place four on each wire rope

Blocks (detail 1, fig 75). Locate one

at the overlap area, and space 3

against the front and rear of each

wheel.

inches apart with a minimum of 6

inches from ends of cable. Place one

Side cleat. Each to consist of one piece

clamp under each stake pocket and

of 2 x 4 x 20in. lumber. Locate

shackle to secure wire rope and thim-

one piece on each side of each item B.

ble together (detail 3, fig 7-5).

Secure to car floor with six 30d nails.

Thimbles. Place one at bottom of each

End cleat. Each to consist of two pieces

stake pocket (4) and each front shack-

of 2 x 4 x 12in. lumber. Locate

le, item K, where used.

one against end of each item B. Se-

Shackles. Attach one to each front tie-

cure lower piece to car floor with four

down provision, RTL10 and RTL10-

30d nails and top piece to lower piece

1 forklifts only.

with four 30d nails.

1 each Cushioning material. Locate bottom

item F

portion under item F, the top portion

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

to extend 2 in. above item F (detail

2, fig 75).

1. Handbrakes are to be set and hand levers wired

Side block. Each to consist of one piece

or blocked in place.

of 2 x 6- x 36-in. lumber and three

pieces of 2 x 4 x 36-in. lumber

2. Gearshift levers must be placed and wire-tied

(detail 2, fig 75). Nail one edge of 2

in the neutral position.

x 6- x 36-in. piece to bottom 2 x

4 x 36in. piece with five 12d nails.

3. See General Rules 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 14, 15, 19A,

Then place against tire and nail to

19B, and 19C, section 1 of the Rules Governing the

car floor through 2- x 4- x 36-in.

Loading of Commodities on Open-Top Cars and

piece with four 20d nails. Nail other

Trailers, published by the Association of Ameri-

two 2 x 4 x 36in. pieces to one

can Railroads, for further details.

below in the same manner.

Wire rope. Each to consist of one piece

4. Tensioning of wire rope can be accomplished

5/8-in. wire rope, length as required

with an applicable sized come-along mechanical

(approximately 15 ft). Form a com-

hoist or equal tensioning device.

plete loop between tiedown shackle