- Set a coil rack up on the front of the trailer. The first coil should be loaded into this rack.
- Secure the first slinky with a butterfly wrapped 4-inch strap. This strap (pictured as orange below) should go through the eye then back across the top of the coil, then go back through the eye before being secured to the far side of the trailer.
- Have the remaining coils loaded tightly against the first coil.
- The rear most coil should be loaded into a coil rack and secured in the same manner as the first coil on the trailer.
- On the front half of the load: Bring a strap under the rub rail at the rear edge of the coil, take it through the eye of the first coil, back across through the eye of the next coil behind it, then back through the eye of the first to the far side of the trailer. (Pictured in red below) Continue this process until you secure the front the centermost coil.
- On the rear half of the load: Starting at the coil 1 behind the center bring a strap under the rub rail at the front edge of the coil, take it through the eye of the coil, back across through the eye of the next coil in front of it, then back through the eye of the first to the far side of the trailer. (Pictured in green below)
- An additional butterfly strap should be included on the middle coil.
Points to Remember:
- Winches used for the horizontal wraps (green and red straps below) should be on alternating sides as you move down the trailer.
- Note that the configuration of the red and green straps pulls all the coils towards the center of the trailer as they are tightened.
- Butterfly wraps are in place to keep the coils from leaning over during transit.
| Figure 1: Load of slinky coils. Coil racks (purple) shown under the front and rear coils. Butter fly wraps (orange) on the front, rear, and center coils. Horizontal wraps are pulling rearward on the front half of the load (red) and forward on the rear half of the load (green). |