Loading wooden barrels.

TM 38-400/NAVSUP PUB 572/AFMAN 23-210 MCO 4450.14/DLAM 4145.12

positioned so that the bung stave does not contact

cylindrical containers placed tightly against others is a

adjacent barrels or the end walls or sidewalls of the car.

basic requirement. Tensioning of steel straps or the

application of wooden braces will not produce a tight

(2) Double decked load.

When it is

load if the containers are not loaded tightly during the

necessary to double deck the load, dunnage of not less

process of loading.

than 1-inch thickness must be placed lengthwise on top

b. Loading wooden barrels.

of the bottom or floor layer.

(1) Bilge protection.

Bilge protection is

c. Center bracing.

When planning a load of

necessary in the loading of wooden barrels and should

cylindrical containers decide upon a pattern which will

be placed so that it will contact the barrel at the

leave the least amount of open space in the doorway

strongest point which is 6 inches from the top and

area; thus, the load in each end of the car will have the

bottom chimes. The bung stave is the weakest stave in

same number of containers against the bracing,

the construction of the barrel. The barrel should be

preferably the lesser number..

Figure 3-25. Placing of last two pallets

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