b. Floor dunnage should be 2 inches by 2 inches and placed flush at each end of the box.
c. If the boxes are longer than 42 inches, a third piece of floor dunnage is required and positioned at
the center of the box.
d. Stacked cleated boxes require 1 inch by 2 inch dunnage for every fourth layer which is placed on
cleats. However, if the thickness of the dunnage is greater than the cleats, the dunnage may be placed
directly on the box and next to the cleat.
9. Box position #2 is for uncleated boxes. (Figure 1-6) When the length of the box is less than 1 1/2
times the width of the box, the length of the box will be parallel to side wall of the magazine.
a. The size and placement of the floor dunnage is the same as for box position #1.
b. Longitudinal dunnage 1 inch by 2 inches is required on all layers. Two are required for each
layer positioned near each end of the box. The dunnage may be random length material except that each
piece must span a minimum of 3 boxes when the box dimension parallel to the dunnage is 20 inches or
less or span a minimum of 2 boxes when the dimension is more than 20 inches.
c. Lateral dunnage positioned perpendicular to the sidewalls of magazine may be random length
material, except that each piece must span a minimum of 3 boxes when the box dimension parallel to the
dunnage is 20 inches or less; or span a minimum of 2 boxes when the dimension is more than 20 inches.
10. Box position #3 (Figure 1-6) is for uncleated boxes when the length of the box is 1 1/2 times or
more than 1 1/2 times the width of the box.
a. The width of the box will be parallel to the side wall of the magazine.
b. The size and placement of the floor dunnage is the same as for box position #1 and #2.
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