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    Step Deck Tarps

    I'm thinking about Trading in my 8ft drops for some 10 ft drop machienery tarps, Kinda like Kaiser has, my 8 ft drops don't reach the deck on a load 10ft tall which is a huge PITA do any other step deck pullers use these?

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    well,i have 4'drops,6'drops&8'drops w/flaps.ive never considered a 10'.hell, if it needs 10's it might get a little soggy on the bottom.

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    I have 10's for the whole deck and a 8 footer for the top. I fully boxed mine with d rings so when I turn them I have 6 foot drops.

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    ^ Smart man, hell with that set up you would only need 3 tarps correct? You could use those 6 footers for anything under 6 foot and turn them around for anything above, pretty smart.

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    Hernia traps?

    What about the "skirts".

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    Quote Originally Posted by Logan76 View Post
    ^ Smart man, hell with that set up you would only need 3 tarps correct? You could use those 6 footers for anything under 6 foot and turn them around for anything above, pretty smart.
    Yeah I only carry 3 tarps. Why carry more?

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    Our trailers all have 5 or more....2 16x27, 1 or 2 16x16, and 2 24 x 27....

    If i ever buy my own truck and trailer it will have 3 tarps...2 6 foot drops by 25 feet long and one 16x16 steel tarp.

    If it needs more than 6 foot drops im not really interested in climbing ontop of it, I hate lumber tarping things now because I'm fat and I dont climb very well and I dont like heights ontop of that. I do end up throwing 8 foot drops all of the time though and I do so without complaint because its not my truck and I do what the owner of the truck I drive tells me to.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fortycalglock View Post
    I have 10's for the whole deck and a 8 footer for the top. I fully boxed mine with d rings so when I turn them I have 6 foot drops.
    What kind of dimensions? That's a great idea I carry 4' drops and 8 ft drops, but like I said anything taller then 8 ft I can't tarp and feel comfortable doing it, and I pull a step deck which means I'm going to get 10' more often then 8'

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    fortycal has the right idea. I would also consider some lightweight 10's I saw in Iowa. They were 6' drops with 4' snap-on skirts

    If I was ever to buy my own trailer, i would get a sliding tarp system and just be done with it all.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SHC View Post
    fortycal has the right idea. I would also consider some lightweight 10's I saw in Iowa. They were 6' drops with 4' snap-on skirts

    If I was ever to buy my own trailer, i would get a sliding tarp system and just be done with it all.
    $3,000 left on $12,500 ... Appt set for middle of August then im gonna have a tarp burning party (or just give them away) will have a 6 month old headache rack for sale also

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