This topic has been on my mind. I hate bungees. They cling to everything and make securement and tarping go slower than I want. They are a pain. I have tried bundling them and find the bundles just grip to each other. I'm keeping my bundles laying on their sides inside my box. I'm trying to avoid weather damage and theft. I guess I like that "shake em out while you walk around your load" idea the best so far.
Trying something new with my bungies.
Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by Bad Monkey, Feb 16, 2014.
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I keep going back and forth. My trailer doesn't have hooks on the trailer, and no two loads I do are alike, so I end up threading a new row of D-rings and fumbling with s-hooks on the rub rail. I really like how rope holds a tarp, but when you're doing 3-6 drops it costs more time than it saves.
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The problem (for me, anyway) with the pipe idea is where the heck do you store them?
I bunch my bungees up in groups of 15...with a 16th bungee tying them up with a cow hitch. Use that bungee to secure the bundle anywhere on the truck or trailer...cross members under the deck are perfectly spaced & out of the way. When tarping, I generally only need 2 bundles per tarp...one for each side...along with the 2-4 bungees keeping each tarp rolled up tight when it's stowed.
I like the idea of the clips instead of the S-hooks. I prefer the bungees that have the bungee-side of the S crimped in (so it doesn't slip off the bungee and get lost, and also won't poke through the tarps)...and typically will bend any hooks I find that aren't already like that. Those clips would solve both of those problems...but as previously mentioned, the longevity of the clips is a concern...especially given the cost (money and time) involved in switching everything over. -
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I'm more interested in finding some wire J-hooks for making custom length bungees out of shock cord, and I know they sell those, too. -
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