Would you haul this?

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  1. Jun 30, 2021 #1
    Wespipes

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    Broker said 6ft tarps are fine, well they're not so fine lol. They say they send them out like this all the time. Well 30 plus truck have come and gone and all of them had 8ft tarps. Keep in mind I'm an o/o so if this shreds my tarps is $900 on me. Is about 3.5 maybe 4 ft from the trailer
     

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  3. Jun 30, 2021 #2
    Nostalgic

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    How far is it going, and how sharp are the corners? I'd leave the back open, close the front, and roll... ETA: It might be one the exception loads where I will through some straps over the tarps.
     
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    Wespipes

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    A little over 800 miles. Planking. They're kinda sharp. Not like metal tubing though
     
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    Nostalgic

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    The only thing bad, in my opinion, with open sides it's hard to keep padding or corner protection in place without using tape. I'd probably try to pad the corners at the transitions, depending on if it looked like it had potential to stab or slice once I had some bungees on.
     
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    Wespipes

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    Here's the product without tarps
     

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    cke

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    If the tarps are 4 feet from the trailer you don’t got 6 foot tarps.
     
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    Linte_Loco

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    Turn tarps sideways. Length side to side. Welcome to my world :eek:
     
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    Espressolane

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    Looks like vinyl fence product. See them like that all the time. Surprised on that short a haul, they would require full top cover.

    Would only smoke tarp that.
     
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    asphaltreptile311

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    Take em off . Not doing anything worth a ####
     
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    Judge

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    Carpet it and tarp it, and ride.
     
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