Just bought our 1 st flatbed trailer.

Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by pumpkinishere, Oct 13, 2021.

  1. Bean Jr.

    Bean Jr. Road Train Member

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    I haul coils mostly.
     
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  3. mpd240

    mpd240 Road Train Member

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    I carried 20 foot straps along with 30 foot. I also had enough 40 foot straps for hay.
     
  4. roundhouse

    roundhouse Road Train Member

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    I know a driver that uses 12 on most loads . 3 on each corner , one straight down , one straight forward and one diagonally to the other corner of the trailer. And sometimes one straight down in the center of the equipment on each side .
    And some spare chained and several spare binders in case they break.
     
  5. Chieftains

    Chieftains Medium Load Member

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    What year. An Price
     
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  6. pumpkinishere

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    I’m not sure it has a dump valve. I guess I need to find out. Funny thing I’m not even sure what the dump valve is. I’m going to google it.
     
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  7. skellr

    skellr Road Train Member

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    A dump valve is usually something that will let the air out of one of the axles airbags so you can make a tight turn without dragging the tires so hard. Some dump the front and some dump the rear or optionally both. Some will dump both when the parking brake is set.

    It's a dumpy situation...
     
  8. skallagrime

    skallagrime Road Train Member

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    Recommend us cargo control to just have it shipped to you, quite reasonable prices for straps, bungees

    Chain, rural king or if youre ambitious, buy a barrel of chain and ends

    Tarps, tarpstop

    Or, msg me and ill cut you a deal on a ton of loot sitting in my garage (im not far away, just south of indianapolis) (i currently have enough to outfit my truck for the next 10 years except for tarps)

    MAY even have a spare open headache rack for the chains/binders
     
  9. pumpkinishere

    pumpkinishere Heavy Load Member

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    Question on the dump value…….. do you all dump your valves on a turn when you have 40,000 pounds on the trailer? Seems like that would put a lot of strain on the back axle?
     
  10. Bean Jr.

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    I don't have one. If I did, I would do exactly that. The wear on the front axle tires is huge! I definitely avoid, as best I can, jack knifes of more than 45°.
     
  11. bonder45

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    Or you can do mine.

    12 - 40ft straps
    12 - 12ft chains
    12 - binders

    Take no loads that require edge protection or tarps.
     
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