Post flatbed load photos here V2.0

Nope just the angle of the sun, I did take my time as I’m not a lover of heights and it was windy and cold, southern MN ya know lol.

The farmer was cool and helped, and of course I added to the fun by running over something that cut a trailer tire so it was back to the yard where I’m sitting now waiting for the team to return from lunch…

 

My second load with this new trailer I just bought and first time tarping in like 5 years. It was raining slightly, and I only needed the one 4ft tarp for the 12 pallets of bricks (yes bricks, yea it ‘had’ to be tarped).

Anyway took my fat ### 1.5 hours start to finish including strapping I’m terrible at tarping. Do y’all do the sides first or the front?

First time using the new lighter rip stop tarp from tri city canvas and so far big thumbs up.

 

Stretch the sides of the tarp and do them first and then the ends.

 

It looks good to me.. On a nice square load I do the front and back first. Pull it all Nice and tight and the sides will be tight... I find if I do the sides first, hard to get the front and back tight and tends to flap a little going down the road.

 

does this count.

i’m picking up my truck today lol

not sure what my first load is gonna be though.

i’m curious if it’s gonna be that load of lumber sitting out there

 

1.5 hours for the whole load? What did you expect after 5 years. I presume you were double-checking your work as you went, since it's been a while..so don't beat yourself up so much already. It looks good.

Like D.Tibbitt says, however, for me, the type of load and amount and number of tarps to secure always dictated the process. Coils were pretty much front and sides first so I could make the rest of tarp trail to the back, whereas square loads other than lumber would be sides first. Lumber is different because the flaps determine what gets done first to properly overlap. IE. Back flap first, the front sides could be done and then the front flap..and then the sides. Usually, there was just enough sides to cover, so the need was to stretch the sides as much as possible to get an amount to roll and then the flaps at the back to overlap the back to make it aerodynamic.

Some things can be patterened, others can't. Always a puzzle, which is what I love about flatbed.

 

Looks good. Did you put any padding under the front edge? Brick can eat a tarp really quick.

Usually do the flap ends first.

 

Johnson City today. The chains and the steel were covered with ice, you couldn’t pay me enough to climb up on that trailer

 

Got the angle off today, 3 stops & about 450 miles to knock out tomorrow.

 

What’s the general rule for over length freight like that? The first load I did last week, was galvanized beams and I was over about 4’ in the rear and 1’ in the front. Some reason I remember you’re allowed 4’ but I don’t have proof…