Front to back tarp system for dump truck

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  1. mile marker 27

    mile marker 27 Road Train Member

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    What company do I need to look at for a front to back tarp system? Bed is a 16’ aluminum and I’m not sure on how to measure it for this style of tarp, before ordering. Mostly tarp for sand and lime. No need for it to be water tight.
     
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  3. Arctic_fox

    Arctic_fox Experienced mx13 execrator

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    Depends on where your out of. I can recomend a few that ive seen do them before and have used for a watertight system
     
  4. mile marker 27

    mile marker 27 Road Train Member

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    I’m out of the Bootheel of MO.
     
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    Arctic_fox Experienced mx13 execrator

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    Girard tarps in kansas. They are or nearly so the best in the country
     
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    Are you making really short hauls? Because if lime and sand are spending any amount of time in your trailer, you definitely don't want to get either one of them wet.
     
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    They’re not what I’d call a long haul. 150 mile radius from headquarters. I have no issues with hauling it or dumping it if wet, it’s just that the customer will get more product if it’s dry. That said, if it’s well below freezing, I’d rather not be wet and leave it on the truck for very long.
     
  8. RockinChair

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    If the lime gets wet it will activate, releasing a lot of heat and possibly burning the insides of your trailer and your tarp. Plus the customer probably won't want it.

    And if you can figure out how to dump a load of wet sand without spending hours shoveling it out, please share your secret.
     
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    mile marker 27 Road Train Member

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    Liner. I’ve hauled lots of wet lime. As a matter of fact, most lime piles are soaking wet, in early spring. Wet lime is much easier to spread than dry lime. Sorry, I’ve never had any troubles.
     
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    If you can get it out of your trailer and the customer won't reject it, then by all means carry on.
     
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    mile marker 27 Road Train Member

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    I’m talking Ag lime. You maybe referring to another kind of lime. I haul mostly white calcium lime, out of about 3 different local quarries. I do haul some dolemitic and terra lime occasionally. The closer to the Mississippi River the farms are, they call for more magnesium(red) lime. It’s all literally stock piled outside. It will dry out on top and a tarp is a must to haul it. I’ve hauled it with no tarp and the quarry would have an overhead hose to wet it down, to prevent blowing. That only last so long and that a definite attention getter for DOT. So, I’m in need of a front to back tarp system. Bed is 16’x 60”x 96”.
     
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