I weigh 130 LBS. Flatbedding....eh?

Pick up two 5 gallon buckets of water in both hands.

Thats about 85-90 lbs right there, so that should give you some idea of whether you can handle the job or not.

I doubt you will be picking up 100 pounds too often, but its really gonna depend on what you are hauling and how strong you really are, as well as your age.

I sure as #### ain't taking a job at my age picking up 100 pounds daily.

Been there done that...when I was young.

 

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those tarps can be pretty darned heavy, all on thier own. now add in bad weather like freezing rain, snow, etc, the weights get heavier. from what some have said in the past, many places you "might" go to, you drive inside of a building to unload. this can be of great help as the tarps will defrost. BUT how many places like that will YOU actually go to...???

you should NOT be lifting that much weight daily as Ranger said, but it is there for you.

and as Ranger said, i too would not be applying to any flat bedding companies due to MY age.........good luck, you should do fine

 

Heck, my lumber tarps weigh more than you do when they are dry. Never mind wet or frozen. Better get yourself a good cheater pipe to add on to the winch bar. You will need it to get some of the chains or straps tightened down well enough.

Best of luck if you do decide on deck work though. You will bulk up muscle fast. Drink LOTS of water and eat loads of protein. Nothing worse than getting light headed on top of a load because you ran out of energy or are dehydrated.

 

i couldnt lift the frozen lumber tarps over my head---hell luckey when i could get them up to my shoulder--but i always managed--some times had to pull them to the top of the load with a strap--ya gotta do what ya gotta do

 

Like the others said, you shouldn't have to do it that often, but it depends on the company you run for. Your weight won't be a problem, and as far as pushing a lumber tarp over my head, I never have tried. I just usually put the tarps on the last load of lumber going up and all I have to do is carry them from the box to the forklift. and like Flying Finn said, keep water and protein bars handy.

 

Well Les2 is a flatbedder.... When I met him he was quite worried about his 100 pound girlish figure.

 

but he tries very hard not to break a nail--or get dirt on his implants