Flatbed Tarps

Lumber tarps with an 8' drop. 4' drop steel tarps. At least one machinery tarp 24 x 24. And a smoke tarp if you are planning on picking up pipe, etc anywhere.

 

Unless you solely love to haul lumber...dump the 8' drops...Get a set of 6' drops...If you need 8'....Go to the Home Despot and get a throw-away then put the 6' on top....

 

Also....get carpet pads or remnants to protect your tarps for machine loads or steel plate loads......It sucks to have to patch tarps.....

 

All you need is two lumber tarps with flaps. They will cover any load. May be a pain to tarp a small load with a lumber tarp, but if you are on a budget you only need two.

If you are not on a budget get the two 8' drops with flap, two 4' drop and one nose or smoke tarp. You can get specialty tarps as needed.

But, I guess it all depends on what you are hauling. I tend to select loads that do not require tarping.

 

Why the name BigBadBill? you a MMA fighter or something...?

 

If you spend the extra money on extra rows of D rings you can cover any load with an 8 foot drop. We just got some in the have a row every foot down.

 

You can have the 8' drops....
6', 4', and a smoke tarp are all I need...

Not only that....Ever been to a mill where they expect you to tarp but won't put your tarps on top?
I have.....6' tarps are a lot easier to hump over the top of a load by yourself than an 8' lead weight.....

 

You are still short 1' on each side. Some loads are required to be fully tarped, ie. lumber loads.

 

The throw-aways are available in 50' X 25' IIRC....More than enough....

Besides...First time I hauled out of CanFor....I had to throw the 8' drops....Get to Ganahl lumber in Anaheim.... The clerk in receiving was going "WTF!!!!....Why'd you tarp the loads....The Mexican drivers never tarp those loads!!!"