JJ's Place

Ya ain't never going to make it JJ as long as you try to take your trk inside the scale house!!!! hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

 

there's a gu y on ebay with bunch of flatbed equipment. $1600. just about everything needed for a fb trailer. cept bungees and bungee rope.

don't why he has so many tarps though. but he even has haz placards.

apparently he doesn't haul loads higher then 4ft.

 

All I ever needed was 4 foot drop tarps. If you haul steel you do not really need the 8 foot drop ones, and when you bid a load it will tell you which you need. Just do not do the ones that need lumber tarps.
We used several 16/32 and 16/20. You need 3 for a full load. But much easier to move around, store and roll than the lumber tarps. Just depends on the area's and freight you run though. Nobody wants to lump around lumber tarps if they do not have too.

 

i get a lot of wood and sheet rock. 6 feet high. i've had one 8 foot coming out of walla walla.
i also hauled a load of plastic pipe that was 8 feet out of denver. and required a smoke tarp.

the chains hardly get used. oversized rebar uses 3. cars happen on occasion and take 12. 90 % of my loads have been straps.
but that'll probably be different being on your own.

sounds like your not going the LS way????

we don't have headache racks. but i'll most defenitly be getting at least a wall when it's time for me.

that freeway in oklahoma city needs to be put OUT OF ORDER. 35 was my top speed through the city. and i had to reposition my load of 2 x 4's

are you going to be one of them double flatbed truckers?

 

i send you a message for a direct carrier. in arkansas.

 

I sent you a couple of messages JJ.
But basically check all the trailer manufacturers, or do searches for Cab protectors.
If you have your own trailer you do not need a headache rack unless you do not have a bulkhead on the trailer. It is either or, under the reg.
Depending on what you haul you will need different numbers of chains, binders, and straps.
At least 1 of each for every 4 feet, plus 2 is minimum. Plus several extra binders. When you have to belly wrap chains you really need a binder on each side. They loosen up when you move and it is best to re-tighten on the opposite side.
So that is 14 straps and 14 chains. 17 or 18 binders. 4 2" straps for those spots you cannot quite get one (wheel wells and other spots).
This sounds like allot. And is a little overkill. But better to have it and not need it. And you will break chains and binders at times.
Also get the ratchet binders, not the pop ones. They cost a little more, but are much easier to get the proper tightness.

All of this and the tarps will all depend on what you are hauling as your primary haul.
If you will need a set of 8' drop tarps, at least 2 coil tarps which are small and have allot more tie down spots. At least 3 4-6' drop tarps for when you do not need those 8 foot suckers.

As you know, the flatbed company I ran for was mostly steel. But on back hauls we hauled many other things. Lumber, mulch, supersacks of lime, Palleted bags, shingles, you name it. Had to be covered no matter what. Always have one cheap blue walmart tarp of good size also. Just in case you are a little short on tarps, you can put it in the middle to fill a small gap.