post your pictures of your tarped loads

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  1. Roehlworld

    Roehlworld Bobtail Member

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    I would like to see a thread going of specifically tarped loads, I want to learn different ways to tarp fronts and backs, because I feel I've got everything down to a "T" except tarping loads on certain odd ball items, and even sometimes of regular square loads and coils. I feel sometimes I loose a lot of time on things like this.
     

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  3. SHC

    SHC Spoiled Rotten Brat O/O

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    I don't plan on tarping many loads anymore but ya never know if the rate is good.
     
  4. Passin Thru

    Passin Thru Road Train Member

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    Look at my truck. It's 2 aluminum doils.
     
  5. AZS

    AZS Honk if anything falls off

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    coils elude me sometimes too
     
  6. Treefork

    Treefork Road Train Member

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    I wouldn't drive thru a terminal with those straps over your tarps. Roehl wants them under. Unless you need one or two to hold a funky shape slack in place.
     
  7. Roehlworld

    Roehlworld Bobtail Member

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    i dont care where my straps are, ive never got #### at any terminal
     
  8. leftlanetruckin

    leftlanetruckin Road Train Member

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    Dont tarp too many myself, but here is one I found.
    Just needed a front/top tarp is all.
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    I for one will not think twice about running straps over the top of a tarp. just wait until you get some really big or awkward stuff to tarp, those straps will be a life saver.
    Worse one I did was a 14' diameter tank stood upright. It had a curved top and pipes sticking out everywhere....

    Martin
     
  9. Treefork

    Treefork Road Train Member

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    Only reason I even brought it up is we work at the same company and they don't want you strapping over tarps. We don't haul any funky shaped tarped loads. "shrug"
     
  10. Treefork

    Treefork Road Train Member

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    Here's a tarped coil.
     

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  11. leftlanetruckin

    leftlanetruckin Road Train Member

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    I saw that mate.
    Do they give a reason for it at all?
    I see guys pulling "normal" size and shape loads putting straps over the load all the time, especially on windy days etc.
    Dont see the wrong in it myself.

    Martin
     
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