are you mistaking "tarp strap" with "bungee"?
I put more than 30 on to hold my tarps down as I hated to have that balloon on me. Having a tarp start flapping in the wind is what destroys them. If they aren't tight, they are flapping.
Crash course on tarping.. Experienced tarpers please chime in
Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by leadfoot80, May 25, 2013.
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A tarp strap and bungee are the same thing just different names for them. I use 30'' and 22'', mostly 22''. I normally use one tarp and usually use about 10 on each side and roll the ends and use a 4'' strap to hold them tight and never had an issue with bubeling or leaking water. This is for coils which is my main freight.
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Yeah I see where your coming from. I guess I do have a lot more. I have the ones that are already fastened to my lumber tarps and that is probably another 70- 80. I was just curious because 150+ sounded like a lot, but when I add in those from my lumber tarps I have about that as well.
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I always put a strap over the tarp at the front and back when I do lumber and one at the center if I use 2 tarps to keep it air tight as possible.
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Yeah I hate drywall. I used to haul drywall and the paper rolls, but I hated it because I always had to drop and hook. It never failed that another a hole left a trailer with at least one light out and some other issue. Not to mention I keep all my gear between the bulkhead and a false bulkhead. Swapping all that takes too much time for a s### paying load. I told them if they wanted me to haul drywall to get me a headache rack to minimize moving all the stuff and have not heard a word or seen a load of it since. Fine with me cause national gyp dont pay for sh## anyway.
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I've put marks on a few straps to show how much a 4' drop would cover over the contour of the load. It's surprising how much they cover when it looks like you'd need to break out the bigger tarps.
Super sacks like to settle so if your tarp is only a couple inches off the deck it won't be for long. -
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