First load you tarped

Looks OK to me. Sometimes I'll throw a strap over the tarp where you get that sharp transition in the middle of your trailer. But it looks like you have it nice and tight there.

 

i'll use bungee straps to fold back where you got that increase in height. and a strap. try to keep the wind dynamics to a minimum around the load and the tarp from being pulled back and from ballooning out.

i hate loads like that.

looks good though, driver. truck on.

 

doing it right the first time FTW !

 

Don't have pictures of mine but my first one on my own was a load of dryway I folded my steel tarps thinking that it might covor it to only find out nope needed lumber tarps so had to roll up my steel tarp and tarp it with my lumber tarps took me three hours to tarp a load of drywall by the time I quit that company I could tarp a load of drywall in 30mins or less first tarp load was a nightmare but I came a pro at it after a few times

 

Weyerhaeuser, Merritt BC. 1992.
I spread them both out, climbed down only to find the wind blew them off faster than I got off the load. I folded them up and tried again only to find I did one outside out.

 

Don't you just love it when you unroll that tarp, and go to start putting your bungees on and theres no rings. As for the wind its the best. Grab ahold of the tarps and next thing you know you're not in Kansas anymore hahaha.

OP looks good nice and tight I don't see a problem with the way it is I don't like strapping over tarps personally but one on the front where the high point is wouldn't be a bad idea. Overall it looks good I have no complaints from what I see. I can't see how it was strapped I prefer the V pattern can't tell if that is how you have it or not as my stupid smart phone isn't smart enough to have quality good enough to see that detailed.

 

My first tarped load was an 8' high cedar lumber load out of Idaho. My company has boxes on the trailer with many different tarps. I had no idea what I had, so the night before I laid them ALL out to see what I had. Then had to roll them back up.

The next day, I learned that should the need ever arise, I would be great at rock climbing.The only help the shipper would give was to put my tarps on top. I had to miracle my 5'8" 290 lb frame to the top irstand unroll them then somehow get down and secure everything.

Keep in mind that all my flatbed training was on-the-fly, frantic telephone conversations with my boss.

In this case, I strapped the load first, but left the middle strap loose. Unrolled tarps in the proper manner and then rappelled down the side. Well maybe climbed down the side would be better described.

I have never been so scared in my life.

 

Looks pretty dang good. I know it had to have taken you awhile to get it that neat.