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Tips and Tricks of flatbedding

Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by Flightline, Feb 23, 2014.

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  1. Feb 23, 2014 #1
    Flightline

    Flightline Road Train Member

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    How about bungee rope? Anyone else using it?

    How about the ratchet winch bars?

    How about using smoke tarps for pallets and small or partial tarp jobs.

    Anyone else put foam insulation around their winch bar?

    Where is a good place to keep hard hat and saftey glasses as we are required to have them at so many shippers now?
     
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  3. Feb 23, 2014 #2
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    What exactly are you asking? Not trying to be a #### but your questions don't make a lot of sense.
     
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  4. Feb 23, 2014 #3
    Flightline

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    A few others wanted a thread started on tips and tricks of flatbedding so I am asking for all.
     
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  5. Feb 23, 2014 #4
    Jumbo

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    Ok, I will ask, why do you wrap insulation around your winch bar?
     
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  7. Feb 23, 2014 #5
    Flightline

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    softer grip mostly
    less impact when it gets me in the shin
     
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  8. Feb 23, 2014 #6
    Jumbo

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    Oh, I usually just refrain from hitting myself in the shins.
     
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  9. Feb 23, 2014 #7
    Cluck Cluck

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    My girlfriend was helping strap a load down. And I looked back and she had the winch bar in a winch and was standing on the end of the winch bar trying to get 1 more click out of the winch. My tip. Don't let me girl help you strap a load down
     
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  10. Feb 23, 2014 #8
    Flightline

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    Sometimes things just seem to happen, Especially when running late or when it's raining.
    Maybe this is the reason of hard hats and safety glasses.
     
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  11. Feb 23, 2014 #9
    FwL

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    How about any tips for keeping safety glasses and sun glasses from getting all scratched up.

    Seems every time I get new ones, they're scratched up in nothing flat... no matter how careful I try to be with them.
     
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  12. Feb 23, 2014 #10
    skateboardman

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    the questions all made perfect sense to me,

    I don't foam the bar, I wish I could find some bungee rope, been thinking about getting a racheting winch bar, I am either going to get a smoke tarp or make this baby a grass burner, and I keep my hard hat , safety glasses, ear plugs , wrapped up in the safety vest, stashed between the passenger door and seat along with spare lights and 2 jugs of water in a case I nedd it, so it wont freeze in the sideboxes.
     
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