Tips and Tricks of flatbedding

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

  1. tsavory

    tsavory Road Train Member

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    I like it to but I hate getting them bungee's untangled both seem quick and easy
     
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  3. Toddsurfs

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    Camping shower bag


    Just remember to keep your swim trunks on! Please! But it hang s at the right height on your mirror. I get some odd looks but oh well
     
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  4. bergy

    bergy Road Train Member

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    That's hilarious! Maybe put on some seductive music and shake your butt next time as well...

    I see the next youtube sensation!
     
  5. reddove

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    I heard the stories of drivers getting hit in the shins. I just had a brainstorm, I used to be in martial arts and I have a pair of shin guards you use to protect your shins when kicking. These are perfect as shin guards. They have the big bulky ones and the cloth ones you put on like a sock. You can get them at any martial arts supply or sports store.
     
  6. Flightline

    Flightline Road Train Member

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    I think I'll just avoid getting hit period vs buying any protection. Most the time, it's just a matter of taking time, not getting in to much of a hurry to get unloaded.
     
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  7. Flightline

    Flightline Road Train Member

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    Now I think I got it.
    Thanks so much
     
  8. barroll

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    Not bad. Reminds me of how I get the slack out of the shock cord on my tarps since I only know an overhand knot. I used shock cord for the second time ever last week (bought it a year ago to help tarp a 12' wide load then threw it in my sidebox). I ended up cutting the 100' length in half to use 50' on both sides of my 8' drops. The load was about 30' long, so I got about 90% of the bottom two rows of D-rings tied down skipping every other one on the higher row.

    I have to say, they held the tarp down like a dream, and that's saying a lot for a parachute tarp. I took the slack out of them after about 300 miles, and they held the last 900 just fine on their own.

    I usually feed my bungees through 2-4 D-rings, so I'll consider giving shock cord a shot more often if I can get the hang of feeding it under the stake pockets in the rub rail in a timely manner without shredding it.
     
  9. Flightline

    Flightline Road Train Member

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    Is the shock cord and bungee cord the same?
     
  10. Espressolane

    Espressolane Road Train Member

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    I am always picking up broken bungees at places, the reason is for the "S" hooks.
    Once you have the cord in place, just go down the side with the "S" hooks, hook over the cord, hook to edge of bed rail.
     
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  11. barroll

    barroll Road Train Member

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    I thought about doing that, since the cord came with hooks, but my lower set of D-rings is usually sucked under the rub rail so I can get a water tight seal, and the next row up holds all the tension. I'll see if I can bend up some S-hooks to fit on the T-tracks.
     
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