Equipment

I put flatbed equipment needed or "flatbed equipment" into the search bar and come up with tons of stuff. .....Lazy me thinks.

 

the 16' x tarps listed are 4' drops. the 24' x 25' tarps are 8' drops with a flap.

 

DTT, where do you buy get those quantities of 21" tarp straps/bungees? Thanks.

 

you can get them in boxes of 50. Think I got some from mytee products , and some from Granite City Tarps.

 

I'd say get the 8ft drop unless you're 100% against hauling lumber. Not all lumber require 8ft drops but could come in handy. I can't think of anything else we've hauled needing 8ft drops other than insulation. This is running southeast only.

 

Most machinery requires 8' drops. Awkward, multi-piece, tarp ripping machinery. You can get away with wrapping up a tall skinny piece with a 4', but after 2 or 3 you'll be out of tarps, and that's no good on a 6 piece load.

Also, 8 pieces of lumber means you can have 4 lifts on the trailer when they aren't skidded or crane lifted. 30'+ bar usually requires 4 sticks, and over 4 lifts usually requires 2 layers. 8 sticks is the industry standard, and most places where more is required can usually scrape up a few more pieces for you, if not just sell low grade one time use lumber to you for ridiculous prices.