Tips and Tricks of flatbedding

Ya it's just a carabiner though. Doesn't bother me.

 

Look at all those gold plated chains!

 

Showin off my bling.

 

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I'm very new to flatbedding. I'll eyehump the loads of other drivers passing by me to see how they secure and tarp and such.

One thing I've noticed a few drivers do with tarp it looked like, was one long bungee rope going along the sides. right now I have individual bungees for each metal hoop on the tarp but this single bungee rope technique looks awesome. I imagine tying a knot on either the front or back end, roping it through all the hoops, then working from the knot down getting the rope snug onto the trailer and tying down the other end?

Also, this company just gave me mix and match tools, but I have these two kinedyne binders, had to google them to see what they are, recoilless binders? They are friggin sweet. I got smacked in the jaw a long time ago by a binder when I worked in a welding shop and have been afraid of them since but these binders are awesome, a little confusing to orient them at first though. I've never used ratchet binders, what do you guys prefer, ratchets or these recoilless snap binders?

 

I have a couple of those recoilless binders. It seems like it takes so little pressure to pop them loose that I'm nervous to use them. I'm probably off my rocker though.

I use ratchet and snap binders. Just depends upon the situation.

 

I have mostly snaps but I have 4 ratchet binders for odd occasions where snaps would be difficult. I used to love ratchets until I started using snaps.

 

I started using snaps and then ratchets. I like the ratchets a lot better as I am able to get the chain tighter and very seldom have a need to retighten the chains.

 

And with ratchets you don't need a cheater bar either.

 

I only used ratchet binders on machines over 15000#
For any multi unit loads I carried 10 Kinedyne recoil-less binders and
10 standard snap binders. I always opposed the recoil-less with a standard.
I was shown the safe way to unload the recoil-less by holding the "floppy lever"
open with a tarp strap then tapping it past the lock.
very handy when loading 6 or 7 skid steers