Conestoga: worthy investment?
Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by TallJoe, Nov 24, 2016.
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A curtain,build the right way can run wide loads.
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Show us some pictures so we know what you're talking about.Chewy352 Thanks this.
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Take a look at the link.
http://www.oslint.de/TransportE.html
You can read it in English.
Stepdeck curtain ,takes loads up to 13 foot wide. -
Yep. Need pictures. I've talked to every single manufacturer of tarp systems in the US and not a single one has mentioned anything like this. Some of them have the run open option, but you give up certain things for that. Uses a thinner, less durable side curtain for example.
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Those are curtain sides, with a fixed roof. An entirely different thing than a conestoga.
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Is it available in the United States?
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No,not a fixed roof.
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Yes and no. Its in sections that telescope together so doesn't entirely close. But really it doesn't matter. They arent available in North America. So for those of us that operate on this continent, it might as well not exist.
For all practical purposes here, your choices are a run open option, or no more overwidth/over height. You can also buy the stand that allows you to remove the system for od loads, but again, how practical is that. -
So upgrading from a flatbed to this type of equipment does make sense if one is in a hunt for freight, or is just try and see yourself thing? Or is it improvement for you own convenience so that you don't have to tarp?
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