Flatbedding

Pintle hook and a drawbar trailer?

 

I agree.
I'm 57 years old and still flatbedding.
Don't care to much for fighting the tarps on a windy icy day, but I do it.
I'd rather be flatbedding until they have to pry the steering wheel from my stone cold hands, than sitting on my butt, swinging a couple of doors, and getting fat.
Every load is different and requires some thought, unlike box where all they have to do is open doors, wait for a green light and go.

 

Well I do flat with side kit, van, and Hopper. Man can I tell when I haven't pulled The flat for awhile. Hopper is even lazier I have a electric roll tarp with remote. lol No electric shoots, because you need to get out once in awhile, and I figured it could lead to having grain were you didn't want it. I can go to flatbed and lose 10 pounds in a week or 2.

 

How often does everyone have to stop and tend to the tarps?

 

Typically I don't have to, unless it's just a really akward load. Which I don't get these days. Gypsum is about the easiest thing too tarp. Unlike forklifts and pallet jacks. Oi.
I mean, that's as about as complicated as gypsum gets. Unlike structural steel that requires an entire carpet store to protect your tarps.


I do look em over on saftey checks while I'm making sure nothings going south.

 

####. I cannot wait to start flatbedding. Other than the tarpping in the snow thing.

 

Nice! I dig the stripes too @wore out

 

I’m already an expert at the cold weather thing. I assume working outside in sub zero temperatures with a half frozen tarp in a snow storm with a side wind sucks.