Conastoga tips and tricks

Mine had brackets that dropped into little pockets about 6' off the deck. You roll up the rear flap, set te brackets in and safety pin them, then roll the flap down into the brackets.
The little side flaps that keep the back flap in have to be bungeed or otherwise controlled, but you coupd hang beams or what have you out the back.

 

The company i get loads from has roll tites from every mfg. I see more and more with the headboard hanging off the front end of the trailer. Its gives the shipper 48 feet of open space on the deck. Also more that can be opened from the outside from the ground so if you have lumber etc that fills up the entire trailer you can open it from the front easier.

 

Interesting thread.

I've never pulled one, so eagerly reading and absorbing info.
I doubt I ever will,.. but I never thought I would ever pull an RGN again either.

Hurst

 

Rent one first and see if it works for your operation. They can be pretty expensive, better to see if it works for what you do before committing and finding out it doesn't.
Wish I had rented mine, tho I got out of it for everything I had into it.

 

I say that for everyone that has that option: not specific to you @Hurst

 

Aren't these curtain sides were talking here?

I mean Conestoga is like the old time Conestoga wagon with wood sides and rag bowed top.....

 

http://www.truckpaper.com/listings/.../62/curtain-side-trailers/manufacturer/dorsey

That's a curtainside


http://www.truckpaper.com/listings/...48x102-aluminum-flat-with-sliding-tarp-system

That's a conestoga.

Curtain sides have fixed roof and rear end, conestogas have soft flap rears, and the roof slides forward with the sides, all together.

 

My company went all in on 2. So now we're at 22 flats and 2 conastogas. I'm lucky enough to be a guaenie pig on one of them because I take care of their equipment. And like was said this is not cheap equipment.

 

Good to see that your company sees what we all see in you.

 

Hopefully I'll have it Wednesday or Thursday. They are doing all the paperwork and stuff on it so it wasn't ready friday.