Flatbed loads

Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by rjohnson_6, Jul 22, 2016.

  1. SAdriver

    SAdriver Light Load Member

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    Folding up cardboard like tarps in -10 degree windchill weather immediately after a blizzard is indeed no big deal.
     
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  3. Modlite11

    Modlite11 Medium Load Member

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    Right, it's just part of it.
     
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  4. cnsper

    cnsper Road Train Member

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    I look at it this way. You can deal with it and get the job done or you can ##### about it and be a miserable SOB for days on end.
     
  5. Old Man

    Old Man Road Train Member

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    Real truckers pull trailers without walls.
     
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  6. Oscar the KW

    Oscar the KW Going Tarpless

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    I'd rather do that then mid 90's with 189% humidity like I have the last two days.
     
  7. cnsper

    cnsper Road Train Member

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    Now you did it, you opened a....
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  8. Highway Sailor

    Highway Sailor Road Train Member

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    The way I look at it is......If they want me to tarp in 10 deg. then they will get a 10 deg. tarp job. And when I roll the tarps up in the cold, just do what I can and strap it to the bed. But what about those frozen straps on the winches and frozen to the tarp? Now there some fun!
     
  9. strollinruss

    strollinruss Road Train Member

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    That's why we get the big bucks, man!
     
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  10. MrEd

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    Although -10 tarp jobs happen, it isn't that often. May not even happen some winters at all. Just got to learn little tricks to make things go smoother. Helps make pulling flatbed in any weather easier.
     
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  11. macavoy

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    Not me, give me the humidity over the cold
     
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