How does one tarp this?

If you are afraid of heights flatbed or tanker might not be the best idea.

However, I remind a lot of people that if you are working on top of something tall, especially in windy conditions, many times it's easier to work on your hands and knees anyway. And if you don't like the heights doing so will keep you more stable and should be easier to deal with.

 

Working on top of a load is not as bad as it may seem.
The key is to be smart about it. Plan your work. Once on top, before you do anything, look the load over, check everything, test the support and paths you will use once the tarps are rolled out. Get the tarps set and out, then get off the load and work from the ground. Use a step ladder if needed. Nothing wrong with that.

As mentioned before. If you need to crawl, do it.
Have done exacly that, lots of times, when the situation called for it.

 

A century ago when I was young & stupid I walked the rail on chip trucks to pull tarp loads. I'm still young just not as stupid I hope. That said just to get even I'll be a driver trainer p/t.

 

He’s got a couple more new gliders coming this year.

 

I’m not a fan of being up in the air either, but being hooked into fall protection calms me down. Most places that require tarps either have a harness system with a rack to get on top or a system that lifts your tarp up and over.

Like others have said, don’t spend any more time on the load than you have to. Don’t get in a hurry, look everything over and remember where the holes are at if the load is uneven because you’ll cover them up once you roll your tarp out.

If you want to try it I say go for it. The worst that could happen is you don’t like it. Just make sure you go to a reputable company to get decent training on securement and such.

 

I don’t have any personal experience with any, but I’ve heard Mavericlean, Central Oregon Truck Company, and Jones Brothers have good training for new flatbedders.