I'm too short to put the tarp on the flatbed

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Little trucker gal, Jan 20, 2025.

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  2. MAMservices

    MAMservices Medium Load Member

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    That chick ought to be able to throw that sucker over the trailer. Or at least be a good arm wrestler.
     
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  4. BM 58

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    What possessed you to decide to go flatbed with your height and size? Surely you realized that ahead of time.
     
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  6. Kyle G.

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    Crank the landing gear up to lower the trailer all the down. I mean technically that's not against the rules, am I right?
     
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    tscottme Road Train Member

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  8. blairandgretchen

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  9. blairandgretchen

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    You can do it - it's just technique. Show them a different way.

    Unroll the tarp, and re-roll it as a 6' long sausage, then manipulate it on the trailer as these other blokes have said.

    Or keep it in the roll, turn it over a bent knee, up on your shoulder, and on the deck.

    If it's just to pass their dumb test -

    Then figure better ways to get them up there - like that YT short video - that's a smart idea.
     
  10. blairandgretchen

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    What possessed Douglas Bader to fly in the Battle of Britain after losing his legs in a wreck, attaining his flight status - getting shot down, escaping the Germans, to return to active combat duty?

    "Reach for the Sky" was the name of the book.
     
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