Putting a curtainside kit on a flatbed

What @jdchet said is accurate: while you have 102" clear; you gotta load things that add up to 102" width dead nuts the full length or you'll be unable to get it closed. Or God forbid you get some shifting back there: you'll be standing on the load imitating King Kong trying to get the frame brackets to clear the load.

 

I haven't been turned away yet but if my dispatcher is dealing with a new broker he describes it as a rolling tarp system. Just make sure you know your inside measurements.

 

@Chewy352 the rail road recycling yard up on the hill is the one I'm taking about.

 

102 inside shouldn't be an issue. In fact you can load about 104.5" wide everywhere but the very top(curved section) and the very bottom(cars/frame wheels) All of ours are built on the outside of regular 102 wide trailers. The only thing narrower then 102 is at the back of the QuickDraw tensioning system. It mounts on top and inside of the rubrail. You can only load about 98" wide freight in the last 4 feet.

That's why my company is moving away from the quick draw kits and building Glider kits. They are very similar but the rear tensioning system is different which enables you to load 102 wide freight at the rear. http://glidersystemsinc.com/

 

They are expensive to put on and if you don't maintain it, you will have problems. They are fantastic for LTL loads that need tarping. If you haul anything long, good luck loading it.

If I owned the equipment, I'd do a regular flat with regular tarps. I'd be too worried about having someone or something slice the tarp. It happens more than you'd like, especially if someone else is using the equipment.

 

Ok. I haven't been there yet. Pay any more then the slinkies?

 

Lol paid like ####

 

@das3bb
you need a kit like this:

Open roof and can load van loads.