Scared of Heights?

Im not afraid but i also dont stand up when its 13'6. You can easily stumble and have a hard fall. I guess im just cautious.

 

Heck, I'm one of those guys that will stand on the top of my load and rock it..
Drives my wife nuts...
For the record, she is on the ground watching.
Years ago there were 3 of us tarping our crate lds.
I did this that rocking on my ld. nd ths new driver who was on the ground was freaking out.
Then it was his turn to tarp his ld. Come to find out he did'nt like hgts. He was trying to pay us to tarp his ld. We said no, you get on top and we will help.
Darn near had to pry him off his ld.

 

If you have a high load like that and the wind is blowing bring a couple chains up with you. Hook them to your D rings on the wind side and drop them down. Its not enough weight to pull the tarps off but it will keep the tarp from taking off.

 

I recall one day stopping at a truck-stop in New Mexico. Usually sometime during every day I would turn my lights on & check my trailer lights, I never did want to give them a reason to pull me over during the night time, especially in Arizona. I did this after having fueled before going in for a cup of coffee. I had two lighst on the drivers side of my trailer on top side in about the center of the trailer that were not working. Being on top of that reffer tralier, looking over the edge, reacting over the side using a screwdriver to take the light covers off, it sure did look like LLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOONNNNNGGGGGGGG way to the rocks that were on the ground. But I got them fixed.

 

that's a great idea, thanks for that one its been windy as hell around Denver, have a heck of a time rolling them in the wind I throw dunage on the corners as I fold it up.

 

Have had to tarp a number of load in the 13ft plus range. Not really scared of heights, but not one of my favorite places to be.

On load that are sort of smooth over the corners and top, like a pipe load I use ropes to pull the tarp over the load.

I carry four 100 foot 1/2 inch ropes. Basically roll the tarp out on the ground, tie each end of the rope to the first row of D rings with a slip knot, toss ropes over load, go to other side and pull. It is not as hard as it sounds.

 

I was taught many years ago..If you are on a Load and you Feel just 1 bit unsafe..CRAWL..Yes,Crawl Around while you work..

I Still Get a tad Nervous on Lumber Loads Tarping WITHOUT a tarp station......

A Place up in New Hampshire, (Precision Lumber) They Give you a broken 2-piece Ladder to Climb up on your load..(Which is Close to 13' high)
I Hate Those Kind of Shippers that dont spend the extra money for a tarp-station and Harness...

Enough Falls..They eventually will

My best advice is..TAKE YOUR TIME....There is no hurry To Tarp your Load.EVER!
I Dont care what any of these brainless pewople tell you

 

That Sounds like a Great Idea, Never crossed my Mind to try that

 

I never drove flatbed but drove a chip truck for a very short time.

I had to climb a ladder to drop the chips in the truck and a couple times I had to climb up on top of the truck to fix the tarp.

I'm terrified of heights. Very stressful for me.

It's the main reason I had to quit that job.

When I was younger, like in my teens, it was no problem.