so how do you handle the situation

Ive had to do this a few times in Wyoming. After futile attempts to tarp, I bungee'd one side of the tarp to the trailer and pulled it over with a rope, had the wind in my favor and by a miracle it worked. Wasnt the prettiest tarp job, but it got the job done til I could fix it the next day. The straps, I took some 5lb steel dumbells and cut the handle off. Ibored a hole thru it for rope, I tie it to my straps and pitch em over (safety note: make sure no windows or people are on the other side. Also uou can tru to move slowly and position your truck so you throw with the wind, but you would have to move without any load securement.

 

Hey Snowwy, realize it says newb on my profile but I have many years in construction and have had to cover roofs with massive holes from fires! Add wind, snow and ice and yes you have your hands full. So my solution to the problem was to purchase long lengths of rope and tie off one side or in your case strap down one side then get the ropes on the other side. Start pulling slowly over and attempt to get this side secured. Just my 2 cents have successfully done this many times. As far as a ladder not sure if you can bungee down or screw to the deck, most ladders can be secured without damaging them. Worst thing that can happen is for you to lose your balance in an ackward position and injury yourself. You'd be surprised how pain a fall from even a six foot step ladder could be. Good info to get out on the forum thanks for posting!

 

When I used to run open deck trailers, I'd ask (nicely) the shipper and or receiver if this load really had to be tarped. Pretty good odds that it'll be no.

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Bring couple chains up on the load. Hook them to your D rings and send the tarp over the edge.

Its enough weight to keep the tarp from flying off but not enough to pull it off.

 

Excellent idea, I will add that tarping in winds is easier is you put your truck into the wind depending on how you tarp. i always put rear tarp on first so i always tried to have butt end of trailer facing the wind. straight into the wind as possible , hooking a bungee onto a chain to keep sides hanging is one of the best ideas i have heard yet..... failing that find another driver to give you a hand and then help him if possible....Being from coastal Oregon and Northern Calif. i found this worked well, as you normally had strong westerly winds blowing ,when you least wanted them lol

Another thing i did was to fold sides of tarps to middle evenly , then roll tarps up, so when i unrolled them starting from back of load , i had them perfectly centered on load and the side drops would more or less fall off the side and hang evenly the same distance off the ground on each side.... i would also use 30" bungees to secure them then after tying tarps down. i would take 50' of solid core 7/16 rubber rope and zigzag it back and forth hooking every two feet on each side , this made the load like a gift wrapped package, and you had zero ballooning of tarps on the road....

 

Good one here, since we carry chains. I've used an extra tarp before to keep one end down and tacked down the corners. But moving slowly over to a more protected spot has worked quite a few times. Gonna keep the chain idea for future use.

 

Ive zipped tied clevises to the corners of the tarp to keep it down till i can get bungees on it. Ive even told shippers if you want it tarped you need to help me or take it offthe truck! Ive been knocked off a trailer before and its not fun

 

snowwy,as it was your first tarp that gave you so much trouble,why didn't you put the other tarps on it for weight?

It took you 3 hours to strap the load?
That suggests to me to you didn't look how the wind was blowing and put the truck in the correct position(if that was possible)
To throw straps in high wind 2 things matter.
1 have you straps rolled the right way.You should roll your straps so that you don't have to throw them over the load just on top off it.It will then just unroll over the top off the load and fall down.
2 have the wind at 90 degree angle to the load with the wind coming from behind you blowing over the load and throw all straps from this side.

The chains on the D rings idea...........well better make shure you cannot damage anything when you throw them down.

Another way to throw tarps in wind is to take 2 straps or ropes,put them near the beginning and end off where your tarp will be and secure them with just enough slack so that the tarp can slide between the load and the strap/rope.
Unroll the tarp and put both ends under the straps/ropes.
Pull the sides under said straps till you can get at them from the ground.
Go down pull 1 corner at a time down and quickly secure it.(i would have a short rope on each corner D ring0
Them secure the tarp for driving.
Again,looking at how the wind blows is very important.
Best is if it comes straight from the front or back.
Failing that at a 90 degree angle from the side.

hope these tips help someone.

 

JimRoy ,You beat me to it again. Tarping don't have to kill you. I always make sure my tarps are ready for Mr. Forklift driver to set them on top of the load. If the wind is too strong I strap it down and ask for a place to tarp, Also NO load is worth your life.