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Stupid question

Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by BLHinshaw, Oct 23, 2015.

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  1. Oct 25, 2015 #11
    street beater

    street beater Road Train Member

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    Thats just flexible garden edging, 5 bucks for 10 feet at home depot....

    Dont know if it is as durable but id guess it is close.. jmo
     
    street beater, Oct 25, 2015
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  3. Oct 25, 2015 #12
    spyder7723

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    I made a similar thing out of old rubber belting. 15 years later they are still doing a fine job.
    If you pull a flat you should always be on the look out for old rubber conveyor belts. It's a pain to cut but will last longer than we will and is extremely useful.
     
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  4. Oct 25, 2015 #13
    CasanovaCruiser

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    A couple mills I went to kept coil bags and edge protection "stocked"
    You had to buy it but if you showed up missing some equipment I guess you're out of luck.

    I really think it was the crane operators getting smart with a business plan lol
     
    CasanovaCruiser, Oct 25, 2015
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  5. Oct 25, 2015 #14
    Sneakerfix

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    I just use old pieces of tarp and fold it up
     
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  7. Oct 28, 2015 #15
    MACK E-6

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    A circular saw should do a good job in cutting that. I used one to fit my mudflap-turned-floormat. :)
     
    MACK E-6, Oct 28, 2015
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  8. Oct 30, 2015 #16
    ReeferOhio

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    Tarpstop.com has coil cuffs, myteeproducts.com also sells them. Expect to pay around $75-$100. I actually have an old truck rim cut up for edge protectors.
     
    ReeferOhio, Oct 30, 2015
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  9. Oct 30, 2015 #17
    spyder7723

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    A truck rim? And I thought I was bad for over kill.
     
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  10. Oct 30, 2015 #18
    ReeferOhio

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    Hey! It was available and free, minus my labor.
     
    ReeferOhio, Oct 30, 2015
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  11. Oct 30, 2015 #19
    Oscar the KW

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    I'd like to see a picture of that in use.
     
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  12. Oct 30, 2015 #20
    BLHinshaw

    BLHinshaw Light Load Member

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    Thanks for the feedback guys (i totally forgot I posted this lol). I only do coils once every 2 weeks or so, so I never really thought I needed them. But I pulled an aluminum coil a few weeks ago and they wouldn't let me use chains unless I had those metal corners so I figured I should look into them since even a little coil like that made me nervous as Hell to only have 8 straps on it:oops:
     
    BLHinshaw, Oct 30, 2015
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