Tarps

4’ tarps on a stepdeck seems like an extra set of tarps to carry around. If you pull a step and carry tarps, legal dims you’ll want 10’ drops. Oversize you’d want larger. machinery tarps would be a good idea.

 

And yes, get a 3 piece set.

 

4 foot drops are steel tarps, very handy. If the opportunity was there, I'd much rather roll steel tarps than lumber.

 

Why would you buy a step deck only to pull short freight? Unless you are one of those that refuse to tarp tall freight.

Personally I'd carry 2 24.5x16.5, 2 24.5x28.5, 1 12x12 smoke tarp with d ring rows both directions and 1 coil tarp.

Edit to add. Flaps on each regular tarp, the 4 ft and the 10 ft. And machinery grade vinyl not the thin easily torn lightweight lumber grade vinyl

 

16 X 26. 2 of them. Those will cover most loads without carrying 3 other sizes.

Don't get the 8 foot drops unless you know for sure you're going to need them. On a somewhat regular basis.

 

You can get custom tarps made at a lot of different places. I've seen 4 foot drops with clip on skirts to convert them to 10 foot drops. You can specify your length along with how many rows of D rings and how far apart you want the rows. Flaps, no flaps, whatever you want, someone will make it for you. Custom does come with a price, though, but you get exactly what you want.

Seriously, I've tarped a lot of shtuff with steel tarps. And, if you roll them nice and tight, you can get them inside your enclosed headache rack and away from opportunists.

 

Tri City Canvas is my go to for tarps - custom, standard and repair.

Granite City, IL.

 

I always had 6’ drop lumber tarps, most carry 8’ and 4’ steel tarps, but 6’ usually works unless you like double stacked lumber all the time