Unloading rebar?

I would have been polite up until he smirked, and then told'em either get some help or it's going back. A polite F bomb might have got loose too. Of course, I don't take too much crap when I am p'd off. No way in h#ll I would have unloaded with prybar. I liked the idea of dropping it all in the way though. Then say, "there, it's unloaded." No help, no choice on placement.

 

Rattler, even after you've been on the job for a while. Be careful. Some construction workers live to make drivers lives hell.
Job site delivery is what I do.
Though I have a boom on my truck. It doesn't make life any easier sometimes. Construction workers see that boom and automatically think that i can put a lift of shingles on the roof of a two story building.
My boom aint that big, and I won't stress it that much either.
They don't like having to hump shingles onto a roof, its too much like work. Nor do they appreciate being told that I'm putting them on the ground whether they like it or not. I don't get paid to finger print that crap. Its their job not mine.

 

Some flatbeds have a small forklift that they carry on the back of the trailer. If you deliver to places where you regularly need to unload yourself, those can be a real help.

 

Well, I suppose you could drop your trailer and put a chain or strap around the rebar, tie it to the tractor and drop it. You might have to set it up when you load the trailer so the chain/strap is already under it. Just make sure you have enough room that you don't pull it off onto your truck. . .

The longer you do the job, the more you will learn various ways of doing things and improvising, and the easier it will get. I agree with what you posted about being a bit cautious with your interactions, when you are new on the job.

 

1. Look around the yard for the deepest/muddiest hole you can find,sloppier the better.

2. back your trailer in alongside of it.

3. using the prybar, break all the straps off each bundle. Roll individual rebars off both sides, pull ahead, dump some more. Neatness does not count. Make as big a mess as you can. Get creative.