Wet lumber under tarps

Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by Curly88, Oct 9, 2018.

  1. Long FLD

    Long FLD Road Train Member

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    There are a lot of reasons why stuff has to be protected. Shop grade lumber, lam stock, sawn wood going to a moulding plant...they all have to be at a certain moisture level. Hauling that type of stuff in the summer without tarping equates to driving it through a big kiln and will dry it out past a level where it’s usable for the customer.

    If you load IKO in Sumas and you’re coming east over the mountains in the winter they make you tarp because they don’t want thevload covered in sand and deicer.

    We hauled a lot of lam stock and particle board so it never bothered me to tarp. Compensation made it worth my time.
     
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  3. doodahman18411

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    I love hauling pressure treated out of Culpeper. Bring the rain
     
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  5. Lepton1

    Lepton1 Road Train Member

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    Flex Seal is amazing stuff. It's hard to cut it, best with a SHARP set of scissors you are willing to either throw away after the job is done, or spend time trying to get that super sticky adhesive off with brake cleaner. I used a couple rolls of flex seal to patch my tarps and it's stronger than the tarp.

    Regarding getting pin holes from bungies, that's a PITA. I switched from using bungies to 50' cord and that cut way down on pin holes issues. One cord per side, then bungies for the front and back. The tarps aren't getting the flutters like they did when I was only using bungies. If you do use bungies, be sure to crimp the end inserted into the rubber so that end of the S hook isn't as likely to chew up your tarp.

    The only time I hauled a wet load of lumber the receiver didn't say anything, just off loaded it in the yard in a down pour.
     
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  6. Curly88

    Curly88 Light Load Member

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    I'll have to check out that flex seal. Had to tarp a stupid doghouse today and managed to rip a 1" tear in it. Rather annoying when I spent 30 min taping padding down on all the edges. Metal roof on the stupid thing!
     
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  7. DSK333

    DSK333 Road Train Member

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    Something they could have shrink wrapped.
     
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