Flatbed Securment: Tarping a tall Steel Coil with a steel tarp

[@philharris4504]

I like all your videos Dale, but ones like this when you mount the camera on your hard hat while your securing and tarping are my favorite! Good job.

[@DaleLClay]

I try when the facility allows it. i am surprised at how many absolutely forbid this stuff.

[@Pitdawg2007]

The beauty of a company that will give PLENTY of bungee cords and different sized tarps, makes a world of difference!!!! Not like some companies that give you these HUGE 12 foot drop tarps and they expect you to tarp a 3 foot tall load and you got to break your back doing it!!!

[@DaleLClay]

+Pitdawg2007 I have seen many of those.

[@zacrino934]

From a fellow maverick, THANK YOU!!!! I've been with the company for awhile now and can never get anyone to take the time to show this particular technique, so my tarp job doesn't fit the maverick way.... I've been working on it and it has improved, bit still looks like shit.... but you've shown me the couple of steps that I hadn't worked out yet. Thanks again, stay safe and keep up the awesome instructionals!!!

[@DaleLClay]

+Christopher milby Thanks Christopher, be safe out there.

[@transbahuter02]

Man this is truly an art form, i am very impressed. well done

[@DaleLClay]

+Laurent C. Thanks

[@jjhz83]

Dale, we appreciate you showing us how you tarp and secure the load. I am assuming the tear in the tarp upset you, cool thing is you bleeped out your anger from the video, kept your cool and tarp-ed the coil.

[@DaleLClay]

+Jorge Hernandez You sir are a mind reader and that scares me.

[@jjhz83]

+Dale Clay - lol! Actually no...the hard hat yelled it to me as it went for a ride into the cab! Great videos man and keep them coming!

[@stevenherrera1679]

You got that down to an art very interesting thanks for sharing Dale.

[@DaleLClay]

+Steven Herrera Sometimes. Thus is what I do with a short tarp on a tall coil, otherwise it is done a little differently.

[@stevenherrera1679]

+Dale Clay Its something all the folds you have to do I really like these vid's....

[@reppek115511]

Hi Dale. Congrats, payday should be soon. Evaled out this week, picked up my truck in Gary Wednesday morning and picked up first load in Chicago bound for Memphis. Looks like your payday is right around the corner. Thanks again. Be safe my friend. Hope our paths cross again sometime. Mike

[@DaleLClay]

+reppek115511 Great new Mike, be safe out there and hope to see you in the road again.

[@sterff89]

Nice job! Would be neat to see your way of folding tarps sometime.

[@DaleLClay]

+Sterff89 I think that is captured on some video's. Possibly Fridays. Perhaps I showed just video the folding by itself.

[@sajones0403]

Great job wrapping that coil

[@DaleLClay]

+sajones0403 Thanks, as well as i can do on a tall coil and a short tarp.

[@Trashboat1979]

Great video, I just delivered drywall to Bedford today, now I'm in Lexington delivering tomorrow. Then to Indiana for cement for Canton Ohio Friday morning. Then of course reload and home but I live in the Cleveland area so it works. I guess the best part of the company I work for is that I'm usually only out 2 days a week and we do not work period on the weekends. There are downsides though being a small company. Keep up the great work.

[@DaleLClay]

+neofishaddict That sounds very nice indeed.

[@hdse103]

Great video, learned a few tricks to make my next tarp job go a bit faster. Cant wait to see you do a lumber tarp on a big coil. Thanks for sharing!

[@DaleLClay]

+hdse103 I try to avoid those at all costs. Mainly reserved for hauling aluminum coils.

[@dennisferguson726]

hdse103 what about aluminum coils. Is a steel tarp big enough?

[@kiesha86]

Great video as always Dale. I hit the streets today. I was not allowed to go to city, just the industrial area. Holly cow was it stresfull. And i did not even pull a full length trailer, just a box I had lots of trouble slowing down and shifting down in front of intersections and when i had to make turns. But i think i will be fine once i memorize all the gear positions and do not have to look down or even think in what gear am i.

[@DaleLClay]

+kiesha86 It gets better. Everyone in my tr7ck was stressing going up and down hills. But we made it through the process.

[@peteranderson5283]

Just got back into deck works after 17 years swinging doors. I’ve not tarted a coil in a very long time.

[@daveyburgess]

Hi Dale! I've been watching a few of your videos today, love the content! Like +Nick Hawker I'm a Brit, although ex-Brit these days since I now live in the US, but we don't speak with an "ak'cent", you listen with one! :) I used to drive UK heavy haulage on flatbeds, mainly out of the Cardiff area to all over the UK. Loads varied a lot coming home, but outbound was generally steel - bar, pipe, pre-formed, girder, coil, you name it! This was back in the 70's and 80's, so no bungees - as Nick says, it was sheeting and roping, and you had to know how to tie the knots! Grown men playing with dollies!! One thing I noticed in this video, and which may help you and others a lot, is the way you deal with the excess tarp. Let's take an ideal flatbed load, where the load is high enough that the tarp just reaches the sides of the truck down the sides, and is a bit too long on reaching the bed at the front and rear. I used to anchor the middle to begin with, so I had something to pull against, then pull the top down at the rear and anchor that. The excess from the rear corners went across the back of the load and secured to the opposite side of the truck, leaving the wind nothing to get hold of, not up the sides as you did here, leaving a wind scoop. At the front of the truck, it was the other way around: pull the excess at each corner across the truck and secure it to the opposite side before pulling down the front flap over it, again preventing the wind from getting under it and turning it into a parachute! If there was a lot of excess at the front, as you had in this video, I'd slide it back under, then lay an 8' timber over it and strap that down onto the tarp, preventing the wind from getting under it. Think about wrapping a Christmas gift in a shoebox and you'll get the picture. The idea is to reduce wind drag when you're driving - drag racers use drogue chutes for a reason, and it isn't speed! ;) One thing that we used a lot, that I haven't seen here in the US is coil trailers. They were flatbed trailers specifically designed for hauling coil "shotgun" in that they had a well down the center of the bed, between the chassis members, that the coil sat in. There were steel reinforced plates with wood decking covering the well, which were removed for coil, stacked and strapped at the front of the trailer, and replaced for normal flatbed work. Anyway, thanks for allowing me a glimpse down memory lane, and for a view of how it's done this side of the pond! Keep up the great work and videos!

[@DaleLClay]

I hear what your saying, but it does great (no wind scooping :) Unfortunately I had to go longer in the front than what I wanted because of missing "D" ring on the passenger side. I am to lazy to undo everything and flip it. I have found that putting the excess to the front the way I do works perfectly. Otherwise Maverick teaches us to put the excess to the rear. I know there are many ways to do things and i appreciate the ideas everyone shares.

[@daveyburgess]

As I said, it _may_ help. Everyone has their own way of sheeting, I just thought I would throw in my 2 pennies worth! I would like to know if you have any experience with the coiler trailers I mentioned though. I don't think I can post links here, but google "hingley trailers" and click on "coil carriers" will get you a photo. We didn't use the side posts, but you can see the stack of deck plates up forward. Stil working through your videos - great job so far, love your commentaries and honesty!

[@DaleLClay]

+Dave Burgess never worked with those myself.

[@DaleLClay]

Dave Burgess I bet a good video would be the only way for me to wrap my head around the process :P

[@kroot9966]

Thank you for this video. Very helpful. Do you have a video tutorial on how you fold up your steel tarp? If possible can u send link. If not no worries. I really like how you have your tarp ready to use. Also, your bungee work looks great.

[@jimmywells33]

Meanwhile the side kit has driven off without breaking a sweat.

[@klc317]

There are several Menards stores around here (SW ohio area). Its an unusual mix of products....kind of a combination of a lumber/hardware/grocery store all in one. If you needed to buy eggs and milk but didn't want to make a second stop to buy a bundle of roof shingles and a chainsaw that would be the correct place to go.

[@DaleLClay]

+klc317 ROFL. What an idea

[@gilnorton1]

We call Menards Tampons and 2x4s around here. I compare them to the Walmart of home improvement stores. Gotta watch the quality on some of their lower priced items, but so far my experience with their employees and customer service has been a bit better than the others. Thanks for the videos and drive safe!

[@DaleLClay]

+gilnorton1 No problem.

[@DavidKornrumpfII]

cant seem to get out of the carolinas this week, 3 loads this week short type runs, heading to south Carolina tomorrow morning with a repower load, crows are funny birds

[@DaleLClay]

+David Kornrumpf II I have had many short runs this week as well.

[@Nick-yl2fn]

Made a nice job of that Roping & Sheeting ! Nick UK. (you call it Tarping in USA)

[@DaleLClay]

+Nick Hawker Thanks, Ya'll got funny ak'cents.

[@Nick-yl2fn]

+Nick Hawker .Sure do, it's called the Kings English my friend, safe driving Dale & keep them there Vlogs a comin.

[@sajones0403]

How much does that coil weigh? That thing is huge.

[@DaleLClay]

+sajones0403 I think it was 47 thousand and some change.

[@tkr212]

this is gooood stuff!! and here I thought I'm saving time by doing ugly work. and yet still I take longer than u... they have me do this type of work with a 6ft drop lumber tarp tho. can I ask how many tarps do u carry and what sizes? what's that green thing underneath too?

[@DaleLClay]

+tkr 3 canvas tarps (green things), 2 steel tarps 4 foot, 2 lumber tarps 8 foot.

[@lindanewall9683]

don't they have coil wells in America?

[@DaleLClay]

+Linda Newall Yes

[@aaronabney8924]

Just a FYI when you tarp coils where you tucked your excess under the front of the tarp we lay a piece of dunnage and strap it to the deck that keeps alot of air out of the tarp but awesome vid

[@DaleLClay]

I never had a problem. Thanks for the complement.

[@rockinroadways5626]

Why have to use steel tarp first and lumber tarp on the top? Do you have to do double tarp for steel with any shape if customer request?

[@DaleLClay]

+rockin roadways I did not use a lumber tarp, I never use lber tarps for steel coils. The cloth canvas tarp I use to protect my steel tarp from sharp edges.,

[@Stuff-Does-Happen]

Why did he double tarp that?

[@shaunearle3223]

The bottom tarp is a padding tarp to protect the steel tarp.

[@Stuff-Does-Happen]

@@shaunearle3223 ah ok, makes sense. Thanks

[@jarongreen2032]

Anyone has an idea on what size canvas tarp he’s using under the main tarp?

[@DaleLClay]

I think it's like, 20 × 20 maybe.

[@jarongreen2032]

Thanks for the response Dale...I’ve been scratching my head trying to figure out what size I should buy ever since I watch your video. This is so much better then using moving blankets. Do you carry one or two canvas tarps?

[@DaleLClay]

@@jarongreen2032 3

[@jarongreen2032]

I just placed my order with myteeproducts.com they should arrive sometime next week. Thank again

[@Shaqknows]

oh God. I'm going to look so stupid when I try this by myself for the 1st time. haha we were taught a different way in the course and he only showed us once. i like your way much better

[@DaleLClay]

+Shaqueile Carson Good luck.

[@DavidKornrumpfII]

thats definitely a different way , i wouldn't of thought to do the plete method , might have to try that next time i get a coil , i use straps around the front and back side to hold its shape then do from the first row of rings down and sometimes the last row depending on how much material , then ill use straps to hold the excess down on the front and back , two or three depending how how long the excess is , we all have are own style though and thats why i like watching your videos so i can learn different methods on jow to do things better

[@DaleLClay]

+David Kornrumpf II Yep, just showing what I do with small tarps and big coils when I am rushed on time.

[@TheAbbacakes]

question. when you need to stop for the load checks at certain miles do have to undo some of the tarp or is it just a retention on the straps? thanks Dale.

[@DaleLClay]

+colin shepard I just check the straps and chains through the rub rail where they are exposed.

[@Itsreallymarcus]

With this question I hope you don’t have a cdl

[@TheAbbacakes]

@@Itsreallymarcus nope. Lol

[@Itsreallymarcus]

@@TheAbbacakes lol well that’s a good think, but it’s with anything you haul no matter what it is even with a normal trailer behind your pickup truck. Your always supposed to check your securement about 10 miles down the road then every so often to make sure nothing shifted causing your load to come lose, make sure your tarp is still tight and good, just make sure everything is still safe.

[@immeasureable8609]

would a steel tarp make a good shtf shelter? might attract lightning? how much are the they? ty :-)

[@DaleLClay]

It is FOR steel, not made of Steel. Its just a shorter vinyl tarp used to cover steel products. They could be used a a soft shelter if needed. I do not know what they cost, they are provided by the company. i bet if you ask Google what a 4 foot drop vinyl tarp costs, it might have a few answers for you.

[@immeasureable8609]

+Dale Clay oh I see :-) ty

[@DaleLClay]

+immeasureable No problem.

[@rubenium33]

How heavy is that tarp? Im thinking about migrating to flatbed

[@DaleLClay]

+Ruben I want to say about 45 pounds for the steel tarp. 75+ for the lumber tarp. My guess at it anyway.

[@shane413]

Good job

[@MrCountrycuz]

Dale Do you invest in your own personal tarps and turnbinders? My friend is a flatbedder and his company doesn't have turn binders or lightweight tarps.

[@DaleLClay]

+Josef Venport My company provides it all and they replace them as needed.

[@Eli-be3cb]

Do you still work for Maverick? If so I'd like to use you as a referral on my application

[@DaleLClay]

+EL H Yes I do, and please do.

[@jeffgreen9109]

I was curious about why you didn't fold all extra tarp in the front under or pull the extra tarp towards the back and fold under?

[@DaleLClay]

I dont like my stuff being stolen when I am sleeping in the trauck.

[@doon714]

I used to deliver to them with a dry van it was always a drop and hook. LOL

[@DaleLClay]

+doon714 That sounds nice.

[@keithdavis2601]

Do you buy your own tarps ?

[@DaleLClay]

+Keith Davis No, I get what is supplied by the company.

[@MrBigR928]

Yeah i was waiting on this one. Good stuff👍

[@DaleLClay]

+Big R Phillips ☺

[@TheCalgarydoug]

There was no such thing as bungee cords when I started driving truck, and most of the trailers I pulled in the first few years were rack and tarp trailers. I always carried a fifty foot roll of rope in case someone had cut a rope or two. One company I worked for had their own idea about how to tie tarp ropes. While most of us simply went around the rub rail McKinley insisted we run the rope inside the rub rail they to the next support and back up to tie the rope to itself in a triangle shape. I suppose working with ropes is almost a lost art among truckers.

[@DaleLClay]

Back in the good ole days of Horse and Buggy crossing the plains :)

[@TheCalgarydoug]

Sometimes it does feel like that when I compare my first truck, an R model International compared to the last one, a Pete with every amenity a driver could ever want. When I was pulling flat decks I built a device for rolling straps out of half inch stainless steel tubing. If it works I'll include a photo of it. It makes the job of rolling your straps a whole lot faster. flic.kr/p/diL8ZG

[@marvinglenn1173]

Thank you for the vids bro

[@DJohn83]

Hi . Im new to tarping. Is the green one underneath a tarp also? If so, is it ideal to use 2? Does it make a difference which direction (towards rear ir front)you secure the chords?

[@DaleLClay]

The green one is made from canvas. I use them strickly to protect the vinyl tarp from being cut by the sharp metal edges of the product being shipped. Direction did not matter to me.

[@jarongreen2032]

What size canvas is that? I’m glad I came across your video dale it was very helpful and the canvas seems more easier then blankets

[@kyeice]

Be safe my friend.

[@DaleLClay]

+mick higgy You to Mick, stay warm ;)

[@348frank348]

what a beautiful tarp job. i was soo embarrassed of the piece of shit tarp i just did right now that i had to look up a video of a normal person tarping a load

[@348frank348]

maybe next time I'll know how to fucking tarp like a normal person

[@DaleLClay]

+348frank348 I was abnormal at some point as well.

[@348frank348]

lol its part of learning huh

[@starkcd]

If only there were a "Mute" button in real life. . .

[@DaleLClay]

+Coy Stark So true, always depending on electronics

[@Itsreallymarcus]

Let DOT see them chains crossed

[@michaelsinnott6274]

He explained the bird he explained his tire he said nothing about tarping explain as you did it will halp a new guy your way shoes you can do it big deal

[@janeregarcia8086]

Excellent.!!

[@DaleLClay]

I try, thanks