Hauling Super Sacks

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  1. SHC

    SHC Spoiled Rotten Brat O/O

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    Are they difficult???? Any tips or tricks to them???
     
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  3. cheeseburger

    cheeseburger Medium Load Member

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    absolute blast to tarp if they have plastic on them.
    had the sack in the front left of the trailer start leaning forward once, and an older flatbedder told me that a 2" portable wrapped around 4 sacks at a time, in conjunction with the ones over top would keep that from happening. never hauled them again, so i never got to test that trick out, sounds solid in theory though.

    i had the 2" portables across the upper front and rear to the rub rail
     
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  4. skellr

    skellr Road Train Member

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    The straps get lose as the product settles but they don't need to be very tight. Only problems I've seen with them is the end bags leaning out or the bottom walking of f the pallet. Cross strapping the ends helps.

    Usually a dirty job to tarp.
     
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  5. Rugerfan

    Rugerfan Road Train Member

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    every load of them ive seen they have been cross strapped at both ends
     
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  6. cheeseburger

    cheeseburger Medium Load Member

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    i believe my issue was due to getting carried away a little snugging them down.
     
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  7. CAXPT

    CAXPT Road Train Member

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    If they have to be tarped, it helps, but definitely cross strap the ends, if they're on pallets, chain the pallets front and back...to keep the pallets from walking out from under the bags, will help too.
     
  8. Rugerfan

    Rugerfan Road Train Member

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    if there is room on the ends of the trailers could of build some type of bulkhead or something like it to keep them from walking off the trailer? or would that be too much for them?
     
  9. SHC

    SHC Spoiled Rotten Brat O/O

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    I was offered a load of them and still haven't decided yet. Of course they need tarped as well. Pays descent from PA but not sure I want to deal with the headaches
     
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  10. skellr

    skellr Road Train Member

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    Idk, PA and heavy loads make my eye twitch.
     
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  11. wideload

    wideload Heavy Load Member

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    oh go get the load Sally
     
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