How to Tarp My Road Train

How to tarp a road train. I had 2 trailers which needed tarping after picking this load from Adelaide. I do my best to show you how to tarp from start to finish.
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[villainjohnnoel]

Hi from France, i used to work for Blakiston's in Geelong, back in the 80's,
i was based in Melbourne, i use to tarp two, maybe three times a day, depending on the frieght, Melbourne-Geelong isn't that far.
Back then it was a matter of pride, that front and back enveloppe had to be tighter than a guitar string, when you were finished there wouldn't be a single crease, looked as though it had been ironed.There was an art to folding your tarp, an art to unrolling it as well.
I've even still have some photos.
Your knots are called a half hitch and a clove hitch.Some times you'd have to splice the ends, even slice two ropes to make one or simply slice the ropes back onto to your tarp.
But now some 34 years later, god knows how many miles, i now drive a petrol tanker local in and around Lyon.
I really like your chanel, i enjoy all of your vidéos, i honestly can't fault any of them.
Have a great day.

[MrJeffro]

I’ve always called the knots with the loops in them a Sheepshank & a 1/2 hitch on the tie rail. And how you’ve tarped that trailer is absolutely exactly the way I was taught 40 years ago & was still using them when I was last on the Darwin run in 2016

[przemekkbleble]

Hi! I am writing to you from Poland, I am also a truck driver, but I drive on a walking floor. Your videos are very interesting, I can see the hardships of working in Australia, the climate is different in Europe and work seems to be easier on a refrigerated trailer, curtainsider or flatbed. I have a little dream to visit Australia. Greetings, wide road John! ;)

[ctiley]

We always called them sheepshanks. Tarping with wet muddy ropes in winter was always great fun, dry, cracked skin wasn't sore at all... The quality of the tarp job showed the quality of the operator.

[MCP]

Way back when, in the UK, I used to drive much smaller trucks than you do, but I really enjoyed roping and tarping. The systems were different, no bars to rope to, but numerous welded hooks under the flat. Anyway, then straps took over and the art seemed to go out of it! I still love rope though - maybe that's why I now live on a boat 🙂.

[Mortskram]

I vividly remember my first ever tarping on my own. Loaded at the old Clyde Oil Refinery in Sydney. Forkie put top tarp on top for me. Put the gates on. Got the curtains on. Spread out the top tarp, then ... a bloody gale whipped up! Lost the tarp twice before I finally got the job done. Gave the forkies some entertainment

[itsnotaball]

Johnno, double wrap the top knot of the sheep shank and it will NEVER slip when tightening ( Give it plenty of back 😂) Also unwraps easily when undoing wet ropes. Keep up the good work mate.

[perrychristophermadron]

Love watching your tarp job. Everyone does it different. In the states i pulled a single 48 foot flat trailer, i had 4 tarps. We rolled them out from back to front depending on the size of the load, sometimes I'd use all 4 sometimes not. But still like watching others tarp jobs.

[Dontdeleteme-cvgo]

Great job you doing. Stay safe. Love seeing your Kenworth. Beauty of a truck.👍

[rossxxxx]

I started tarping in London '75 for Lucas Industries, (The Man Who Invented Darkness), and did heaps more for Layton-Kirkman doing steel and soda ash, ( middle of summer, long sleeve overalls ). I always called those rope hitches 'dollies'. The earlier commenter was right. All the London loads were held down with ropes, usually old weather beaten ropes that you could snap with a double dolly. All the trailers had open hooks along the side. Made it easy to loop the load and tarp ropes; you didn't have to feed through a combing rail. Power steering was only for new trucks, the rest had 'Armstrong' steering. Tautliners were only just coming in. When I got back to Oz in 78 there wasn't a tautliner to be seen. We was men then indeed! Nearly a half century since then of the road. Sunrises, diesel, dust and dead roos. Going back to flatbed and tarping this year. 70? Too old? I'll soon find out :)

[davewright]

Back in the 70s in Yorkshire UK we used to not only tie down the tarp but secure the load using ropes. We used to call it a "twitch". It allowed you to double the leverage you could put on the rope. 😂😂😂 Brings back memories of working with my Dad. Thank you.

[stuartgazeley]

We call them a dolly knot here in the uk .nice job of that sheeting.

[MarioVanDerMaas]

The wind can be an opponent. The advantage of the heavy canvas, insteat of plastic tarp. I never done that. Whel just once.With a load of sugar carrots. Driving in the cold night. That tarps had to be against the frost. But it was that thin plastic orange tarp. With bungees. Totally worthless, But they wanted that. hahaha. You know as i what happend. On the road it was completely torn into pieces. Flapping among the truck. And then i have to clean it up in the cold dark, and put it away. Everything for nathing.and cold as a ice cube. So you made an other teaching video what we can learn from. Your vids are very good Johnno.Always different and there is everything in it. Education, the landscape even with a drone, what you are experiencing, the truck, the roads etc. You show it all calmly and in peace.Just like Tez and FreeBrisbane. You are not the ''show off type'' and ''look how good i am''. But you are. I dont know if every truckie or Aussie is like that.But it dos do good. Just normal people.Better than the bozo's over here.Overal, do not like it here. As someone already wrote, the operational areas for A-Doubles/triples and B-doubles and when to yuse them, and why and, seems like a good topic too.intresting. Stay safe. Have a vrey nice time with your family at home.

[gpm]

Wow, I used to see heaps of trucks in the 70s and 80s with tarps on loads. Don't see a lot these days. Thank you for bringing back good memories . 👍

[BB-kjvn]

Greetings from bernie from hamburg germany

[troeau]

Plenty of half hitch & dbl clove hitch anchor knots there, with a few decent sheepshank truckies knots, old school, nice. i knew i was forced to go to boy scouts for a reason, just didnt realize way back then

[steventoshack]

Good job on the tarp l liked how you tied your tarp down, nice and neat.

[rondaniello]

I really enjoy watching your videos .love Australia ! Would love too visit someday. Ron from Maine USA

[davidforbes]

You're keeping it interesting and compare very well with our overseas friends digger.

[JackSparrow-hhlh]

man didnt know this was so much work....really gratefull we have truck drivers doing this job all year round.
as for future content: basically do what you enjoy doing for content, because this joy comes across in videos. I always liked the rather short videos driving through all the beautiful landscapes you go through, with or without music. Its always so relaxing and inspiring :)