How To Install Tarpaulin on Tipper Trailer

Installation guide: how to install tarpaulin on tipper trailer

Hello, we are LUEN, a trailer supplier from China, and today we are going to show you how to install a tarp on a tipper trailer:

Firstly you need to make sure that the position for mounting the tarpaulin roller should be as far forward as possible so that it doesn't get in the way when the tipper trailer is loaded on its side, but it should also be mounted within your reach so that we can retrieve the tarpaulin using the crank handle. Now that you've chosen your location, clamp the bearing bracket assembly to the trailer or tipper body, with the assembly with the brake lever mounted on the driver's side.

It is also important that the mounting points are high enough to accommodate the tarp when it is rolled onto the roll bar assembly. Mark the locations of the bearing bracket mounting holes on both sides, then remove the bracket, drill 13 32-in. holes at the four marked locations, and next mount the bearing bracket using the four 3 8-in. by 1-in. capscrews, lockwashers, and nuts provided in the hardware kit. and make a mark with a pencil in the centre of the length of the tube, then insert the Allen tube halfway into the driver's side roll tube assembly and the other end of the Allen tube into the passenger's side roll tube assembly, next measure the distance between the inside of the mounting bearing brackets, if the measurement is less than 81 and 3 4 inches then the driver's side and the passenger's side roll tube assemblies will need to be shortened by an equal amount to ensure a correct installation.

Separate the roll tubes so that the entire roll tube assembly from adapter to adapter is one quarter inch less than the distance between the mounting brackets, locate the pencil mark you made earlier, verify that the inner hex tube is centred on the outer roll tube assembly, and then screw each roll tube assembly to the inner hex tube with a one quarter inch by one inch self-drilling self-tapping screw.

Now it's time to slide the complete roll tube assembly into the 5-inch ring at the end of the tarp, and it's important to note here to make sure the webbing and tarp seams are at the bottom once the dump trailer tarp is installed.

Tighten the set screws on each bearing housing, then center the roll tube assembly on the tarp and tighten it down with five evenly spaced quarter-inch by one-inch self-drilling, self-tapping screws and wings or washers, making sure that the screws are centered on the hexagonal tubes and that the screws on the ends are at least two inches from the end of the roll tube assembly.

With the brake lever in the open position, slide the sprocket along the axle until it is snug against the bearing, then tighten the set screws, secure the crank assembly to the shaft with the two-inch bolts and locknuts, and secure the four S-hooks to the two tarp straps.

Once again bend the large hooks over the tarp grommets so that the straps are permanently fixed to the tarp, it is now time to fix the drawstring assembly to the centre grommet at the rear of the tarp, next fix the two storage hooks to the tailgate, these will allow you to wrap the drawstring for storage when the tarp is in use if required.

You can purchase tension bows sold separately to help prevent the dump trailer tarp from flopping out and keeping it in place, for more information on these products visit luen-trailertruck.com