Hauling roll bar tubing

[westn11]

The UPS man dropped off a nice, new, JD2 Bender last week which I'm dying to play with. I need to pickup some raw tubing tomorrow that I believe are 18 foot in length. I own a closed deck car trailer but am curious how to secure the tubing on the deck? Do you guys have any ideas or experience with something like this?

 

[blazinzuk]

strap it down, tie the tube together than tie it down to whatever you can.

I have hauled 5 sticks of this that or the other on the roof of cars, sticking out the back of pickups, about a hundred ways.

Probably going to need a red flag.

How far do you have to go

 

[76zimmer]

my sticks were 19-22'....would fit on the deck of my trailer fine. Do you have a wooden deck?...if so, I used 2x4 scraps to build a small rack to hold them in, screwed to the deck, one in front with a 3/4 plywood against the rub rail so they don't slide forward, one in middle, one in back. put a 2x4 on the bottom with 2x4's on each side then you can strap them together by wrapping a strap around the bundle, then tieing to each side of the trailer.

 

[howdiy]

Straps and axle straps pulling in the opposite direction

 

[ryoken]

The UPS man dropped off a nice, new, JD2 Bender last week which I'm dying to play with. I need to pickup some raw tubing tomorrow that I believe are 18 foot in length. I own a closed deck car trailer but am curious how to secure the tubing on the deck? Do you guys have any ideas or experience with something like this?

be aware as Dave mentioned that "sticks" range usually from 18 to 22 feet.. not 18 specifically, a minimum of 18 usually...... a red flag is always a good idea....

 

[ktmoutfront]

I always set mine on blocks. Then wrap the rachet strap around them twice. The blocks let you pull it down instead of the straps just running across the deck. I also did not want the trailer scratched.

 

[howdiy]

I'm not sure how well my method would have worked if i had more than three sticks

I got the other 80' in the back of my truck bed after they were cut in half

21' sticks I believe

 

[dremu]

Obviously you just use your rollcage like a lumber rack. [I know, cart before the horse...]

-- A

 

[westn11]

Thanks for the ideas so far!

My trailer has a steel deck... I think I'll try and build something out of wood to keep the sticks together and strap them down tight to the trailer. Red flags are good idea :-)

 

[cybrfire]

Use your tie downs like chokers.

 

[Avery4jc]

I used to do it like everyone else and strap them to the deck of my trailer but that got annoying to have to haul the trailer every time I wanted something in a full stick. I built a little hitch extension for the back and notched a spot out of the front of my service bed and welded in a piece of tube flush with the front of it that another upright slips down into.
It works well and when I'm not using it everything slips apart and can lay flat in the garage.

 

[6.2Blazer]

I always loop the ratchet straps all the way around the sticks before cinching them down, otherwise they can slide forward or backward pretty easy.