Not a very fast way when you have to first plant a tree and then wait 15 years for it to grow enough to be an anchor point..... Now you still have to shovel all that gravel off the tarp; which takes longer than shoveling it off a trailer bed because one, you have to move the gravel in an upward motion whereas on the trailer it is a downward motion (less work by far, I've done both) and two, you have to be careful not to ruin/tear the tarp while shoveling the gravel when the trailer bed requires no such worry.

If you grab the tarp at the front of the trailer it rolls it over and doesn’t drag the tarp so the tarp doesn’t get work out as bad, plus you end up with the tarp on top of the pile.

And this is why I have a 7'x16' dump trailer. With the included ramps, I can haul equipment like skid loader, excavator, tractor, I can haul material like top soil, sand, gravel, concrete, and of course dump runs or anything else you can think of. When you want to dump material........ It's just a a press of a button.

Great idea. I'm going to try something similar but using old conveyor belt.

Hell yeah! That work clean

Throw some dismantled cardboard boxes under the tarp before pick up to lower friction at initial move.

Great idea! Plastic tarps are cheap too. This would work even better on a hydraulic tilt trailer. Thanks for the tip.

I had 1 hour to deliver the gravel to the ground so I could make it to the gravel yard before they closed. Got the road repaired and got 8 tons for 80 bucks. Fastest and cheapest way period.

Great Idea

Just for longevity if you had tow straps sewn into base of the tarp and the seam should be strong too, Good work,

Excellent 👏

Nice. I like that idea

I though about something similar with wood, but now I realize the problem is it's on the ground on top of the tarp or what ever you use. Maybe unhook, park truck perpendicular to trailer and use come-along to flip trailer on side (if wheels could handle) or end to end like a dump. But at least you are thinking of new ways. Well done!

I only did this one time to let you know if you are in a pinch this literally is the fastest way to unload a load of gravel off of a flat bed trailer. Which is a very common way to haul gravel for a lot of people.

What type of tarp did you use and where did you get it ? Thanks Brilliant idea !

i use a simmilar technique with the strat under the plastic to make it "roll" out... and I also have a tractor at my disposal

Road was repaired that evening. Done.

Your that guy on the hwy spitting gravel off the trailer…… nice. I’m glad you made this video. While the people behind you all need new windshields. One question genius how do you get the tarp out from underneath the gravel……. And would you Ming taking a broom to your route from the aggregate yard to your yard….everyone that needed a Ned windshield will thank you.

But you still have to get that tarp out from under all the gravel! You didn't think things thru did you?

Part two: how to get your tarp out from under the gravel. Part three: how to dispose of your brand new shredded tarp lol.

How did you secure the tarp to the lumber??

Now, do you shovel the material off the tarp? 🤔

Sweet now you have a tarp under a shitload of gravel

Huh u have to shovel the same amount

Now the gravel is on the plastic tarpaulin, what next?

Weight of load? Tnx

Most of the commenters in here aren’t any smarter than the tarp!

Is it even remotely legal to move gravel on a highway on a flat deck trailer in the first place? Solution in search of problem. Get a tandem to deliver gravel, problem solved.