yet another dep ?

[phrank]

My girl and I have been pulling tarp over a 40' x 20' dep tunnel with minimal effort. Tonight it was a different story. It had rained a bit, and the tarp was "sticky" as hell. We finally got it, but it was a total bitch. Any thoughts on making it easier..?

 

[_tessarecting]

I had to deal with this once. If you didnt have the 5mm or whatever plastic on there you wouldn't have a problem. I considered lubing up my greenhouse with a cheap oil---not knowing how that would affect the integrity of the material---a proper blackout system does it from the inside to avoid this...I was watching the weather like a hawk when I was doing it this way. I even rigged the film to my truck and tried to pull it over and it just ripped the end off.

 

[Limeygreen]

Run poles or an outside hoop outside your tunnel, then attach your tarp to a series of pullies, hook up to a manual crank to pull open and close.

 

[friendly530]

we have tied ropes to the plastic the small multicolored nylon ones if you bunch the plastic and tie a knot around it will hold well also look into a golden arm its a arm type thing ive never used one but it looks handy

 

[mister c]

Lol do the rope and a tennis ball bit, throw them over , pull ropes until you can reach tarp, then flip it up then down hella fast with a flick of your arm/wrist and pull/walk back when its" floating". Aka The Parachute pull! Did this with a 20x30x15 with ease for a few yrs.

 

[friendly530]

The Parachute pull i love it that's what it is for sure

 

[jbarsk8]

Parachute pull is the way to go, once you shake it and get some air between black tarp and clear plastic life is much easier

 

[theJointedOne]

Work hard, get pounds

 

[HillMizer]

When it's a film on film deal this happens a lot. Leaf blowers can help "fluff" the tarp. Been thinking about using a couple flooring blowers mounted on the back of a house. Mounting pullies up high (trees or 6"+ poles buried 4 foot in concrete.) so you hoist the tarp high and then let it fall onto the hoophouse works great.
Good luck!