How to Install Your Dump Truck Pull Tarp Kit

Step-by-step instructions for fitting a Fragar pull tarp kit to your dump truck. Follow the four steps below, or download the full guide as a PDF to print or keep in the truck.

Download the installation guide (PDF)

Fitting time: about 2–3 hours.

What’s in the kit

• Pull tarp system × 1
• Mounting bracket – L (90° angle bracket) × 2
• Support bracket × 2
• Shark fin bracket × 2
• Plastic tie-off rod × 4
• Round plastic end cap × 2
• M10 × 25 mm bolts × 8
• M10 washers × 20
• 10 mm nyloc nuts × 10
• 10 mm tap screws × 4
• 40 mm brass screws × 10
• 22 mm screws (grey) × 4

Tools you’ll need

• Drill
• 9 mm and 10 mm drill bits
• Drill / driver
• Spanner or socket set

Step 1 – Fit the headboard brackets

1. Mark 4 holes near the top corners of the headboard – 2 each side.
2. Drill each hole with a 10 mm drill bit.
3. Fix the L mounting brackets and support brackets to the top of the headboard using 4 × M10 × 25 mm bolts, M10 washers and 10 mm nyloc nuts.

Step 2 – Fit the pull tarp system

1. Place the pull tarp system on top of the L brackets, centred across the headboard.
2. Fit an M10 × 25 mm bolt and M10 washer through each bracket hole – 2 per bracket.
3. Fit an M10 washer and 10 mm nyloc nut to each bolt underneath and tighten.

Step 3 – Fit the shark fins and tie-off rods

1. Fit a shark fin bracket to the outside of each rear corner, at the top of the body.
2. Drill 9 mm pilot holes, then fix each shark fin with 2 × 10 mm tap screws. The 9 mm holes let the tap screws cut a thread into the steel body for a secure fit.
3. Fit the tie-off rods with 40 mm brass screws – 2 on the tailgate, and 2 on the end of the headboard beside the cab, one above the other.

The tie-off rods can go wherever suits your truck and load – the positions shown are a guide.

Step 4 – Fit the plastic end caps

1. Push a round plastic end cap into the end of the steel pole on the tarp.
2. Drill 2 × 22 mm screws through the end cap into the steel pole.
3. Repeat on the other end – 2 end caps, 4 screws in total.