Windmaster SLIDEKIT™ Rolling Round Top Tarp System for Flatbed Trailers


The LCS Windmaster SLIDEKIT round top rolling tarp system delivers a sleek bullet-like contoured appearance that cuts through the wind and gives drivers the feeling of having no trailer being pulled behind their truck. It is the real-life resemblance of the 1800's WESTERN WAGON which delivered goods across America and now this modern-day version is rapidly populating our interstates. Its dome roof design arching 24" in height avoids any concern of roof damage should your trailer be caught sitting with excessive rains or snow accumulation in comparison to a flat roof design.

A LCS SLIDEKIT at 90" high is more fuel efficient then a 72" high flat top system so don't be fooled if your told otherwise.

SLK STD 66" side & 90" OAL center height is the perfect Steel Haulers design for loading 72" Coils loaded in either direction.

Windmaster SLIDEKIT™ BULLET BULKHEADS

FRONT BULKHEADS

The Windmaster SlideKit Bullet is designed with a lower robust aluminum bulkhead typically standing 48" high but available in 60", 72" & even 84" heights. The Windmaster Aerodynamic fiberglass Bullet nose fairing caps the top of the lower bulkhead rising an additional 42" making for a standard 90" OAL center height.

This model of bulkhead sits flush with the deck directly and can be ordered with a reduced Man Access Door.

LCS - SLIDEKIT Bullet is only available at 108" Wide for 102 flatbed trailers.

LCS-SLIDEKIT Offers a Show & Shine Option with Mirror Stainless Steel Wrapped Lower Bulkhead.

Optional Flat Front Bulkheads are available for customers with 96" Wide trailers or those wanting a larger Man Door.

LOAD ARMOUR™ CARGO CONTROL, STORAGE & EQUIPMENT

Customized your interior bulkhead with full cargo control storage providing for easy access to all your cargo equipment from the trailer deck in order to secure your loads quickly. There are NO Standards. "You tell LCS what Works for You & We Will Do It"

Shelves, Trays, Racks for Chains, J-Hooks, Binders, Straps, Coil Bunks, Coil Cuffs, 4x4 Dunnage Corner Protectors

****All Equipment Available to purchase from Load Covering Solutions****

BULKHEAD LOCK OPTIONS

Exterior Over-Center Front Locks: The SLIDEKIT Bulkhead comes standard with and exterior mounted over-center handle operating a ground level controlled independent lock system. Two exterior vertical shafts (DS & CS) with upper and lower internal latch plates slide up and down to pull the front car frame tight to the bulkhead compressing the D-foam seal. CAUTION...Always release tarp system tension at the rear first then unlock the front and then slide system to the rear. NO MAINTENANCE REQUIRED!

Windmaster SLIDEKIT™ BULKHEAD COLOR OPTIONS

            

Our CFD tested 10" fiberglass upper nose fairing and dual contoured fiberglass side panels can all be color coordinated to match your choice of tarp color.

Select Your Next LCS Tarp System Color

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Windmaster SLIDEKIT™ AERODYNAMICS & FUEL SAVINGS

ALERT! Don't be fooled in thinking your Aerodynamic Truck that addresses head winds equally addresses the Wind Drag resulting in the gap behind the truck and in front of your flat front bulkhead. LCS-Windmaster shows its highest CFD results of wind drag reduction at a side cross wind angle where a truck does not compensate for.

Don't be led astray when others state adding their nose cone works. Unless tested with their results posted, negative results can occur, costing you more in fuel.

Go Ahead and Complete the Fuel Saver Calculator and see the results.

Spend the MONEY to save the MONEY!

HIGH IMPACT TRACK & WHEEL (ROLLER) DESIGN

Don't Be Fooled in assuming all retractable tarp systems are built to last. Be cautious of the systems in existence that will cost you more money over the long haul in replacement components and constant maintenance due to the foundation of a weaker track and wheel design. Take the time and do your due diligence before you decide to spend the money on what you thought was a great value in a system. From the start, the Railroad provided LCS engineering with exactly what we believed to be the best track longevity & wheel design, for a rugged over the road rolling tarp system performance.



Our Heavy Duty 6" C-Channel extrusion with a 1-1/4" extended, lower built-in High Impact Bump Guard safeguards against damage from side loading of forklifts. An inverted V-shaped highly precision roll formed stainless steel insert slides in and provides the perfect rolling surface for any LCS, 3" V-Groove machined steel roller.

Our rollers, with our own replaceable custom designed sealed bearings eliminates the need to replace the complete roller assembly, thus saving huge costs over the life of the system. Don't be fooled in thinking all systems have the same quantity of rollers. Most systems have 2-3 times that of an LCS system. A LCS 48'-53' system rolls on (28) 3" steel V-grooved wheels while other systems require as many as 56-96 wheels.


LCS High Impact Track offers the only "Patented" built in undermount attachment to slide in one of two optional aluminum extruded light bars.

• 2" Light Bar allows 1" LED bullet lights on 12", 24" or 48" centers.
• 4" Light Bar allows 2" LED round lights on 12", 24" or 48" centers.

No Bolts, Rivets or Welding so never worry about your light bar breaking loose with constant flexing of loaded trailers.

Fleets who are focused on delivering a professional image over the road are proud to light them up whenever they have a chance.

P.I.&I. Joe Kerola -Masury Ohio

Windmaster SLIDEKIT™ MODULAR FRAME SYSTEM: ROLLING CARS

LCS designed the most common-sense modular rolling tarp frame in the market, even our competitors want to copy it.

1) The LCS aluminum frame extrusion has the tarp connector grooves internal of the tubular design.

Q. Why would this be important?
A. Because when the tarp system frames come in contact with interior building doors, fence posts & gates, trees and other objects the unprotected exterior raised grooves are subject to damage. The slightest pinching of those grooves will make it very difficult in getting the tarp panels replaced easily, and cost effectively. It might even lead to the replacement cost of a new frame and panel.


2) The interior design allows LCS frames to be narrower in depth and thus an LCS system can provide up to 1" extra interior load width.


3) LCS vertical side and top frames are assembled with a 2-part interior 90 degree square corner casting.

    A. Primary Casting inserts into the aluminum extrusion connecting the sides and top in place.
    B. Cap Casting attaches to the side and traps the tarp panel and locks it into place.

Q. Why is this design unique and important?
Because the tarp panel install or replacement doesn't require the panel to be started from the bottom and pulled up through the tight corner across and down. An LCS tarp panel starts at one top corner where it slides straight vertical, while the opposite end slides across the horizontal roof, straight vertical down on the opposite side. The Cap is then inserted over the exposed open side corner and traps the tarp panel locking it into place by torquing the provided bolts. If Down Time & Cost isn't important then this frame design is irrelevant)


4) All LCS Lower Car Frame plates are easily assembled by sliding the upper frame over a solid extruded vertical post(s) and bolting.

LCS Component Designs are built Rugged and made to Last!

• White Axillary Wheels come standard on all systems as a new upgrade now which are not required in the tracking of an LCS system but to provide assistance to the rolling performance should any of the lower car plates get side damage in its travels. It's like having insurance, you don't need it, until you do!

• Patented Lower Uplift Clips now come standard with most systems attached to lower car plates. This feature eliminates welded clips high up on the car frame like other systems that can cause tarp damage while pleating. With the different LCS Patented uplift configurations these clips allows any set up at any time. See Uplifts for further details)

Windmaster SLIDEKIT™ MODULAR FRAME SYSTEM: UP-LIFTING BOW CONFIGURATION

Q. What is the purpose of the uplift bows?

A: Every system has their own version of these scissor bows with the common purpose and intent to provide tarp roof support between each rolling car frame located on 7ft -8ft centers the length of the trailer and to minimize downward tarp pleating into the loading zone while being retracted.

LCS standard uplifting tube extrusion in comparison is the heaviest duty wall thickness over all our competitors. With the open road cross winds the structural integrity of these light weight structures is vitally important and plays a big part in the future wear and replacement of your modular tarp panels.


Double Hinge Connected (HD/BC): LCS Heavy Duty / Bent Corner Step Ladder design always puts vertical roof support where its needed. All LCS uplifts are rolled form to the same arch as the rolling car frames ensuring there is water run off. Downward tarp pleating with this configuration averages 9"-12" into the loading area when pushing the system ahead. For high loads that are close to the height of the interior system and to eliminate tarp pleating that could drag over the load, the system can be pulled open vs pushed up.

REAR LOCK & TENSIONING MECHANISM OPTIONS

• LCS designed & maintains the Patented Loc'N-Load (LNL) which is without a doubt the BEST Lock and Tensioning Mechanism on the market, just ask our competitors.

1. LNL is a simple common sense design comprising of a short barrel, a coil thread and an over-center flip down thrust nut which is easily operated with a removeable manual crank handle. A Swivel Fixed Crank Handle attached to the LNL is optional if your worried about loss.

2. LNL is conveniently bolted on the rear car plate and travels with the car frame just above the track so that it never gets lost or stolen like other system locks. Its quick and easy to replace and it can be retro-fitted to ALL Trade Marked "CONESTOGA" Models.

3. With a 23" wide robust and structurally built rear car frame combined with our railroad track and wheel design, LCS systems DO NOT require a interior structural apparatus or post to support the car frame higher up. Don't Be Fooled!

LCS MODULAR TARP PANELS & OPTIONS

LCS transitioned in 2006 from its original 1-piece manufactured tarpaulin design to a fully segmented panel, providing the industry with the ability to respond to tarpaulin damage quickly by replacing only the sections as required. The industry has gone standard on 20oz per SQ.YD. European High Quality Tension Fabric with a urethane top coating. These materials perform incredibly well and by combination of system design and fabric choice todays rolling tarp systems resemble that of a hard side van trailer.

This LCS Slide Kit (as shown) is a HIGH HAULER model starting at 76" side height & 100" center height.

LCS REAR FLAP ENCLOSURE & OPTIONS

The SLIDEKIT has a patented unique crank up flap that enables the entire flap to roll up on top of a dome roof. The corner side wings are unique and easy to flip out of the way, while necessary to seal the open corners which is what allows the main flap to only be attached to the center portion of the rear car frame.

• Our 4" Wide Over-center Velcro Side Wings are STD with our own developed Shock Cord for quick, simple security of main flap.

• Upper corner side wings are secured with Criss cross ropes and 9" rubber strap to ensure they remain in place while travelling

OPTIONAL "OVER THE ROAD CORPORATE ADVERTISING & MARKETING"

At LCS we believe in investing in the power of marketing and no better way to gain a Return On Your Capital Investment (ROI) with allocating advertising and marketing budgets over the road. Look to a load covering system to promote your corporate messaging and watch the capital investment SOON be quickly justified. NOTE: Everyone remembers a great looking billboard especially if it's driving beside you!

Note: Average Graphics Life Expectancy depending on the application is 7 years. Based on your original Capital Investment for an LCS Tarp System & amortized over 84 months, its costing you only $ 298.00 / month to promote your corporate messaging.

If you're an Owner / Operator or Steel Hauler Fleet Mgr., don't waste anymore time to lower fuel cost & enhance driver safety.

A LCS - Windmaster SLIDEKIT Bullet is waiting for you!

ROUND ROLL TOP MODULAR TARP SYSTEM FOR FLATBED TRAILERS

Thank You for visiting and learning more about the LCS rolling tarp systems Features, Advantages and Benefits. I hope we have demonstrated to you there are many differences in our models of systems that separates LCS from the rest.

If you're in the market for a rolling tarp system to enhance your flatbed load covering versatility, LOOK to Load Covering Solutions.

Our technical sales expertise combined with our advanced innovations and design engineering will provide years of trouble-free load covering performance at the lowest maintenance cost. Call us for more information and pricing.

Be sure to check out our other models of WESTERN WAGONS for a wide range of Trailers.