weight in back of your truck
How many of you put extra weight in the back of your truck for the winter. Was helping my neighbor an old farm boy put a heavy metal plate in the back of his truck for extra weight and thought I used to do that but have not since I got a 4 x 4 but he says it sure helps you from sliding on ice covered highways. Maybe I will get a couple of sandbags for extra weight and could use the sand if I got stuck somewhere.
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Anything in the bed of a truck not strapped down can become a bullet
I just use real winter tires |
Heavy metal plate when you get in an accident and come to a dead stop? Now its a guilletine!
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I just kicker in the box when needed :sHa_shakeshout::sHa_shakeshout::sHa_shakeshout:
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Is that a mink coat??? Sweet!!!! |
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Approx. 300 lbs in my ford. I use large sidewalk blocks.
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it respond to a rollover and we found several blocks in the field along the path of the truck. One came through the back window and struck the drivers head. |
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How about putting a couple of rectangular hay bales in the box of the truck. Go to the local car wash and put the spray wand nozzle in the bales until they are saturated. They will freeze to the box which is much safer and then come springtime you can push them out of the box where you have permission to drop them. You could easily get them to a couple hundred pounds each with the weight of the water.
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truck weights in box!
On the subject of truck weight for winter driving.
I go buy water softener salt. 20 kg plastic bags. weather proof. east to move around don't freeze. |
Winter weight.
We used lengths of inner tube full of sand.
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Not the best but better than nothing. |
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Go to garage sale. Pick up 250lbs weights ($10-$50.00). Strap them to a pallet. Tie pallet down in truck. Good to go.
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I have a box that I built for my truck. 2 sheets osb, 2x4 sides. Fill with sand or gravel, put top on and strapped down to the box of the truck. Still have truck bed for use and lots of weight in the back.
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I usually run a slip tank with some fuel in it for weight in the winter. Also helps avoid getting shafted when they jump the price up $.18/L overnight.
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Huh
"I just kicker in the box when needed"
Yeah, but what do you use for weight in your truck ? |
A freshly cleaned cow moose really helped with traction when sns2, Kennedy and myself drove out of the field and onto the icy roads this afternoon.:)
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bb ... band camp :sHa_shakeshout::sHa_shakeshout::sHa_shakeshout: |
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I hope the Mod's can take joke ...:scared0018:
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Bahahaha! |
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