weight in back of your truck

[artie]

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.

[BackPackHunter]

Anything in the bed of a truck not strapped down can become a bullet
I just use real winter tires

[vinny]

Heavy metal plate when you get in an accident and come to a dead stop? Now its a guilletine!

[graybeard]

http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/showt...t=weight+truck

[bb356]

I just kicker in the box when needed

[hayseed]

Originally Posted by bb356

I just kicker in the box when needed

OMG!!!!!!


























Is that a mink coat??? Sweet!!!!

[bb356]

Originally Posted by hayseed

OMG!!!!!!


























Is that a mink coat??? Sweet!!!!

Being Northwest's buddy is tough ... at least he pay's buy the pound !!!

[Skoaltender]

Approx. 300 lbs in my ford. I use large sidewalk blocks.

[sgill808]

Originally Posted by bb356

I just kicker in the box when needed

That must kill your fuel mileage.

[Battle Rat]

Originally Posted by Skoaltender

Approx. 300 lbs in my ford. I use large sidewalk blocks.

Please strap them down.
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.

[bb356]

Originally Posted by sgill808

That must kill your fuel mileage.

I drive a Hemi .... guzzle's gas no matter the load !!!

[lannie]

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.

[YAFORDDIESEL]

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.

[BuckCuller]

We used lengths of inner tube full of sand.

[Mayhem]

Originally Posted by Battle Rat

Please strap them down.
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.

How would that even be possible considering the mass, size and nothing to attach to? Not to mention the forces that would come into play during collision. Might slow them down at best.

[Y2K]

Originally Posted by lannie

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.

In Brooks people put cigarette butts on them in parking lots and start a fire. Gotta love our transient population

[silver]

Originally Posted by Battle Rat

Please strap them down.
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.

I have a dozen blocks on a pallet, left over from a project that didn't get finished. I've got some 3/8 " cable and a turnbuckle kicking around. I was going to use the cable and buckle to strap the blocks to the pallet. Was going to use ratchet straps to tie the load into the box.

Not the best but better than nothing.

[Skoaltender]

Originally Posted by Battle Rat

Please strap them down.
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.

They are definitely strapped in. Received a ticket for it last year for having a unsecured load. I should have been strapping them down years ago.

[lmtada]

Go to garage sale. Pick up 250lbs weights ($10-$50.00). Strap them to a pallet. Tie pallet down in truck. Good to go.

[Shekka]

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.

[jstubbs]

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.

[Puma]

"I just kicker in the box when needed"

Yeah, but what do you use for weight in your truck ?

[elkhunter11]

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.

[artie]

Originally Posted by elkhunter11

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.

good job

[bb356]

Originally Posted by elkhunter11

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.

Cool ... 18 moose in one shot


bb ... band camp

[elkhunter11]

Originally Posted by bb356

Cool ... 18 moose in one shot


bb ... band camp

We only had one moose in our truck, the other truck with the rest of our party has two moose in it.

[bb356]

Originally Posted by elkhunter11

We only had one moose in our truck, the other truck with the rest of our party has two moose in it.

Treaty card's ???

[bb356]

I hope the Mod's can take joke ...

[Positrac]

Originally Posted by Puma

"I just kicker in the box when needed"

Yeah, but what do you use for weight in your truck ?

Bahahaha!

[elkhunter11]

Originally Posted by bb356

Treaty card's ???

Three of our party waited four years to draw their antlerless tags.