Share Pics of People Hauling or Towing Something Wrong

[kozal01]

Maybe he lost his tailgate key...

Maybe

 

[Jstpssng]

A buddy sent me this, saw locally the other day, too bad he doesn’t have a truck to haul it with! lol

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It works. Better that, than having them stick 8 feet out the back.

 

[kozal01]

It works. Better that, than having them stick 8 feet out the back.

True

 

[masseyrider]

A buddy sent me this, saw locally the other day, too bad he doesn’t have a truck to haul it with! lol

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Trucks stopped being trucks when the boxes got short and the cabs started sitting 6.
They're just heavy duty SUVs with open storage areas out back.
They can go off road.
They can haul a large family around.
They can make a dump run with 5-6 large cans.
They can't haul anything of significance from Home Despot or the appliance store.

 

[Too many Kubotas]

Wow! For a while I thought I was the only one noticing the difference.

 

[Too many Kubotas]

In the "75% of truck owners..." thread that change hasn't quite sunk in yet.

There I feel like a 1-man army against the 1/2-ton crowd.

 

[Jstpssng]

In the "75% of truck owners..." thread that change hasn't quite sunk in yet.

There I feel like a 1-man army against the 1/2-ton crowd.

That's because you are wrong. People are buying them for what they need. You are free to buy something with an 8 foot bed if that's what you need... As I pointed out in that other thread.

 

[LouNY]

My little half ton has the 6 1/2 ft bed so with the tailgate down I've got 8 ft of flat space. I will admit that it is a bit unusual but it is much more maneuverable then my old Ford F350 crewcab with the 8 ft bed was.

 

[WinterDeere]

That's because you are wrong. People are buying them for what they need. You are free to buy something with an 8 foot bed if that's what you need... As I pointed out in that other thread.

No, it's some evil conspiracy, that the big 3 only make what no one wants. They build what sells, end of story.

And bed length doesn't have any primary effect on towing capacity, off-road capability, or snow-covered road capability, which are the main reasons I own a truck. I couldn't care less if the thing has a 6 ft or 8 ft bed, when I'm hauling 15 ft logs. That's why I own a trailer.

 

[Jstpssng]

No, it's some evil conspiracy, that the big 3 only make what no one wants. They build what sells, end of story.

And bed length doesn't have any primary effect on towing capacity, off-road capability, or snow-covered road capability, which are the main reasons I own a truck. I couldn't care less if the thing has a 6 ft or 8 ft bed, when I'm hauling 15 ft logs. That's why I own a trailer.

My argument also, when people say that I can't haul an 8 foot 2x4 with the tailgate closed.
"What are you going to build out of 8 foot 2x4s?
I hauled (2) 20 foot long 3x10 inch planks back from the mill on my Ranger with a 6 foot bed. I had good racks and tied them down well. The hardest part was loading them; they were green tamarack, and heavy!!! I think I actually brought them home one at a time.