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I get a couple 30 gallon barrels from a car wash and fill them almost full with water. strap them down and good to go. The sand would come in handy if you got stuck.
FWIW, you dont have to pay full price. I got mine on auto anything for under 90 dollars shipped. Thats the cost of three years of sandbags, maybe four if im lucky. And I dont have to deal with the sand bags.
just trying to provide a more elegant solution... enjoy the sand. Im not going to deal with that in a new 50k dollar truck.
Did you use a code? How did you get it for $90 ....cheapest I found is $135 shipped.
I wonder what happens when it freezes and you need to use your bed to actually haul something? Can it be removed easily without damaging is sub temps? 400 lbs seems to be a lot to move around if it froze. I bought my truck to be used as a truck. Seems to me if you put one of those in, your bed is useless.
I wonder what happens when it freezes and you need to use your bed to actually haul something? Can it be removed easily without damaging is sub temps? 400 lbs seems to be a lot to move around if it froze. I bought my truck to be used as a truck. Seems to me if you put one of those in, your bed is useless.
I use 2 of the 70 pound sand tubes. Have had the same ones for over 15 years now. If they are exposed to the sun and elements they will rot out in about a year. Mine are under the tonneau cover. After the weather clears I put the sand tubes in the garage.
Easy to put in and easy to take out.
Same deal as above. 2 70 lb sand tubes I bought at Menards. Current ones are going on 8 years old, though one will need to be replaced after this winter. They are covered by the tonneau, and I dont let them silde around either - have a 2x4 in the pockets in my bed liner they sit on and don't move. A little sand falling out of the tube doesn't bother me - when I haul mulch, gravel, dirt, dead animals - a little sand is definitely not the end of the world!
Even with 4x4, without cargo the rear of the truck is light. Traction is not created just by tread design and rubber compounds , but requires the force of gravity. Weight will always increase the traction. That is why farm tractors tires are filled with water and add cast iron wheel weights.
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