Do you guys use sand bags or weight in the bed in snow country ?
if so how much weight

 

Have a regular cab long bed 2 wheel drive and as a matter of fact just went to HD today and bought two 25 gallon storage boxes and bought some 50 lb bags of gravel and decorative small stones and filled the boxes with that. I have a spray in bed liner with a separate no skid mat
I put the boxes next to each wheel whell and they have about 200 pounds each in them. A side benefit is that the truck rides a little better over bumps with the extra weight in the back.
My truck is a 2019 and the front air dam is pretty low so I’m thinking about taking that off for the winter. Haven’t looked yet for any previous threads on here about the air dam so if I don’t find any I’ll start one.

 

Four 70lb. sand bags in the bed over the wheels.

 

Exactly the same for me...makes a noticeable difference.

 

I did many moons ago when I drove rwd cars and 4x2 trucks in the winter. My 4x4 truck goes fine without adding extra weight.
Quite a few people do > https://www.f150forum.com/f118/winte...yes-no-460631/

 

After the winter season I plan to reduce the weight by half ,that should still be enough to smooth out the bumps. I can always slide the boxes out if I need to use the whole bed.

 

Ive never found the need to, all my trucks have been 4x4 and go just fine without the extra weight. If 2wd only, Id add weight.

 

Depends on the quality and condition of your tires, as well.

 

I do, 300 lbs of railroad bridge planks cut to fit perfectly. 7 of them about 4 feet long. Screwed together with brackets. Been doing this for years. Yesterday went through ice and snow with no problems in my RWD. But the Falken Wildpeak AT3 are snow rated.

 

Yes! Go to Orange box or Blue box and get bags of salt. Bags of sand, I have found, leak much more frequently. I guess if you are using plastic totes then the sand would be ok. Make a 'fence' out of 2x6 to keep them from sliding too far forward. I plow with mine and the weight is necessary to keep the back end from coming around. Good luck!