Cargo damage to bed
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Cargo damage to bed
Anybody have problems with large items sliding forward in the bed during braking? More specifically problems with those items putting big dents in the front wall of the bed? Also if anybody knows of any stories or websites having to do with trucks getting in accidents with stuff in the back, can you please post? Thanks.
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i think everyone with a pickup has done this.... my craftsman tool box did a HUGE number on my old truck. drove all day with the tool box tied down, started to unload it when i heard " go pick up lunch" drove there, just fine, drove back.... last turn of the trip, downhill to a stop sign..... ( WHAM ) i wasnt happy...
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I had a drywall rotor motor assembly for one of my boom trucks slide in the bed, (originally strapped down), and hit the head board. One small dent but far enough to push the field of the steel headboard directly into the back of the cab. The dent was shaped to a point and made a similar dent in the rear of the cab. The vibration/rub action of the bed driven into the cab, while driving, was tough to deal with. I used a chain attached to a forklift to pull the dent back. Jake.
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I always tie everything down very well. I had a friend killed by his spare tire lying in the bed of his pickup when he wrecked. Ive also seen tractor weights come thru the box and cab and kill people. Im an EMT, so ive got to see numerous times how stupid things can kill you.
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Bedliners aren't for everyone, but the Duraliner I have helps me a lot with regard to this. It has some slots where I can put 2x4 boards in crosswise to help mount things and to act as a slide inhibitor. I also heed tw's advice by taking a few extra minutes each and every time to tie everything down good. I try to keep in mind that an unsecure load is a danger not only to myself but to other motorists. And around these parts, a lot of cops won't hesitate to pull you over if there is any room for uncertainty. 
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I have a giant dent its more like a bend in my delta steel tool box fom sliding into it while loading the quad up in the snow. My friend had the ratchet straps break on a steep hill, which let his Kawasaki Bayu come through the back window of his truck. Shatered the slider, bent the front of the bed, back of the cab, and rippled the roof.
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From: rome, georgia
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I have a 6' bed and I bought a rubber mat for a 8' bed.
i curled the extra length of the mat up against the front of the bed.
Very few items move around on the mat, and the front of the bed is protected.
i curled the extra length of the mat up against the front of the bed.
Very few items move around on the mat, and the front of the bed is protected.
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The way to be safe in the cab is to install a 'Headache rack' across the front of your bed, on top of the side rails ( behind the rear window). The rack is basically a 1 inch hollow square stock frame secured to some kind of metal bars across your window. If stuff is hopping around back there it could be in your lap if you get into a head-on accident. I have been looking for a good rack myself, only because I can lean a canoe on the rack instead of my roof. The last time I priced one they were about 300 dollars. Otherwise I let stuff bounce around in my bedliner, logs, tools, trash, rocks and lumber. If you have a decent bedliner, they protect the bed very well.
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From: New Braunfels TX
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Had the 4 wheeler in the back, only gonna move it a block. Brack is on the 4 wheeler, why tie it down HA $150 to replace the back window. I make sure I tie stuff down even if its just across the street now.
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