Flimsy boxes.
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Flimsy boxes.
Was cleaning up some blowdowns in the yard today, and after bucking them up, loaded the pieces in my '11 supercab. After unloading I noticed 2 dents in the wheelwells on the inside of the box. I've never had this happen to a pickup before when hauling firewood. Can't believe they are that flimsy.
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There have been several threads about the new ''thinner'' sheetmetals that manufactures are using on their trucks these days. One of the first things I did when I picked up my 2011 FX4 was have a Color Matched Line-X Spray in liner put in it. So far its been one of the best investments I've made to the truck as I don't even haul things that often but I feel as though its already paid for itself.
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Don't know what kind of liner the dealer had sprayed in there, but this is just one small load of wood and was put in there fairly gently, not thrown like we usually do it. If it looks like that after one, what's it going to look like in 5 or 6 years. I drove an F250 for 20 years, hauled all kinds of wood and everything else in it, and never dented the inside fenders like that.
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Don't know what kind of liner the dealer had sprayed in there, but this is just one small load of wood and was put in there fairly gently, not thrown like we usually do it. If it looks like that after one, what's it going to look like in 5 or 6 years. I drove an F250 for 20 years, hauled all kinds of wood and everything else in it, and never dented the inside fenders like that.
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Tim's right. I used to use drop in liners and would haul all sort of junk in the back, when I traded the trucks I would take out the liner-what a mess of dents. Now I have a spray in liner and see all the dents everyday but my truck is more of a working truck vs a beauty queen. Chris
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I had / have the same problem as the OP with my '10. That is exactly why I went with a plastic drop in. It takes the brunt of the load and was about $250 cheaper. I am not cracking on spray in liners, they sometimes just don't fit everyone's need.
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i had a drop in liner that came out doing 70 on the freeway.(great kite!) Thay tend to absorb some of the impact but don't stop it all. OK i hate my soft tin bed but hey its a truck its getting used like a truck so it going to get dints! as long as there on the inside of it's bed it's OK with me!
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It's the price you pay for having a crew cab with 100's lbs of sound proofing, wiring for all the luxurys, etc. The truck would weigh 7000lbs + if they actually made them sturdy enough to not dent.
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If you get 2 fist sized dents 1/2 inch deep from loading 30 pieces of firewood, my best guess is you won't have a box left in a couple years. No way is that built for hauling anything that isn't in some kind of auxiliary container. I'm wondering if they get them from the same company that makes beer cans.
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If you get 2 fist sized dents 1/2 inch deep from loading 30 pieces of firewood, my best guess is you won't have a box left in a couple years. No way is that built for hauling anything that isn't in some kind of auxiliary container. I'm wondering if they get them from the same company that makes beer cans.
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I have hauled a few loads of wood in the back of my 11' xlt and got a few dents on each load however I have never been easy when loading firewood and my month old ford didn't change that. I didn't have a spray/ roll on bed liner at the time but I put one on after. If you go a little thicker over the dents it covers them right up and that is my plan for now. I got a few dents in the bed over the winter and when it warms up I'll touch up the liner. I figure eventually it will get thick enough and i'll be able to drop a bowling ball from 50' up and it will just bounce out haha