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From: Maine (NorCal Native)
I love my mat ... I actually use both, I leave the mat in all the time (except for cleaning), when I want to haul something I have to worry about damaging the bed sides I toss a liner in.
I really like Ruthies clean white bed insides showing ... They are not perfect, but look good for her age and they really stand out with the black mat.
-Enjoy
fh : )_~
I really like Ruthies clean white bed insides showing ... They are not perfect, but look good for her age and they really stand out with the black mat.
-Enjoy
fh : )_~
Methanoholic
Joined: Mar 2009
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From: Maine (NorCal Native)
I've had no issues with the mat in Ruthie at all, I move stuff frequently and never had it even move!
Though it isn't no thin POS, it's like 3/4" thick, it was under the drop in when I bought the truck. It is a molded truck bed mat, don't know who it was made by, but I really like it.
-Enjoy
fh : )_~
Though it isn't no thin POS, it's like 3/4" thick, it was under the drop in when I bought the truck. It is a molded truck bed mat, don't know who it was made by, but I really like it.
-Enjoy
fh : )_~
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Festus - what would happen if I were to pile up tree trunks in the bed and then, upon removal and when I got to the bottom layer, slide them out? Think 10" - 18"+ diameter.
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From: Maine (NorCal Native)
I have never hauled any logs in Ruthie, but I have hauled many other things like diesel motors, pallets of wood pellets and drug/pushed them either from the rear to the front or visa versa and have yet to have it move.
It literally sticks to the bed!
I suspect, I could pull logs out and it'll stay right where it is ...
I'm not saying it won't, I have not had it do it yet with all the things I've done, even rolling diesels on engine cradles in and out on 3" casters, it doesn't bunch.
The only issue I find is when rolling something like motors on engine cradles is the bed grooves, the mat floats over them and if the casters are in a groove it sinks a little and makes it hard to move.
That's to be expected ...
-Enjoy
fh : )_~
It literally sticks to the bed!
I suspect, I could pull logs out and it'll stay right where it is ...
I'm not saying it won't, I have not had it do it yet with all the things I've done, even rolling diesels on engine cradles in and out on 3" casters, it doesn't bunch.
The only issue I find is when rolling something like motors on engine cradles is the bed grooves, the mat floats over them and if the casters are in a groove it sinks a little and makes it hard to move.
That's to be expected ...
-Enjoy
fh : )_~
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They both have pro's and con's depending on what you use each respectively for. My over the rail bed liner wrinkles in the heat. I used a bed mat with a snap on tonneau cover with no issue. Of course it will not withstand heavy loads being dragged across it. What I found to work best for my needs on my 97 Ranger was, a roll-in bed liner with a commercial grade rubber backed mat like the ones used by Cintas in commercial buildings. Rubber backing against the bed liner prevented slip while the fabric prevented drag on the top surface.
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