Adding winter bed weight
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Adding winter bed weight
Anyone ever used a product called ShurTrax? Looks like a baffle you fill and put in your bed. Thinking of picking one up.
Here is the product: ShurTrax baffle
Here is the product: ShurTrax baffle
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I've done the sand bags, cement, and some other junk and always been ticked in the spring when it's time to unload it. This looks like a neat idea, wonder if the moisture trapped below the thing would be an issue. My truck has a LineX liner in it now.
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I always buy (4) 60lb sand bags the shape of tubes from Lowes. Seems like they are $3.00 a bag. I put them in the bed against the cab. Never had a problem with them breaking, etc, as they have a plastic bag lining in them also. In the spring, I use the sand to help level any spots in the yard... 
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Thats looks like the best way to go, with the bladder easy and simple.
Myself i get the free service from the state a dumptruck of sand and a
pallet of gunnysacks for sand bags. flood zone area
Myself i get the free service from the state a dumptruck of sand and a
pallet of gunnysacks for sand bags. flood zone area
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I use tube sand. it makes a big difference with the heavy PSD over the front wheels and only the short bed over the back wheels.
I think I'd rather see bedside containers of high impact plastic that go over the wheel wells and extend rearward to the tailgate. Sort of like some toolboxes I've seen. I think those would be the cat's meow because they'd be out of the way of material being slid into and out of the bed. They'd also keep the sand perfectly dry.
I think I'd rather see bedside containers of high impact plastic that go over the wheel wells and extend rearward to the tailgate. Sort of like some toolboxes I've seen. I think those would be the cat's meow because they'd be out of the way of material being slid into and out of the bed. They'd also keep the sand perfectly dry.
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I like the idea of it and have really given some thought to picking one up. Seems like a better idea than the couple 85 pound block i usually throw in.
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I made a small 2x4 frame to fit around the wheel wells, then I put bags of sand inside the frame. Kept the weight over the wheels where I wanted it and kept them from sliding.
I do like the idea of the bladder though. Seems easy, clean and should certainly do the job.
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I do like the idea of the bladder though. Seems easy, clean and should certainly do the job.
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I used snow this winter. Not because I wanted to but because we had so much of the stuff. The box was almost full only a couple inches below the lip. It warmed up for awhile so I shoveled it out and boy was it heavy.
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Course I live in Las Vegas, so weight in the winter is something I usually put on my belly! Now back on point. I did do concrete blocks. I do not know how they are dangerous. Just brace said blocks so they don't shift around. I just don't see any sense in spending money on bed weight. Heck lay down some plastic and shovel in some sand. Fer crying out loud these are pick-up trucks. Geez pleeze, don't scratch your beds.
Oh just case your wondering, I spend my winters in Idaho, Montana, skiing. So I know a bit about traction. I was born and raised in central Idaho, which right now has about 4 feet of snow on the flat. Been there, done that.
Now back on point. I did do concrete blocks. I do not know how they are dangerous. Just brace said blocks so they don't shift around. I just don't see any sense in spending money on bed weight. Heck lay down some plastic and shovel in some sand. Fer crying out loud these are pick-up trucks. Geez pleeze, don't scratch your beds.Oh just case your wondering, I spend my winters in Idaho, Montana, skiing. So I know a bit about traction. I was born and raised in central Idaho, which right now has about 4 feet of snow on the flat. Been there, done that.
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I have a ShurTrax and actually got to use it this week. It was very easy to setup, less than 10 minutes total. I bought some ratcheting tie down straps to hold it in place. I live in Seattle and we have lots of hills here so I thought I needed some extra weight in the back and this seamed to work well. One note on the setup, even though my driveway is relatively flat for the Seattle area, the little bit of slope did cause the water run to the downhill side of the ShurTrax. So I end up parking the truck with the back of the bed downhill until the water froze so that more of the weight was located further back in the bed. So far I like it and it even fits behind the rear seat of my crew cab when not in use. Try that with concrete or sand.
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Ideally any traction weight should be either over the rear axle or between the axle and the cab. This distributes the weight more evenly over the frame and keeps from "unweighting" the front end. This is the same principle that truckers use on not fully loaded flat beds or heavy loads, etc.
Where I live there is lots of black ice and heavy frost on the highways in the winter in addition to packed snow and ice and I have found that technique works well with a simple hub lock for more steering traction when the pavement is not slick enough for 4x4 but slick enough to send your vehicle off the road with the slightest false move.
Where I live there is lots of black ice and heavy frost on the highways in the winter in addition to packed snow and ice and I have found that technique works well with a simple hub lock for more steering traction when the pavement is not slick enough for 4x4 but slick enough to send your vehicle off the road with the slightest false move.
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I have one, it works great. Fill it up in the fall, no fuss no muss. In the spring, syphon out the water and youre good to go. Be sure to bungee it in, because it will slide around. Mine sits on the Line X bed linner
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