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From: Windsor, Colorado
Im not trying say securing a load is not important, but if I have a sheet of steel in the bottom of my box that sits against the front and cant slide around i would consider it secure. If I got rearend hard enough to push that plate through the entire cab I dont think I would stand a chance with or with out it there. I know the cabs are not that heavy, but I think you would have to be sitting still and rearended by a vehicle much larger than you to fold up the entire rear frame of your pickup! I could see it if the plate was at the back and could slide ahead, but a 4x8 sheet would not have enough room to move in an emergency breaking situation.
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Originally Posted by biervergnugen
The idea of moving the weight back to the tailgate has been swimming around my head most of the morning.
With my V10, a Supercab, and a short bed, putting a lot of weight behind the rear axle (and not over it) makes it VERY squirrelly!!!
It oversteers something fierce - as in, turn the wheel a little bit and it really reacts. In slippery conditions, it might be just me, but it's better to head-on into something than spin out every time you turn the wheel a little too much.
I'd definitely test out whatever you're doing in a safe, secure place - like a parking lot ... and see what happens when you turn the wheel fast while cruising...
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Oh, and ALWAYS secure your load! Strap it down, whatever you can do, but if you flip it, you don't want all that stuff going through someone elses windshield, do you?
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From: Sask. Canada
I have a easier method it loads and unloads itself and I only get it when I need it It's called:
MY MOTHER INLAW
If weather ever gets that crapy I will pick her up and do some errands.
LOL I do love my inlaws " really"
MY MOTHER INLAW
If weather ever gets that crapy I will pick her up and do some errands.
LOL I do love my inlaws " really"
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From: New Jersey
Originally Posted by redford
Man, I hope not. In a fight the Marines usually band togther and the USAF runs for cover.
I gotta back Sgt Hawk, I may be in the AF now, But I started life as a Marine.......Semper FI
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Originally Posted by F-16mechanic
I gotta back Sgt Hawk, I may be in the AF now, But I started life as a Marine.......Semper FI
But yes, I started life in the Army, so I know what you mean.
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From: Louisville, KY
Originally Posted by krewat
With my V10, a Supercab, and a short bed, putting a lot of weight behind the rear axle (and not over it) makes it VERY squirrelly!!!
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From: Kansas, USA
My thoughts for my truck viz. a short bed 2 wd F250... ...Four sand bags @70 lbs each set against the tail gate and secured with a 2 x 6 behind the wheel well. With good tires and the rest of the tool boxes (side mounted) @about 150 lbs each the ride seems well balanced. A couple other thoughts are....1. If the weather is all that bad I would think one wouldn't be driving all that fast. 2. Some of the loads in above responses seem like overkill to me. As I get older (and already shorter), those bags get heavier every year. 
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