Hmm... been reading the weather lately, and it seems like I might not need those sand bags.

Ok, here's the deal, I've got 10 80lb sandbags totaling 800lbs. I've been closely watching the weather and it seems like we are not going to get any more snow. But the temperatures seem to moderate for making snow at least in the 28F to 33F range. However, I don't see that much precip in the forecast. Then again, I've been around here long enough to know that those weather predictions are sometimes way off.

So should I chance it?! Love to be able to save some gas and gain some extra accelerating power.

Or should I wait 2 more weeks just to be safe? I mean it's not that big of deal in the pocket... just that I don't want to have to unload them one day, and not have them when I'm coming home from work or college and be doing cartwheels all the way home. Or have to load them again... it's a pain the rear and I've got them perfectly arranged.

Oh, I bet I'm going to peel out a few times... haha getting used to no weight back there... Always did with my '99... took me about 3 or 4 driving cycles to figure it out.

 

I would say leave them back there for a couple more weeks. You might be in store for a spring snow dump. I can recall in the past, snow storms hitting the NY area as late as April. However 800lbs seems like a lot of weight though, but I haven't seen the conditions that you are driving in. I would think that the trade off of having traction vs. ending up in a ditch and having to pay a tow company to pull you out offsets the cost of gasoline. And a couple added benefits: 1) If you do lose traction you can spill some sand on the ground to get the tires to hookup. 2) When the spring thaw comes you can unload those sandbags and build a moat around your home to save you from the floods.

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Thanks for the funny!

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. 800 lbs does seem excessive, but I drove in snow up to my rear axle with no problems. No slipping (except if I want to have fun and break loose), sliding or any problems for that matter. Since it's a new truck, and I love it a lot, I'd rather keep the extra safety net sort of speak.

Never had an issue with my '99 and those 10 sandbags. It just chewed up a lot of room in the 6 ft bed because I had the supercab. Now with my '07 and the 8 footer... it's not a big loss. Still miss my '99 though...

So they will stay... unless it turns out to be 70F days... which I would love, but doubt would happen.

 

800 pounds!!!!! Holy .......

Just curious, have you tried to drive in the deep snow with less weight?

 

I find that about 400 lbs is adequate, but that's with a 4x4.

Also, I'm using feedbags from a farm supply place, corn actually. The benefit is that they don't freeze like sandbags so you can move them around a lot easier if needed. I keep a couple of sandbags in there also in case I need some sand for traction though.

 

So do you guys think it's alright for me to remove the sandbags now? I was looking at weather.com earlier and it looks like there is no more snow headed for my way. Check it out, my zip is 13476.

I would like to see my truck hit 22 mpg... right now I am at 19.8 mpg. Yes, I am a feather pedal.

 

Flip a dam coin.

 

Just keep them lol