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I thought about putting the full pallet in the back but those things can top a ton wet. Didn't want to chance it. I probably could've put the other third on there by hand. The wife would have killed me if I broke something on her truck.

In the last two months I've hauled a pallet and a half of sod, two yards of bark chips, and some various other things. Sure is nice having a truck

 

That's the way to do it Yeah, it's really nice to have a pickup around.. especially a KR!

 

To not put the whole pallet in there...

Palletized grass is much heavier than people ever realize until something breaks! When I hauled grass, I used a tandem axle flatbed trailer and even then, if you didn't have the load positioned correctly, you either had a thousand pounds of tongue weight or not enough weight on the ball. That's a lot of compact weight.

 

That truck is Identical to my 01 King Ranch

 

Yeah, come to find out the other "third" of the pallet was the other HALF of the grass. The bottom was squished by all the weight above it. I've hauled pallets of grass with a heavy 3/4 ton chevy (94?) and it squated way down. I probably could've gotten 2/3 of the grass in one load but being since I was only getting one pallet I had to make 2 trips anyway. Two pallets at one time, I may have rented a trailer. Sod is esentially like hauling around wet dirt. Grass is HEAVY.

 

every family needs a truck, even if it is just a beater work truck

 

Hey, I used mine to haul an old water heater, and an old washer & dryer to the dump a few weeks ago. The only thing I didnt like about that was that it left some rust smudges in the bedliner, but the rain took em out I love having a truck


Joe

 

You on your way over to resod my backyard?

 

Yeah, last time I saw pics of your house RP, it looked really trashy.

 

No mo' trash...

It's done...

 

Heh, no.

Sadly enough I didn't have enough to cover my front (STUPID CINCHBUGS!) so I'm gonna get another pallet, wich carries over to the backyard wich I was gonna let go till spring. *sigh* I think I'm gonna break down and hire a lawn care company. 2 years of that would be cheaper than all the work I did and money I spent this year.

One of the more frustrating parts of home ownership I guess. I just feel like I'm piling money up in my front yard and burning it.

*end rant*

 

its really nice to see a truck being used as a truck... not as a Sport Utility with a decorative box-thing on the back.

SO Im sure that weight made the truck ride like a Caddy!

 

But.....

I like my decorative 'box thing'.

 

Heh, the decorative box thing comes in handy sometimes though.

I grew up around pickups that got USED a lot, so I'm not afraid to get one dirty. I just have to clean it up or I hear about it. I would like to get more use out of it with a camp trailer or something, but we don't have the time/finances right now to get into that venture. Someday though, but this truck may never see more than a load of sod and bark mulch now and then. I'd like to get a 5th wheel trailer anyway. Which more than likely means a superduty crew cab to pull it. Most of those things are topping 8-9 grand in weight fully loaded. The tag alongs are more in the 7 grand area for a 26'.

I've used my Expi for hauling some sod before (2 pallets worth). I bet the guys at the grass place thought I was nuts. It was cool though, you can get about the same amount of weight in one of those as the f-150. The f-150 is easier to work with though.

I don't know why I don't get it delivered really. I just have problems paying the same in delivery as it costs for the sod to begin with. That, and the exercise is good for me, heh.

 

I put a 2x4 in mine once.....just the once !!!!