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Tonneau Covers and the Snow

Discussion in 'Tonneau Covers, Caps and Shells' started by Juniorbpd, Feb 13, 2014.

  1. Feb 13, 2014 at 12:48 AM
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    Juniorbpd

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    I have a truxedo truxport and just got home from work and cleaned 5" of snow off of it. What did everyone else do? Remove it before the snow or just keep cleaning them off when they get a chance? Any worries about too much snow weight?
     
  2. Feb 13, 2014 at 1:51 AM
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    RogerRZ

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    I've had mine for three years, and have had up to a foot and a half of wet snow on it, with no problems.
     
  3. Feb 13, 2014 at 3:12 AM
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    OverPar

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    Not the same cover but I have the G4 Elite and let it pile up. Doesn't seem to bother it at all.
     
  4. Feb 13, 2014 at 3:25 AM
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    303tacoma

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    i have the same cover and have never had a problem with snow.
    i had a different cover on my 95 tacoma for 10 years and never had problems.
     
  5. Feb 13, 2014 at 3:32 AM
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    InSight Retrofits

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    driving force and the dryers at car washed push them down way harder than snow ever will :p
     
  6. Feb 13, 2014 at 4:15 AM
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    Wont be heavy enough to damage the cover
     
  7. Feb 13, 2014 at 8:39 AM
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    dilligaff82

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    No problem with my Lund Tri fold.
     
  8. Feb 13, 2014 at 8:42 AM
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    floodedkiwi

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    no problems with my Bak flip and 2 1/2 feet of snow on it after 2 days of not moving. Cleaned it off before I left and headed back south.
     
  9. Feb 13, 2014 at 8:42 AM
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    Juniorbpd

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    Thanks guys. Good to know
     
  10. Feb 14, 2014 at 7:50 AM
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    WeberSarge

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    Stock for now...
    No issues with my Access Limited soft cover , handles the weight like a champ and cleans off easily .
    Sarge
     
  11. Feb 14, 2014 at 11:34 AM
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    Copperdoc1

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    Total chaos UCAs, 265/75-16s, BAK rollback tonneau, custom lights and rack.
    No problem with the BAK rollback cover.
     
  12. Feb 14, 2014 at 3:31 PM
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    No issues with the Extang Trifecta
     

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