Hauling drywall

i need to do this..soon.

i have alot of stuff to buy. hardi board, lumber..everything.

and i hate homedepot.

 

as a few others said. if you can leave tail gate up. and have them rest on it an strap them to the "D" rings. thats what me and dad do. but we have a tundra well he does. but we don't have the "D" rings just the corner like cleats or whatever.

 

Lightweight drywall?!? never heard of it, Is it thinner or a different compound? Cool.

 

Same thicknesss just different compound. You can tell the difference in weight for sure.

 

I just happened to see this thread and thought I'd put in my $0.02.
I had to move some sheetrock a while back. I cut 2x6s to fit the bed notches. I then framed up what is basically a mini wall...2x6 bottom plate, 2x4 top plate and ~6 inch studs. I set this out near the end of the tailgate and the sheets are fully supported...about 6 inches hangs over the end. I must have had around 10 sheets with no issues whatsoever. I even carried some 12 foot sheets using this set-up; I had to get a couple 12 ft. 2x4s to support them. It was pretty bouncy but they made it home in tact.
I don't have the pictures on my work PC, but if anyone's interested, I can post some later from home.

 

Same here, just slide it in over the tailgate & you're good to go. It bends a bit but doesn't hurt it at all.

 

Hey, just got back from home depot, hauled 10 5/8 sheet drywall in my 5' doublecab bed. Put 4 8" cinder blocks (83 cents each) in the 4 corners of the truck and laid 2 2x4's 8 feet (1.50 each) on top of the blocks. Loaded up the dry wall with the gate down. Really secure, made it home without a problem. Used a tie down just to be safe.
Happy Hauling!
Exodus

 

Either with the tailgate up or with the gate down and using some cross bars in the bedside notches works. Either plywood or 2x4 would make a good brace to keep the sheets from flopping. But whatever you do use a strap, especially if you have the stuff loaded horizontal and not angled up onto the tailgate. Believe it or not drywall can be real slippery, I goosed the gas a little hard in the lumberyard once and dumped a load of drywall onto the ground. The sheets all slid apart like they were greased.

 

This ia about 1100lbs of dry wall with a home made rear support.

 

Here is a picture of my homemade rig. As you can see, everything is fully supported. It stores in the bed nicely. I need to find a better way to secure it in place so it won't shift...it hasn't yet. I've been using a ratchet strap around the top and underside of the tailgate, but I don't want to end up scratching the paint.