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Winter weight in the truck bed

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by SnowDrift, Oct 16, 2015.

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  1. Oct 16, 2015 at 7:14 PM
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    I have replaced them with a set of ST Maxx since then, but I haven't tried them out in any snow yet. I don't have any dedicated snow tires for the truck, we usually don't get much snow here and if I'm going skiing I take the Honda for the mileage.
     
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  2. Oct 16, 2015 at 7:17 PM
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    Snow in the bed is usually enough, it might not hurt to throw a few bags of sand in the bed though.
     
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  3. Oct 16, 2015 at 7:27 PM
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    I got a couple years on OZ, so I guess I win.:)
     
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  4. Oct 17, 2015 at 6:09 AM
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    Apparently I missed a lot of activity on this thread last night :argue:. Since I'm late to the party, I guess I'll just throw this out there. I've used my 4x4 to rescue our tractor plenty of times. I guess the tables may turn in winter conditions, haha.
     
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  5. Oct 17, 2015 at 6:29 AM
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    I love the snow in the bed route... I've even shoveled some in, because it doesn't hurt in my opinion. Until you park in the garage that stays slightly above freezing even in very cold weather...
     
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  6. Oct 17, 2015 at 9:02 AM
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    Another Canadian winter driver here - good tires and a canopy. Last winter stock tires and no weight in back, just used 4wd and I was fine. We had a record snowfall that closed our schools- first time in roughly 40 years or so. Truck was fine with stock tires, which I will add are complete crap!
    PS installing Cooper AT/w's on Monday!
    Cheers
     
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  7. Oct 17, 2015 at 9:45 AM
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    That's just a 2 wd tractor...they suck in snow. Your Taco is still tops. ;-)
     
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  8. Oct 17, 2015 at 10:46 AM
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    Where do you have the tow strap attached on your truck????
     
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  9. Oct 17, 2015 at 1:29 PM
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    You win the biggest pile of snow on a deck contest. Congrats.

    BS aside, you don't need weight in your truck if you're using 4x4, unless it makes you feel better.
     
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  10. Oct 17, 2015 at 4:56 PM
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    I used to throw 2 bales of straw in the back in the winter. It adds quite a bit of weight once they are wet.
     
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  11. Oct 17, 2015 at 5:18 PM
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    It's raining here today , our drought this summer was a hoax
     
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  12. Oct 17, 2015 at 5:32 PM
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    Just because a government shoves an idea down the populations throats doesn't mean its true. Society is screwed lol
     
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  13. Oct 17, 2015 at 5:34 PM
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    The world government I presume
     
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  14. Oct 17, 2015 at 5:41 PM
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    With newer tires... I haven't needed xtra weight. I will lower my tire pressure a few times in the winter and I always use 4wd when there's snow on the ground.

    When tires are reaching the end of their lifespan... I may put weight in the bed. It just depends on the tire and its performance at the time. I have TRD Sport w/mechanical LSD which helps.
     
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  15. Oct 17, 2015 at 5:42 PM
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    No that doesn't exist.

    We humans have core samples, they tell the story of weather for hundreds of years.....

    Those core samples tell us that the earth goes through cycles, and the climate and atmosphere changes over decades.

    I haven't read any convincing evidence of climate change from carbin monoxide.
     
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  16. Oct 17, 2015 at 5:44 PM
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    Hundreds.....

    I'm sure you haven't
     
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    Actually hundreds of thousands of years!

    Google ice core samples of earth's climate
     
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  18. Oct 17, 2015 at 5:52 PM
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    K

    "Our method takes into account more data and shows that the age difference in Antarctic temperature and CO2 levels is less than we previously thought,” Parrenin says. “I think this could help to change the tone of discussions about climate change.”

    Web page:

    http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ice-core-data-help-solve/
     
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    I just posted that lol
     
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