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We have all experienced it before......

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Cossi, May 8, 2011.

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  1. May 8, 2011 at 4:36 PM
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    Cossi

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    I have no clue.
    I got to experience it again yesterday.






















    Shin + Receiver Hitch = F-WORD!!!!! :mad:
     
    Cossi, May 8, 2011
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  2. May 8, 2011 at 4:38 PM
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    TeamSarcasm

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    The better coast
    one more excuse to get a beer :cheers:
     
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  3. May 8, 2011 at 4:39 PM
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    How the heck does it hit your shin? Mine hits me right in the knee cap.
     
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  4. May 8, 2011 at 4:40 PM
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    TeamSarcasm

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    The better coast
    i get hit in the shin, im 6'2
     
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  5. May 8, 2011 at 4:46 PM
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    Cossi

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    8" drop hitch.
     
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  6. May 8, 2011 at 4:46 PM
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    Sounds like a good excuse to lift your truck to me. Of course mine's stock and I've never hit my shin/knee on my hitch.
     
    85GT 79FJ40, May 8, 2011
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  7. May 8, 2011 at 4:58 PM
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    Cossi

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    I have no clue.
    It already has a 3" lift, and that makes it hard enough to drag a dead deer up in there. Any more and I will need a crane to load my deer.
     
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  8. May 8, 2011 at 6:13 PM
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    Bait the deer into the bed of the truck , THEN shoot it .
     
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  9. May 8, 2011 at 6:14 PM
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    I've never done this :notsure: Might have something to do with me not having a hitch.
     
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  10. May 8, 2011 at 6:17 PM
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    My hitch is at me knee :D

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  11. May 8, 2011 at 6:19 PM
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    mine hits me in upper thigh....:D
     
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  12. May 8, 2011 at 6:20 PM
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    +1. Just be 50ft off the roadway =)
     
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  13. May 8, 2011 at 6:21 PM
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    you need a bigger drop hitch then
     
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  14. May 8, 2011 at 6:25 PM
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    oh poor baby....... it must be so hard lifting that rabbit sized whitetail into your truck.......it shouldnt be too hard cuz i (im 16 and not overly buff) lifted a 3 years old cow elk into the back by my self:p.......(my truck has a 9" lift)...... and a moster muley in there too


    jk man:D...... but man up....
     
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  15. May 8, 2011 at 6:27 PM
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    nahhh..... i just drag when i tow:D
     
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  16. May 8, 2011 at 8:06 PM
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    Us fat kids don't worry about man'n up. We eat, drink beer, and find the easiest laziest way we can to do shit.
     
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  17. May 8, 2011 at 8:10 PM
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    :laughing:...... :laugh:..... ya i have a few friends like you guys(they are my best friends)...... sorry about bagging on you i thought you were some lazy old guy.
     
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  18. May 9, 2011 at 2:53 AM
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    Mine catches me just below the knee. Just had a flashback, damn that last time hurt. Caught it in full stride with shorts on. Thanks for bringing back painful memories.
     
    Tarheelz2350, May 9, 2011
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  19. May 9, 2011 at 3:10 AM
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    no being mean. but how do you guys do it so much?it sounds like. im 19 and can only think of 1 time it has ever happened to me and dad '00 tundra with a 2" draw bar!! i guess this is why new york as a law that you can not have it in when not towing. lol. yeah they have a state law on it. lol
     
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  20. May 9, 2011 at 3:19 AM
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    Guys. If you come into the thread not knowing about the drop hitches....read the thread from bottom up, its hellarious.....
     
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