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hogges · Mar 18, 2021

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Holy crap, how do the brakes feel on this rig? The towing vehicle doesn't look overly burly.

ColoradoTJ · Mar 18, 2021

hogges[OP] said: ↑

Holy crap, how do the brakes feel on this rig? The towing vehicle doesn't look overly burly.
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Really? It's a 1 ton diesel. No problems going 75 mph in the mountains. I was at 14000 lbs on that load. When I purchase my trailers, I spec them with the biggest brakes available. Having a grade braking transmission (allison 1000) and an exhaust brake, no problems holding speed or braking down long grades.

This trailer has 8K axles but, but not exactly what I wanted. Really difficult getting around mall parking lots, and Texas Pride trailers are, in my opinion ok at best..

I would have grabbed more boulders, but the trailer was starting to grunt a bit. Went down I-70 without an issue, and didn't have to use the brakes more than 3 times.

The reason for this purchase. Better 8K axles and a by far more stronger trailer...and 4' less for mall crawling.

Dazed · Mar 28, 2021

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Not sure which thread to post this, frankly, no category seems to fit a general loading question.

So I picked up some 1.5" crushed stone from this gigantic quarry. 1850lbs worth, a bit much for my 4-cylinder SR5 but she took it in strides.

Anyway, arriving home, I quickly discovered that I could open my tailgate only partially, as the stones happily filled the gap underneath the tailgate and jammed everything together. What a mess, not to mention I am sure I lost a lot of paint in the process at the underside of the tailgate.

What's a good solution for this problem? I am thinking next time I would remove the tailgate or leave it in the down position, but it would be nice to have something holding the gravel in place. I had to drive a section of highway with all of this gravel and I would not want to lose any on the highway! Maybe a piece of 2x12" would be ideal to replace the missing tailgate, if it could be affixed in a way that it would come off easily from the outside with a few bolts. Any other ideas?

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So, I saw something that might be a good solution for you when looking at bed mats. There's a company on amazon making full length bed rugs. I have also seen ones that go all the way up the sides of the bed as well. Hope that helps.

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