Weight in bed for winter draving

I recently sold my Tundra Crewmax and am waiting for the delivery of my '17 Tacoma Dblcab SR5. Meanwhile, I have by driving a '95 Tacoma 4x4 Access Cab we own. During the winter for driving on icy roads we need to put weight in the bed as the rear end is so light. Do the new Tacoma's also need/benefit from weight in the bed when driving on icy roads?

Thanks
Glenn

 

we got a few inches of snow where i live it in Colorado and my 16 double cab did just fine. factory tires and what not. Im sure it wouldnt hurt to through a few sand bags in the bed but it worked out for me personally

 

If it is icy I drive in 4x4. No issues sliding around. Feels very stable.

 

Mine feels like crap in the snow, maybe it's the lift, mud terrain tires or the type of snow we get here in Southern Oregon. But I put 200 lbs of sandbags in the back and it helps a lot. I still fishtail a little bit, but it's much better.

 

I drove for three years with a 1.5 hour commute every other day in Washington State without a single pound of weight in the bed. You'll be fine.

-2011 Tacoma DCSB.

 

from my experience some MT tires really suck ass in the snow. Some do pretty well though. Pro Comp Xtreme MT2's do pretty well in the snow

 

Yeah, and I drive in the snow a lot since I'm a big skier. If I wasn't trying to drive in the snow 3 days a week quickly, it probably wouldn't be a big heal.

 

My Dad always did that with his trucks while I was growing up and I thought it was a good idea until last winter I watched a guy in front of me hit the gas in his F-150 from a stoplight and it must have sent all the sandbags sliding into the tailgate in the bed. The tailgate popped almost all the way off and 3 sandbags fell out on the road. It was kind of funny because he was driving like an ass....

 

Here is how I added weight .

 

Genius!!

 

I told my wife it was unsafe for me to drive until I added some weight to the bed she believed it..

 

Drove in the first snow of the year with stock tires; no issues 2016 DBLC OR. Would not recommend unrestrained weight in the bed of the truck
I have personally responded to vehicle collisions with significant damage due to unrestrained items in a truck bed.

 

Whoa, Thats sick!!!
Was that Double bed, long cab a special order or did they just have it on the lot???

 

2 words... skid plates... adds extra weight right where you need it.

 

Didn't put any weight in my 2012 in Maine snow and no problem , however if you want weight kill 2 birds and get a tonneau cover , they weight about 80 -100 pounds and keeps your shi% dry.... IMO

 

Having grown up in Eastern Canada (heavy wet snow, freezing rain) and lived in the Calgary Alberta region for years (lots of snow, although not lately, lots of black ice, and more freeze/thaws in the middle of the winter then you can shake a stick at, than you Chinooks), I can honestly say that I have never once put weight in the back off a pickup to facilitate with traction. It's rare that I have an issue driving around in any pickup in 2wd, if it was really bad I would put it into 4wd to make it up the hill, but that was the rare occasion. Winter driving with a pick-up is determined more on quality of winter tyres and how easy you are on the accelerator. If you drive the truck with a heavy foot, your going to fish tail, swing in the corners and not have a lot of traction going up and down hills. If you actually go easy on the gas, have good winter tyres and know how to shift to lower gearing in a vehicle, you should be more then fine. IMO, adding weight just puts unsecured projectiles in the back of the pick-up if you are ever in an accident.

The biggest factor with winter driving is driving to the road conditions, which normally means slowing down a bit and leaving a little earlier to get where your going. Baffled by how many people forget that at the start of each snow season.

Steve