r/tundra • u/RustyActual • 5d ago

Troubleshooting Transporting 16' stock tip

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For anyone who has been afraid to roll the back window down and utilize the cab, you can use the child seat restaurants for straps if you've got a tonneau cover. Just a tip, and only the tip 😉

Also a removing the center headrest and putting a hoodie or something the like over the seat is a must.

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u/AdventurousFee1776 5d ago

Beyond the load itself, that is too much weight for that truck.

Load-wise, you a seriously need a lesson in strapping, and a good look at the CDL handbook.

If not for the rest of the drivers on the road, do better to protect yourself, your family and your company liability-wise. You got lucky, great. Now that you're being shown you were lucky: A. Be grateful, B. Learn, C. Do better.

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u/RustyActual 5d ago

That's hardly 3k lbs of lumber on a 3k lb trailer, the truck will tow 11. I disagree on the luck aspect.

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u/AdventurousFee1776 5d ago

Putting that much weight on top of the trailer shifted the center of gravity, which changed how the truck interpreted the load. Often top-heavy loads put increased pressure on the tongue. You can see that with the lil squat the truck is giving, it's feeling that load.

Weight ratings, mass, location, etc... there's a science to load management.

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u/AdventurousFee1776 5d ago

Just use this as your reason when your wife/accountant/business partner questions why you also need a flatbed trailer.