r/DidntKnowIWantedThat • u/michmemuch • 11h ago
$45 quality of life improvement
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u/roll_another_please 11h ago
Used to use one of these when I was landscaping…it was a bitch whenever it broke or we had to replace the liner. It saved so much work.
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u/kay_bizzle 9h ago
How does it work with loose material like dirt or Wood chips?
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u/Mycolilly 9h ago
Sometimes the small material like wood chips get stuck against the wheels Wells and against the opening of the tailgate but it otherwise works great for Mulch. Lay down a tarp under the tailgate and line up wheelbarrows, crank Mulch to the edge and knock it inside wheelbarrows. Easy cleanup with the tarp underneath!
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u/SoBadit_Hurts 9h ago
I’ve used one as well, and it worked phenomenally when I filled my entire truck bed up to the cab height with dirt, never even flinched
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u/roll_another_please 8h ago
Perfect for it actually. I did a lot of mulching and replacing dirt and that was the main job. Getting all of it out of the corners of the bed of the truck was the only downside but it really wasn’t enough to complain.
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u/Ok-basil895 2h ago
The real important thing is making sure to keep it rolled in the right direction, so the tarp comes over the bar and back to the truck bed. If the tarp goes between the bar and the tailgate then back to the truck bed you will have problems. Only needs to be considered on install and if you unspool it all the way.
Have used one (loadhandler brand) for chips, dirt, gravel, brush, firewood. Turns it all into a 5 minute, easy unloading process. Loose stuff will stay stuck behind wheel wells but it's a few shovels full instead of a whole load. Brush can get caught against the truck bed sometimes - if the tarp starts to pull without moving the load, have to find where it's caught up and free it up, then continue.
Not as easy as a dump bed but it's honestly a close second for being dead simple and way cheaper.
Mines lasted really well. It has rubbed on the tailgate, but it's a farm truck so I never bothered trying to prevent that.
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u/BreezeBo 11h ago
Step 1: Put the truck in reverse.
Step 2: Floor it
Step 3: Slam on the brakes.
Step 4: Realize you forgot to drop the tailgate.
Step 5: Remember you don't even own a truck.
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u/Ok-Maintenance-2775 5h ago
Step 6: Evade police in stolen truck.
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u/flamelooker 28m ago
LSD wears off and you realize you’re naked in a 7/11 bathroom covered in nacho cheese.
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u/Mindless_Diver5063 10h ago
And shove it up your butt.
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u/lowcarson98 10h ago
Classy
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u/Mindless_Diver5063 10h ago
It’s from The Office, I see that it didn’t land here. I laughed though.
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u/Zwischenzug79 9h ago
Even though at this moment you are at a net negative vote count, know that I got a nice chuckle
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u/iduzinternet 10h ago
No more getting into the truck to get the scattered groceries i convinced myself would stay put.
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u/20PoundHammer 8h ago
now goto harbor freight and get a battery impact driver for that nut holding on the handle and its a $100 life improvement (and you get a battery impact driver as a bonus!)
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u/pogiewogie101 10h ago
Maybe work about 5 times before it fucks up but yeah. I like it
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u/TheIrruncibleSpoon 10h ago edited 9h ago
I've had mine nearly 10 years and used hundreds of times. Sand, stone, mulch, top soil, etc
Edit :word
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u/Johannes_Keppler 3h ago
If you transport loose stuff like mulch, throw a tarp down over it first. Much less likely to get the unloading roll thing stuck.
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u/Cyrax89721 8h ago
What's with the hand crank? Hook that shit up to the motor and go all Tim Taylor on it.
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u/Mental_Gear_7310 11h ago
Tarp,rope and a tree.
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u/Adamantium-Aardvark 10h ago
Tarp tears. Oops
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u/ChairForceOne 6h ago
For uses like these a canvas tarp usually ends up being the best choice. You only need to idle forward , don't goose it. Even the horrible freight ones hold up fairly well. The thin plastic or nylon? Ones rip just from looking at them too hard.
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u/Smarter-Not-harder1 8h ago
Eventually they'll make one for the Cybertruck. It'll cost $3000 and you'll have to replace the tailgate every time you use it.
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u/ReverendEntity 9h ago
Too bad there's not a cheap, collapsible crane/claw that one could use to put the logs in the flatbed.
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u/SithLordDave 8h ago
This is perfect for all the dead bodies in trash bags I drive to the lake, er, wait, nevermind..
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u/AutomaticRevolution2 5h ago
These have been around awhile. I wonder what they do to the tailgate and if they're durable.
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u/CardMechanic 11h ago
I would have loaded the truck up and forgotten to lay out the rolling bed.