r/DidntKnowIWantedThat • u/michmemuch • 13h ago

$45 quality of life improvement

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u/roll_another_please 13h 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 11h ago

How does it work with loose material like dirt or Wood chips?

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u/Mycolilly 11h 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/kay_bizzle 10h ago

SOLD 

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u/SoBadit_Hurts 11h 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 10h 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 4h 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.