75% of truck owners tow 1/year or less?

[tacticalturnip]

Those drop-in liners are evil, I think.

Aside from stuff sliding all over the place, which is just an inconvenience, the paint damage and rust issues they tend to cause is bad.

The rust is the worst, the water build up between the bed and the liner...

 

[Desertsasquach]

I probably tow/haul at least once a week.View attachment IMG_0672.jpegView attachment IMG_0677.jpeg

 

[Runner]

Never had any rust issues due to a bedliner,

I'm skeerd to look under mine...

 

[Too many Kubotas]

As long as the weep holes are clear don't see how a liner can cause rust.

They can do it in two ways, usually in combination. First the liner can wear the paint off, and moisture stays trapped between the bed and liner.

But I suppose that if the rest of the vehicle rusts just as quickly, the hidden corrosion under the liner is no big deal.

 

[WinterDeere]

They can do it in two ways, usually in combination. First the liner can wear the paint off, and moisture stays trapped between the bed and liner.

But I suppose that if the rest of the vehicle rusts just as quickly, the hidden corrosion under the liner is no big deal.

I've retired several trucks due to rust, and not a one of them was in the bed interior. In fact, I can't recall a situation where it was anywhere other than from under fenders or inside door corners, working its way from inside out.

 

[hosspuller]

I bought a dual rear wheel p/u truck new in 2001. Today, it has 79,000 miles. When it's used, it has hauled tons of fertilizer, 3600 pounds of concrete block (One), GN horse & flatbed trailer, fuel tanks, firewood, etc. Only the truck can transport these items. As a grocery getter, it sucks ... fuel 8.1 liter gas engine is very thirsty. Didn't go diesel because of the low mile usage. Glad I did. Today's diesels are burdened with EPA controls.

 

[Sprinkler Fitter]

I bought a dual rear wheel p/u truck new in 2001. Today, it has 79,000 miles. When it's used, it has hauled tons of fertilizer, 3600 pounds of concrete block (One), GN horse & flatbed trailer, fuel tanks, firewood, etc. Only the truck can transport these items. As a grocery getter, it sucks ... fuel 8.1 liter gas engine is very thirsty. Didn't go diesel because of the low mile usage. Glad I did. Today's diesels are burdened with EPA controls.

You wouldn’t have had today’s diesel though

 

[Jstpssng]

Can be a PITA to cut holes in them so they don't cover up the factory bed hooks

The liners we've been getting in our company trucks have holes cut to accommodate the bed hooks. My Colorado has a rubber mat, which I need to take out and clean before winter. I also inherited a couple of spring loaded shower rods from my father which work well between the sides of the bed to keep fuel cans and other items from sliding around.

I know they make something for the same purpose but these were free!

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I tow this load several times a year, and other tractors even more,

SR

 

[DarkBlack]

As long as the weep holes are clear don't see how a liner can cause rust.

They rely on being the lowest point. Are they when you’re parked on an incline? No.
The surface tension of water also allows plenty of water to hang on the underside of the liner where it’s not in contact with the bed, and later drip to a non-draining area.
Weep holes also very frequently either bridge water drainage, or get completely blocked by pine needles, dirt, sawdust, etc..

 

[lostcause]

You wouldn’t have had today’s diesel though

He'd have had an LB7 - not sure that would have been a better choice. Some have had good success, many have had lots of repairs in that time.

 

[Joel/ak]

I didn't buy our older 1 ton for mileage. I usually tow 5-7k a couple times month but we haul gravel, wood, etc all the time. My wife drives a 1/2ton most of the time and I drive a car for my work commute.

 

[John0829]

We bought our Tundra to tow a travel trailer after I retired. That is all it was used for until we had to stop travelling, we still have it. It has been perfect in reliability having only had/needed scheduled oil changes and a set of brake pads, it rides (at least to us) better than most cars and is a pleasure to drive. It's main use now is as a grocery getter.

We also have a 1 ton flatbed that was bought for use on the property, mostly for hauling hay and supplies for the horses. Horses are now gone but having become so accustom to that nice big space that can be used for most anything I want or tow equipment trailers without concern of scratching or dinging it up, so it is not going anywhere. It is really the daily driver (one maybe two trips a week) since usually every trip to town involves also picking up something I really don't want in the Tundra.

We just prefer pickups over cars simply because they fit our life style better than an car ever could.

 

[WinterDeere]

We just prefer pickups over cars simply because they fit our life style better than an car ever could.

Doesn't necessarily have to be either/or! I keep a pickup truck in the driveway, for when I need it. I also keep a car in the garage, for when weather and what I'm hauling allows it.

Much more fun to hop in a sporty car to go pick up milk or a kid from school, than lumbering into town in a pickup truck.

 

[Sprinkler Fitter]

Doesn't necessarily have to be either/or! I keep a pickup truck in the driveway, for when I need it. I also keep a car in the garage, for when weather and what I'm hauling allows it.

Much more fun to hop in a sporty car to go pick up milk or a kid from school, than lumbering into town in a pickup truck.

have you been in a newer pickup? You are not lumbering into town, some are very fast also

 

[WinterDeere]

have you been in a newer pickup? You are not lumbering into town, some are very fast also

Yes. I have a newer Ram 1/2 ton with a 5.7L Hemi, 8HP70 trans, and 3.93 rear. It's a rocket, by comparison to pickups I've owned in the past.

But it's still a total turd, in comparison to every sporty sedan or coupe I've ever owned.

 

[Hay Dude]

Yes. I have a newer Ram 1/2 ton with a 5.7L Hemi, 8HP70 trans, and 3.93 rear. It's a rocket, by comparison to pickups I've owned in the past.

But it's still a total turd, in comparison to every sporty sedan or coupe I've ever owned.

Really? My buddys stock 6.6L Chevy will blow the doors off many typical cars. maybe not the sporty ones….
It’ll lay a set 100’ long, locked, twin black stripes.

 

[WinterDeere]

Really? My buddys stock 6.6L Chevy will blow the doors off many typical cars. maybe not the sporty ones….
It’ll lay a set 100’ long, locked, twin black stripes.

The guy who buys a 6.6L pickup is probably not buying "typical" cars!

Yeah, my truck can leave a nice burnout, it has a limited slip rear and a light a$$. But the car has an extra 100 ponies and 65 lb-ft more torque thru a full posi rear, so it wins every time!

 

[Hay Dude]

The guy who buys a 6.6L pickup is probably not buying "typical" cars!

Yeah, my truck can leave a nice burnout, it has a limited slip rear and a light a$$. But the car has an extra 100 ponies and 65 lb-ft more torque thru a full posi rear, so it wins every time!

Must be some car to have more TQ than a V-8 truck motor.

 

[WinterDeere]

Must be some car to have more TQ than a V-8 truck motor.

My truck is only a 5.7L Hemi motor... because that's the biggest motor Ram offered that year. But my car has the 6.4L Hemi.

I was actually kind of bummed I could get the 6.4L in a car, and an SUV, but not a 1/2 ton pickup truck.