▲ 89 ▼ Slate's $24,950 electric truck is on track for release this year — here's how it stacks up against the cheapest EVs I've tested (www.tomsguide.com) submitted 4 months ago by Sunshine@piefed.ca to c/electricvehicles@slrpnk.net 30 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (3 children) Good luck hauling a full sheet of plywood in a wagon. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Iconoclast@feddit.uk 3 points 4 months ago (2 children) Full sheet of plywood is 250cm long. That truck has a 150cm long bed. You're going to need roof racks or a trailer anyway. I know because I regularly haul full sheets of plywood and plasterboard with a pickup truck that has a 180cm long bed. Leaving the tailgate open doesn't help much either because while the bed technically is wide enough for a full sheet, in practice it's not because of the wheel arches on both sides. It wont lay flat and is quite hard to tie down. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago (1 child) Regarding the wheel arches on compact pickups: Most compact pickups that can't fit a sheet of plywood flat on the floor between the wheel arches have notches in the side of the bed for crossboards. That allows you to easily build a platform for sheet goods. Like this: That's what the rectangular notches in the side of the Slate's bed are for: permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Iconoclast@feddit.uk 1 point 4 months ago I have a similar setup on my truck even though it doesn't have those notches. I just don't like having the overhang flopping in the air and not even being supported by the tailgate anymore so I just don't bother with it. A mid-size pickup simply isn't good for that. If it's just a few sheets I'll put them on the roof but for more than that I just use a trailer instead. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Iconoclast@feddit.uk 3 points 4 months ago (2 children) Full sheet of plywood is 250cm long. That truck has a 150cm long bed. You're going to need roof racks or a trailer anyway. I know because I regularly haul full sheets of plywood and plasterboard with a pickup truck that has a 180cm long bed. Leaving the tailgate open doesn't help much either because while the bed technically is wide enough for a full sheet, in practice it's not because of the wheel arches on both sides. It wont lay flat and is quite hard to tie down. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago (1 child) Regarding the wheel arches on compact pickups: Most compact pickups that can't fit a sheet of plywood flat on the floor between the wheel arches have notches in the side of the bed for crossboards. That allows you to easily build a platform for sheet goods. Like this: That's what the rectangular notches in the side of the Slate's bed are for: permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Iconoclast@feddit.uk 1 point 4 months ago I have a similar setup on my truck even though it doesn't have those notches. I just don't like having the overhang flopping in the air and not even being supported by the tailgate anymore so I just don't bother with it. A mid-size pickup simply isn't good for that. If it's just a few sheets I'll put them on the roof but for more than that I just use a trailer instead. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago (1 child) Regarding the wheel arches on compact pickups: Most compact pickups that can't fit a sheet of plywood flat on the floor between the wheel arches have notches in the side of the bed for crossboards. That allows you to easily build a platform for sheet goods. Like this: That's what the rectangular notches in the side of the Slate's bed are for: permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Iconoclast@feddit.uk 1 point 4 months ago I have a similar setup on my truck even though it doesn't have those notches. I just don't like having the overhang flopping in the air and not even being supported by the tailgate anymore so I just don't bother with it. A mid-size pickup simply isn't good for that. If it's just a few sheets I'll put them on the roof but for more than that I just use a trailer instead. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Iconoclast@feddit.uk 1 point 4 months ago I have a similar setup on my truck even though it doesn't have those notches. I just don't like having the overhang flopping in the air and not even being supported by the tailgate anymore so I just don't bother with it. A mid-size pickup simply isn't good for that. If it's just a few sheets I'll put them on the roof but for more than that I just use a trailer instead. permalink fedilink source parent