Harry K wrote:
George E. Cawthon wrote:
wrote:
I need to get 10 sheets of 4x12 1/2" drywall home. I have an F150 full
bed pickup truck. With the tailgate down, I would have 10ft of
carrying surface. How bad it is to leave 2ft of the drywall (10
sheets) hanging out the back? Also, I think a sheet would weigh about
80lbs...is that right?
There is no problem, assuming that you have a real
150 and not a show dog like the F150 Harley
Davidson. The 2 foot over hang won't have any
negative effect on the drywall or the tailgate.
I suppose you could do it that way if you ignore the chance of the last
2 feet of the bottom sheet(s) snapping off when you hit a bump. If not
using 2 bys or boards under the load, at least strap the overhang
together.
Harry K
Yeah! I assumed that the truck had springs and
shocks and the driver would be careful and avoid
hitting big bumps. It would take a hell of a bump
to snap the last two feet off. But if one were
worried about that, the best way would be to put
five foot long' 2x4s crosswise to the sheet, one
under and one over, to the sheets and located 1'
past the open tailgate, and bind the ends together
with rope on each end. Ten sheets bound together
would never snap unless one hit a bump that would
raise the whole load up 2-3 feet above the pickup
bed, but one would have more serious problems than
snapping the ends of the sheets off. Cheers.