Re: Re: Sand in the truck for winter

From: Andy Levy (andylevy@bigfoot.com)
Date: Fri Nov 17 2000 - 17:51:09 EST


I nearly did this. Then, when I did the math and learned it would cost
me upwards of $100 just to build the pipes, I bagged the idea.

Barry Lawton wrote:
>
> Here is an idea which some may find useful.
>
> I had a small ( yes a rice burner, blame it on youth )
> pickup about 6 years ago, and came up with a method of
> putting sand in the back without the mess.
>
> Take dry sand, I mean real dry, and fill 4" pvc pipe
> up to about 3" from the end, and put caps on both ends
> to make water tight tubes that fit across the bed, and
> tye them together. This way you can still use your
> bed, you can take them out and put them back in
> depending on the weather and your needs. You can stack
> them and do what ever arrangment suits your needs.
>
> Barry

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-andy

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