Re: Hinged soft tonneau recommendations?

From: andy levy (andylevy@yahoo.com)
Date: Thu May 29 2003 - 20:39:20 EDT


Droo wrote:

> I had an Extang tonno on my old truck. It wasn't the lift kind though.
> Very strong tonno. Can withstand 1000+ pounds of weight on top of it. I
> dont see how ripping would be a problem.

Flapping in the breeze stresses the material in different ways than a
static load.

> The only thing I hated was how much it shrunk in the cold. That's why I'm
> looking into getting a can-back for my 03.

All vinyl tonneaus will do that. I just pour hot water over mine to
soften & loosen it. The hinged design though makes it unnecessary to
remove the cover in many cases anyway.

-- 
-andy

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