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I got my Pelican 1520 cases mounted to the bed and stuffed with some tools. Sorry, I forgot to get some pictures, will do that soon. I was able to remove the big aluminum tool chest and gain back an extra 2’ worth of length to my bed. A couple of tool bags are temporarily in my backseat until I can clean up my tool storage situation. I am thinking I need to put in some dividers so that I can better organize my junk. Also some of my less often utilized equipment that is bulky but lighter in weight needs to go back under the rear seat, like my come along and some of my straps.
Put the truck to the test for material hauling last weekend, went to Lowes after some 2x12s, expecting to get 8’ and 10’ sticks. However my local Lowes no longer has 2x12s except in 12’ and 16’ material, and most of the remaining 12’ ones were junk, leaving me with four 16’ and two 12’ pieces to haul. I did not have time to have them cut them in half. Hauling 16’ sticks in a 6’ bed which is only 7.5’ with the tailgate down leaves a lot to be desired. (Yes I need a trailer…) I thought I was going to strap them onto my half shell, but after some experimenting, I discovered that I could fit six 2x12s through the opening of the sliding rear window, after laying down a towel on the window frame, with the tailgate in the up position. I wouldn’t recommend this for long distances, but it got me out of a pinch.
Back to fuel economy, these 255/85R16 modified all terrain tires appear to be hurting me about 2mpg or around 8% compared to 235/85R16 street tires. I need to get my new street tires ordered ASAP. My progress on my other Tacoma related projects has all but ground to a halt due to other work and commitments. I hope to have a few hours to make some progress in the next couple weeks.
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