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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)
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[–] 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

And if you need a truck bed daily you're probably going to buy a truck with a full size one, instead of a 5ft bed which barely gives you more storage space than the trunk of a wagon.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Good luck hauling a full sheet of plywood in a wagon.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 weeks 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:

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks 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.

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