"TheOnelectronic" (theoneelectronic)
07/18/2015 at 02:50 • Filed to: None
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"TheOnelectronic" (theoneelectronic)
07/18/2015 at 02:50 • Filed to: None | 2
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So I need to pull the RTT off my Tacoma since I’m going to be doing mostly highway driving now. The thing is heavy as shit (~300 lbs) and more than I can control when it’s over my head. So we had some guys who were supposed to come and help out.
Well, they didn’t show up (for the second time)
Of course, I didn’t find out about this until after I’d unbolted the thing, which meant I couldn’t just drive home.
So I stood in the storage unit I’ve been sketchily using as a workshop and looked around trying to figure out which assortment of random junk would do the job.
The result was to use 4 snow tires, 2 plastic gas cans, and the foam inserts from a camera box to slide the tent over the back (the gas cans and foam were there to prevent any sliding damage) and drop it as gently as possible onto the tires.
I managed it without anything going amiss, though I’ll let you know in the winter if the tires took any damage (they shouldn’t have, but...)
Moral of the story? The lackadaisical attitude towards keeping a schedule is something about Santa Fe that I will not miss.
XJDano
> TheOnelectronic
07/18/2015 at 08:38 |
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This is one reason I got a TJM rear bumper & tire carrier for my XJ after having a 33x12.5 tire on a roof set up.
NotUnlessRoundIsFunny
> TheOnelectronic
07/18/2015 at 15:54 |
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Yikes!
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TheOnelectronic
> XJDano
07/18/2015 at 15:56 |
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I can just about get my spare (slightly narrower) off my roof rack, but it involves lots of cursing and eventually just dropping it and hoping it doesn’t roll off somewhere.
Want to put it back under the bed (needs some persuasion) but I’ve lost the tool that operates the spare tire winch, so that’s a bit tricky.
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XJDano
> TheOnelectronic
07/18/2015 at 19:10 |
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Suggestion: call the dealer parts & see what it cost. Some things are ridiculous, some things are reasonable.