• midnight_puker@sh.itjust.works
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    1 month ago

    I saw a lifted truck the other day, and not only did it not have a trailer hitch, it didn’t even have a spot where one could be installed. I don’t know much, but it seems to me that if you’re not using your pickup truck for hauling, then you shouldn’t even have one.

      • FireRetardant@lemmy.world
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        1 month ago

        Who the hell wants to load bricks into a lifted truck? Even if using a forklift, its often better and safer to keep the load as low as possible. It also safer while traveling to have the load lower to keep the center of gravity lower, hauling bricks in a lifted truck is more dangerous than stock height. Lifts can also impact stopping distance, which isn’t something you want when you’re also ruining your sightlines with the lift.

        • Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works
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          1 month ago

          This man bricks!

          I dunno, I was just thinking extra springs to not bottom out with heavy load, also easier to pick up heavy items if they are already hip-high.

          (Like, I lift my husband from bed to chair, and vice versa, but I would really struggle to lift him from the floor.)

          Stoopid me.

          But not stoopid enough to buy a truck like that! A wheelchair-modified minivan hauls anything I need, and keeps it dry.

    • Voyajer@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      Generally if it doesn’t have a hitch receiver you can put a ball hitch on the bumper in front of the license plate, but those are rated for less weight and are useless if the truck is lifted sooo