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    Note to self

    Today was one of those days where I thought I was going to go crazy. Today I was doing all my appointments and got a phone call from a new buisness telling me they had 13 dell towers they would like me to pick up. Look at my schedule I have just over a hour to kill in between appointments and tell tem I will be there in 15 minutes. We'll I load all these towers up in the back of the truck and take off. First turn I make i thought a freaking gun was going off from the slamming of towers skidding around in the back of the truck. (Company just bought me a brand new2014 Toyota Tacoma). That back plastic in the bed is slick as ice I really thought i was going to see towers flying out at every turn I made on the way to lowes to buy boards and tie down straps. So note to self if you get a brand new truck and pick up a bunch of towers make sure you have a way to keep them from sliding around and driving you nuts.


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    You driving like a crazy man?!

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    I have a Tacoma to and have the same issue. Not only slick but it's loud! Sounds like true bed gets yanked off the truck. Go to Tractor Supply and get the rubber mat they sell by the foot. It's 4' wide and and really easy to cut to fit around the wheel wells. Just get the thin one - $30 and go

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    I will have to find that rubber mat today since I am going to tractor supply to pick up a new splitting maul and whatever else jumps out at me. My wife always says I can't go there for just one thing

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    One of the first things I do when I get a new truck is to have rhino lining put in. I love that stuff, and its dam near indestructible.

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    Nice thing about the Tacoma is the factory plastic bed and rail covers. Slippery but no need for bedliners. Hope you found the mat. The have it on big rolls in different thickness. The thin one is more than adequate for a bed mat. Let me know if you're interested in adding extra d-rings on the bed floor. Not sure how many the new trucks have but my '10 only came with 2 in the rear of the bed

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    I have this problem, I use an adjustable cargo bar, but those rugs look awesome.

    Another little tip...don't jump up and sit on the tailgate of the blasted thing wearing short shorts when it hits 95 and it's been sitting in the sun.

    Those black liners get mighty hot. lol

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    My father-in-law has the rhino spray for his liner. Non slip all the way.
    "It's not the years, honey, it's the mileage." Indiana Jones - Raiders of the Lost Ark


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