I have a gooseneck horse trailer - would like to put this down and cut holes for the hitch. Has anyone done this? Does the mat stay put when hauling? I'm concerned about the vacuum that is formed in the bed when hauling the trailer at highway speeds......
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My 2013 RAM 3500 has the B&W Gooseneck hitch in the bed. I marked the gooseneck hole area as well as the safety chain areas and removed the material I needed with a small cutoff wheel attached to a variable speed drill. The mat does stay put while hauling, with or without a gooseneck trailer attached. No worries!!!!! As heavy as these bed mats are, I highly doubt you'd ever be able to attain a speed to suck out this bed mat.
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Had no problem with our mat. It also came rolled up in a carton and as I recall it was during cold weather. We just unrolled it and as I recall placed the curled area down until it straightened out and then turned it over the way it should be. This may have taken a day or so, but not as long as you have been dealing with it. Might want to try using a hair dryer that you can direct the heat on to the areas that don't want to lay down???? Would be worth a try. Good luck.
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Hi Gottaluvlabs, Please not trim the mat. Doing this will expose the fiberglass core which would make it unusable. The only solution is to have overhang, unfortunately. We are currently looking at adding new sizes so you can keep an eye out for that. Happy baking! BrightSpring
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I put two cinder blocks on mine. The large ones with the two square holes. The tray has holes for connecting bunjees. I use the black rubber ones with metal hooks. I have a polaris ranger 500 I use to pull it but I think a descent rider will pull it just fine. I use the level 2 and it does a pretty good job. The level 3 will take up the thatch and the grass as well. The level one will only get mulched grass and leaves.
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This is it...unless there is a transporter made to send the clippings to Mars. Investigated a Lawn sweep tow behind but their traction deteriorates over time and never work well on turns. I plan to use my tow behind john deer tilting lawn wagon and install a canvas extension that curves and places the grass in the wagon then I just tilt into my compost pile. Really this has worked flawlessly for me now for 4 yrs. Bags crack in bottom after 2 yrs. so I smear silicon all over them and they are fine.
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Because I wanted to be able to move mine out of the way, I mounted it with a barn door rail & hanger. These can be found at TSC or other farm supply stores. Probably also at Lowes or Home Depot. Look up heavy bag hanger here on Amazon, you'll get a ton of choices. This bag is tall, so take that into account if you're mounting it in a basement or other area with a low ceiling. You should use cut up rags to fill it... I would guess that sawdust is going to be WAY to hard. If you want to do conditioning, you'd b a lot better off with a makiwara board, or similar device made for that. The material is going to compress, both because of gravity and because you want to pack the material as you fill the bag. Here's a decent video with some good tips on filling your bag: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLGddvvvAIk . Good luck! It's a great bag, once you get it filled and mounted. Waaaay better than a punching bag if you're working kicks and knees.
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Never trailered it yet but is awesome! I live in Alaska and it keeps the dust, snow, and mud out. Might be worth just pulling it off while trailering.
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Not really, what I did was mount it under my normal blade and used one of the washers that fit the hole then tightened it up with the large washer over it. I didn't seem to move and I think it helped bag more of the dead grass.
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Personally, don't want/need drawstring bag as the bungee keeps the set 'enclosed' and together so it remains clean. If you are wanting to place it somewhere, buy a plastic milk carton so you can stack/grab/store it efficiently and effectively. BTW, I own two of these sets - one for our travel trailer and the other for our tent-trailer; no special handling treatment for either.
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No problem at all as the hardware is attached to the frame rails and hangs below the frame rails. My trailer weighs about 6,000 loaded and I compress the bushing to 2.6 inches and that is perfect for my set-up. Once you get yours dialed in you will love it. Very easy to hook up, no sway control to disconnect when backing in and it is silent as well. I bought a ratchet wrench to adjust the nuts and it works very well. Enjoy!!
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Everette, I have the Bushwacker bed caps on my GMC and all I did was remove the four clips that hold the side rails on the bed but serve no purpose once the Bak cover is installed. I really like the Bak cover! Looks and works great! Greg
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The beam you see that is attached to the hitch can be slid back and forth easily. The only problem you might have to solve is getting clearance for the legs under the crane. As designed, it easily loads items into the center of the truck bed, and can be moved out to load into the edge of the bed. It pretty much covers it all. If you want to mount in the actual center of the bed, you need the "pick-up" style crane that has a flat mount plate to bolt to the truck floor.
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I have a western plow on my truck and t handles it great. Even full off salt it hardly lowers the tuck bed. I just used all the hardware off the old springs. I should have taken my existing lift off because it does raise the truck. They have worked great for me. Good luck
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I have used it in two positions. It is a friction fit against the ball support and works well to stop slop. Clearance is tight with the middle hole. This is a great hitch. I just wish I would quit wacking it with my shin!
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First, do you have a bed liner in your truck? I do and I had this issue. I cut out enough area to make it drop all the way down and it works great. I really like my hitch extender.
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I use a folding shank aluminum cargo carrier and it works great to prevent side to side dip ect. I also use a double receiver bar and it allows me to fold the carrier using the top entry while using the bottom for a 3.5 in drop tow bar for my trailer at the same time. I use the tightener on both and almost all movement is gone.
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I don't believe having a bed liner will be any issue. Do you still have a way to tie down the tires - they tend to bounce if not. I tied down each tire at the eye ring built into my truck bed. The clamp can open quite wide on rail. Hope this helps.