What would you tow?!

[1yeliab_sufur1]

https://pebblelife.com/

Bruh we ain’t rich over here for all that XD

 

[AZFox]

Upon reflection my previous post came off more pessimistic that I intended. Dirt bikes weigh less than half what my bike weighs and they're about a foot shorter. One of those would be easy to put in the bed of a Slate.

Also, that beefy rental trailer is way heavier than a typical motorcycle trailer that has rails. I think a typical 3-rail motorcycle trailer weighs about 400 lbs or thereabouts.

So @GaRailroader is spot on. The Slate would haul dirt bikes like a boss, either in the bed or towed on a trailer.

 

[cvollers]

Upon reflection my previous post came off more pessimistic that I intended. Dirt bikes weigh less than half what my bike weighs and they're about a foot shorter. One of those would be easy to put in the bed of a Slate.

Also, that beefy rental trailer is way heavier than a typical motorcycle trailer that has rails. I think a typical 3-rail motorcycle trailer weighs about 400 lbs or thereabouts.

So @GaRailroader is spot on. The Slate would haul dirt bikes like a boss, either in the bed or towed on a trailer.

There are some pretty good single bike hitch racks. Either less expensive ramp style or more expensive jack style like this:
https://motojackrack.com/

 

[1yeliab_sufur1]

You got the sarcasm, then.

The only towable travel trailer is 6x the price of a Slate. Lol.

lol fine I’ll make one XD be a better camper and lighter lol

 

[GaRailroader]

Upon reflection my previous post came off more pessimistic that I intended. Dirt bikes weigh less than half what my bike weighs and they're about a foot shorter. One of those would be easy to put in the bed of a Slate.

Also, that beefy rental trailer is way heavier than a typical motorcycle trailer that has rails. I think a typical 3-rail motorcycle trailer weighs about 400 lbs or thereabouts.

So @GaRailroader is spot on. The Slate would haul dirt bikes like a boss, either in the bed or towed on a trailer.

Probably not a foot shorter. With my 6 foot bed Ranger I left the tailgate down when hauling dirtbikes. On my 6 foot 9 inch bed F-150 I could get the tailgate shut if I turned the front wheel and put it in the corner of the bed. With the 5 foot bed the rear tire is gonna be on the tailgate. Probably with the front tire in the corner of the bed rather than compressing the fork springs against the center of the front bulkhead. Personally, if I had 7 foot 3 inch 500 pound bike, I’d load it in the bed diagonally with front tire in 1 corner and rear tire sitting on tailgate on diagonally opposite corner.

The next time someone sees a Slate in the wild we need to get a measurement from ground to tailgate surface when tailgate is down. I think the lower bed height is going to make it a lot more attractive to use than the typical monster trucks that are out there today.

 

[GaRailroader]

There are some pretty good single bike hitch racks. Either less expensive ramp style or more expensive jack style like this:
https://motojackrack.com/

I used to have something similar that was a rail that mounted to the hitch instead of the more elegant moto jack rack. I used it to haul a trials bike or enduro bike with a Jeep Grand Cherokee.(1 at a time)

I would not want to put a 500 pound bike this far behind the rear axle on this little truck. Loading like that is taking weight off the front end. It will look like the front end has the lift kit and the rear will be squatted. A lot of people will be flashing their brights at you at night thinking you have your high beams on.

 

[1yeliab_sufur1]

It has its own EV drivetrain built in, so it drastically reduces the towing load.

And you saying I can’t do it huhuhu

 

[AZFox]

This video is about a sub-1,000-pound camping trailer that's a platform for a rooftop tent.



He mentions there are nineteen sub-1,000-pound trailers in this playlist:
Lightweight Trailers That Won't Break The Bank

 

[Garbone]

I would put my hitch platform on it to haul fuel cans to my boat and maybe camping gear if I can not cram it in the bed and Frunk.

 

[Mad Mac]

My 95-gallon wheeled garbage can
with my Garbage Commander.

 

[RedJoker]

I'd love to be able to continue using my 5'x8' utility trailer. It has a gross vehicle weight rating of #2000 though.

 

[Daemoch]

nice but would that trailer also have a motor I know a while back a company was toying with that idea idk now

Yah, its like $1.2M though or something equally ridiculous. I linked to it in another thread here somewhere.

 

[Luxrage]

I've got my Element if I need to pull a uHaul 5X9 ramp trailer and smaller things. The Slate is more for the dirty, muddy, stuff that a pickup bed can swallow up.

I'd like to see what Slate does with some mulch in the back. I know early Rivian pickup owners were finding spots under the bed that were trapping mulch that would fall down between the gaps in the tailgate.

 

[Mad Mac]

In the oilfield service business
we made an open box with a plywood floor
and 2x12 sides to prevent wellheads
from rolling around and smashing
the walls of the pickup bed.
Helped keep the bed clean, too.