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Truck breeding rule (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 7 months ago by sjmarf to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 58 points 7 months ago (2 children)

bold of you to assume they're using it for more than their weekly groceries

[–] [email protected] 21 points 7 months ago

Groceries are enough cargo to need a truck, of course. You can't possibly hold that much in a sedan.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Hey, in the winter they put sandbags back there to help balance out the traction.

You’re discounting most of the use that bed sees.

[–] Angry_Maple 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Ever notice how other vehicles don't usually do that, even when they can? It's possible to do in a wagon too, but that's uncommon to see. You should look at the physics sometime.

If your bed is empty, your vehicle will have less weight. Larger vehicles need that extra weight for traction, as their centre of gravity is higher. Smaller vehicles will have a lower centre of gravity, so they usually won't need that extra weight.

I've never seen that aspect described as a "pro" before. In the past, I've mainly only heard pick up drivers complaining about it being a pain in the arse to do.

Edit: I think this might have been a joke lol. It's too early. I'll leave this up anyways

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

It was a joke, my brother had a truck and found that part really annoying in the winter.

But I appreciate the explanation