Shurtrax Bed Weight

takevin · January 31, 2009

Saw this at stylintrucks, on sale, looks pretty cool.

http://www.premiermotoring.net/cgi-bin/web...ml?p_catid=1894

bubba33 · January 31, 2009

I don't know why you couldn't just use a single air mattress that has the bigger valve on it. Those are cheap.

takevin · January 31, 2009

yea your right, good idea

Wingnut · January 31, 2009

I've got 4 GTO wheels/tires and a turbo 400 sitting in the back of Fred right now....Work fine for me!

MarkD · January 31, 2009

I don't know why you couldn't just use a single air mattress that has the bigger valve on it. Those are cheap.

The selling point, and it sounds logical is the baffles. In an air mattress, there is nothing to keep the water from moving around. It would really suck to have a couple hundred pounds of water moving back and forth as you go down the track.

Wingnut · January 31, 2009

I don't know why you couldn't just use a single air mattress that has the bigger valve on it. Those are cheap.

The selling point, and it sounds logical is the baffles. In an air mattress, there is nothing to keep the water from moving around. It would really suck to have a couple hundred pounds of water moving back and forth as you go down the track.

The track? Nobody ADDS weight (especially 300 lbs!) when going to the track! They take parts OFF.

ZZ327 · January 31, 2009

but What happens if you get sideways on a icy road and all that water rolls to one side of the bag?

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jpNVasbFVzE/R5-v...tures%2B243.JPG

MarkD · January 31, 2009

I don't know why you couldn't just use a single air mattress that has the bigger valve on it. Those are cheap.

The selling point, and it sounds logical is the baffles. In an air mattress, there is nothing to keep the water from moving around. It would really suck to have a couple hundred pounds of water moving back and forth as you go down the track.

The track? Nobody ADDS weight (especially 300 lbs!) when going to the track! They take parts OFF.

My bad! I was under the impression that 2wd trucks might use them to add traction due to the lightweight bed over the drive wheels. A lightning I ran against had something similar.

Same premise on the road though.

Wingnut · January 31, 2009

I don't know why you couldn't just use a single air mattress that has the bigger valve on it. Those are cheap.

The selling point, and it sounds logical is the baffles. In an air mattress, there is nothing to keep the water from moving around. It would really suck to have a couple hundred pounds of water moving back and forth as you go down the track.

The track? Nobody ADDS weight (especially 300 lbs!) when going to the track! They take parts OFF.

My bad! I was under the impression that 2wd trucks might use them to add traction due to the lightweight bed over the drive wheels. A lightning I ran against had something similar.

Same premise on the road though.

The rule of thumb is every 100 lbs. equals a tenth in the 1/4.

MarkD · January 31, 2009

I have heard that before, and thats why we gutted the 98 and 91 Camaros. I'm just thinking, without traction, a 10 second truck is a 15 second truck

bubba33 · January 31, 2009

I don't know why you couldn't just use a single air mattress that has the bigger valve on it. Those are cheap.

The selling point, and it sounds logical is the baffles. In an air mattress, there is nothing to keep the water from moving around. It would really suck to have a couple hundred pounds of water moving back and forth as you go down the track.

Well if you fill it most of the way up, the water is not going to be sloshing around that much. I don't think it would cause you to roll your truck over.But you are right it would hurt you at the track

takevin · February 2, 2009

Meant this for winter more then doing the 1/4 mile lol.

lvlagnum · February 2, 2009

YIKES!!! Retaining straps or not, if you were ever in a panic stop or accident and that thing ever broke loose, it would come in through the back window, out through the windsheild and it would take you and whoever else was in the cab with you along with it. At the very least, it would flip up and fly through the air like a 340lb Frizbee.

Cheers, lvlagnum.