I actually did this once with my Father-in-Law's truck no less. Had to pour some foundation footers under one section of my house.
Went to get the wet concrete from a plant not too far from my house, had my bride and her sister in ready standby with shovels, etc. Raced home, backed the truck up as close to the forms as I could get it then the three of us started shoveling out this full-sized truck bed like crazy!
The mix started to tighten up on us toward the end, so we went full-court-press and got it all out before it locked up completely.
Pulled the truck away from the forms and my wife and her sis hosed out and cleaned their dad's truck while I troweled the forms. It all worked out, but I swore "never again".
Actually, we did have poly-sheeting down and we used some sloped 3/4" plywood to direct the wet concrete coming off the truck in to the new footer forms under the house.
That's insane that it didn't absolutely ruin the suspension of his truck. Basing my calculations off of a modern F150, we would assume that the bed is 58.2 cubic feet and we put the unit weight of the concrete at 150 lbs. per cubic foot (give or take), that's almost 9,000 lbs. Even if you only filled it half way, that's still more than 1,000 lbs. over the manufacturer's recommended weight limit.
You're probably right. The truck was a 1975 Chevrolet 2500 4x4 and Chevy's version of a "Camper Special". We called it "Teddy Roosevelt" because it was one "Rough Riding S.O.B.". The truck stayed in the family for a number of years after the Concrete journey and never showed any signs of distress. I did all the maintenance and any repair work on it and it carried on like a Trooper until my Father in Law sold it.
Dude my minivan is rolling around with a snow blower, like 1000 lbs of salt, and all my tools. It goes anywhere in the winter and if not i have salt and blower.
So I did concrete for a number of years. I started out with a dude and his truck doing odd small jobs. New porch here, driveway there, a sidewalk or two. And he just had a little trailer he would lay down a giant plastic tarp in, head down to the concrete plant and grab some left over concrete off one of the trucks coming back. He never paid for concrete ever.
He'd go down once a month and drop like 200 bucks on KFC, or Pizza or something of the like and feed the drivers and the office people.
It sucked shoveling that concrete but it got my foot in the door to a legit company that paid more and later got me in the union.
I actually did this once with my Father-in-Law's truck no less. Had to pour some foundation footers under one section of my house.
Went to get the wet concrete from a plant not too far from my house, had my bride and her sister in ready standby with shovels, etc. Raced home, backed the truck up as close to the forms as I could get it then the three of us started shoveling out this full-sized truck bed like crazy!
The mix started to tighten up on us toward the end, so we went full-court-press and got it all out before it locked up completely.
Pulled the truck away from the forms and my wife and her sis hosed out and cleaned their dad's truck while I troweled the forms. It all worked out, but I swore "never again".
Lmfao that sounds like a nightmare. Iām glad you made it in time though.
Yeah, I was young and strong in those days; not very smart...just young and strong.
God you were strong then. No doubt
Yesss. Exactly what I thought of lmfao.
I feel like you outta at least put a tarp down.
Actually, we did have poly-sheeting down and we used some sloped 3/4" plywood to direct the wet concrete coming off the truck in to the new footer forms under the house.
Just in time.
They do supply you with a "mix box" if you need one.
This was in the mid-80's so I honestly don't know if those even existed; the concrete plant didn't offer one.
Haha. Sounds like you picked a good partner.
Indeed I did! We had 38 awesome years together.
Why didnāt you line the bed with a large tarp? They are 30$ max
Absolute nightmare but a great bonding experience I bet!
That's insane that it didn't absolutely ruin the suspension of his truck. Basing my calculations off of a modern F150, we would assume that the bed is 58.2 cubic feet and we put the unit weight of the concrete at 150 lbs. per cubic foot (give or take), that's almost 9,000 lbs. Even if you only filled it half way, that's still more than 1,000 lbs. over the manufacturer's recommended weight limit.
You're probably right. The truck was a 1975 Chevrolet 2500 4x4 and Chevy's version of a "Camper Special". We called it "Teddy Roosevelt" because it was one "Rough Riding S.O.B.". The truck stayed in the family for a number of years after the Concrete journey and never showed any signs of distress. I did all the maintenance and any repair work on it and it carried on like a Trooper until my Father in Law sold it.
Imagine you went ahead and put a tarp down first
āLike a rockā¦ā I get it now
Well thats how you convert a quarter ton pickup into a 2 ton pickup
It's good for the winters
Gotta love you that extra traxxxion
Dude my minivan is rolling around with a snow blower, like 1000 lbs of salt, and all my tools. It goes anywhere in the winter and if not i have salt and blower.
Tough on gas mileage though.
So I did concrete for a number of years. I started out with a dude and his truck doing odd small jobs. New porch here, driveway there, a sidewalk or two. And he just had a little trailer he would lay down a giant plastic tarp in, head down to the concrete plant and grab some left over concrete off one of the trucks coming back. He never paid for concrete ever.
He'd go down once a month and drop like 200 bucks on KFC, or Pizza or something of the like and feed the drivers and the office people.
It sucked shoveling that concrete but it got my foot in the door to a legit company that paid more and later got me in the union.
He got a free patio as long as he was able to pour it out before it hardened šš
Hey Earl, get the jack hammer!!!
This guy picks up.
Not even a plastic liner or nothing? Just straight in the car? That's sick(ening)
Hahahahaā¦ thatās a real bad mistake. Canāt be real because that truck bed couldnāt handle the weight
It's only around eight times its weight capacity, I'm sure it's fine.
The one good thing about AI is i can pretend people may not be this stupid every now and then for my own personal sanity.
speaking of ai, isn't this an ai image? the right wheel well just doesn't look "right"
Also, 75 cubic feet of concrete weighs roughly 11,000 lbs and most pickups have a carrying capacity of around 1500 lbs is another big clue it's AI.
Lmao.. my husband would be all over me about this post. I salvage and save EVERYTHING .and he thinks Im crazy
But even I have to admit, what on earth is he gonna do with it??
Is the joke he's using his pickup to do work?
Nah, the joke is that concrete will set. If he doesn't remove it from the bed of the truck in time, it will be very inconvenient to remove.
i wanna know what the guys at the plant are thinking when they see this
It's good that he's keeping it stirred.
How long can you keep it in the back of the truck?
1-6 hours before it stiffens up, and can be walked on after around 36 hours. At that thickness it'll take a few weeks to fully cure.
Smart