How long a 2 x 4 have you fit in your 200?

[KLF]

I have put long stuff in my truck many times, plywood, drywall, framing lumber, etc. 10' lumber will fit if you don't mind it up on the center speaker (put some padding on it), but I was always nervous about doing that, afraid it would bend, so I just leave it sticking out, put the upper tailgate down on it. 16' long pieces won't fit, but I've done it twice:

I have a piece of 2" XPS insulation board with a groove cut into it that I sit on the top of the lower tailgate, protects that edge.

You can get the annoying dinging to quit if you take a screwdriver and flip the latch in the upper gate closed. Then the truck will think it's closed. Just don't forget to unlatch it again before you close it after unloading.

 

[m3fan]

Back to drywall... how is everyone moving 4x8 drywall sheets in their 200? I'm thinking of just bringing a box cutter to the parking lot to cut them down a bit but open to other suggestions.

 

[TheIcemanCometh]

Back to drywall... how is everyone moving 4x8 drywall sheets in their 200? I'm thinking of just bringing a box cutter to the parking lot to cut them down a bit but open to other suggestions.

I would just toss them on the rook rack. I would find some metal corner protectors for the tie downs. If getting 10' or 12' sheets would support them with 3 - 2"x4".

That said, for our last remodel of a room, all the sheetrock was delivered by the supply house. Not only was it delivered but brought inside and downstairs.

 

[dessias]

If you need more than a sheet or two, either get a trailer or have the supply house deliver it. Or get a minivan, but this is the wrong forum for that

 

[Heckraiser]

Depending on how much you want to carry, opening the passenger front window and angling your lumber out the window resting it on the mirror may be doable with the trunk closed. Ghetto, yes, but keeps exhaust from entering the truck.

 

[linuxgod]

KLF’s pic is what I’d historically done - open the trunk put the seats down, and you can easily get about 6’ of a 4x8 sheet of drywall in. If you only have a couple support then with 2x4s, but if you have a stack they’ll be fine.

Long lumber I lean the passengers seat back and slide it forward.

Note if you open the trunk, you can slip a bungee cord end into the upper latch. That both lets you tie the door down and it shuts off the annoying beep because the truck thinks it’s closed.