This driver is kinda lucky they didn't make it out of the parking lot and have that happen on a public road where they could have gotten a "failure to secure load" ticket.
the load *appears* to be trex composite (plastic) decking boards, which are both more flexible than SPF word boards and tend to offer less friction in relation to each other when stacked... which necessitates the load being tightly bound if being transported under the BEST circumstances 🤦♂️
As an Avalanche owner, and one time Ridgeline owner, I can relate to a small bed. That said, as an Avalanche owner and being intelligent and well versed in physics, there are simple ways to prevent this that obviously a Tesla owner would not be able to understand.
A former Toyota Frontier owner: There come with an extension "cage which flips over the lower tailgate to extend the bed length for larger loads. Works very well and the tailgate held up for heavy loads.
"Rent a trailer" being the obvious one (They probably have some for rent in that very parking lot), but the CT breaks its frame in half if anything is put on the "hitch", so....
Trailer is the number one answer. If you can afford an overpriced, glued together waste of stainless steel... seems a trailer would be affordable too. That said, I have a hitch extension that gives my toy bed decent capacity. Also my midgate opens for longer stuff. If nothing else... straps, anyone?
Right, but the Avalanche and the Ridgeline are actually TRUCKS that are designed to do at least moderate TRUCK things while doing other things like carry four passengers as well (Avalanche is a great tow vehicle). The CT? As far as I can tell, the TRUCK part wasnt even a consideration, just cosmetic
I've seen a few of those eye sores around town and have laughed at every driver in one. Straight up waste of space and money, but to each its own I suppose. 😑
I was at a three-way intersection when a guy in a truck came up from another street & stopped. He had a box of 12' vinyl siding riding on top. It was lightly raining, just enough to cause the cardboard box that held the siding to rip open, and 20 floppy 12' sections slid into the intersection.
Honestly, this is probably best case scenario for him. Those look like composite deck boards, which would have snapped in half the first time he hit a bump at any type of speed.
After seeing what happened to the bumper of a cybertruck when a guy tried to pull half the load it is rated for, my guess is the tie-downs are secured by an Elmer’s glue stick.
Funny, didn't he think that the driver of the truck next to his with the load over the tailgate, flagged and probably strapped probably knew something that he didn't ?
I think what worries me the most is that this a bulk purchase and not just a few beams. Is this guy building his own DIY deck or something? That aught to go well…
If a workman turned up at my house in one of these I'd need to decide if I was going to fire him because he's a Cybertruck owning ***** or if he can afford one he's probably gouging me on the price of the job.
You guys think this is a tragedy because the load fell out.
This is actually a miracle, just think of how bad it would be if he were allowed to carry all that lumber home and do whatever the project he was planning. He could have killed someone.
I bought a truck last year (a normal truck), had never even driven a truck before in my life, and I have strapped down far smaller loads so securely just so shit wouldn't be rolling around back there annoying me. I have no idea how you load up this much shit and go "eh it's probably fine".
These guys are driving around with five million boards with the tailgate down and absolutely nothing holding them in, I used more than one strap on a heavy air compressor in the bed with the gate closed that was never in a million years going to fly out of there just in case
Those deck boards are extremely slippery. This guy was doomed and was an idiot to even try this. I had boards like that hanging 2' out the back of my SUV and it was dicey as hell.
I’m also noticing that the truck next to it put an appropriate red flag on their cargo that extends beyond the bed. Something the cyber driver failed to consider.
But for real I think the correct solution to the insanity of driving today is to make the 'work truck' exception to CAFE standards require a next-tier-up driver's license, that's not necessarily full CDL, but much more stringent than standard Class D or whatever.
Not the point I know but he didn’t even put a flag on the back of the load as required by law when the load protrudes far enough behind the vehicle (example seen on the actual useful pickup truck in first photo)
I mean, I honestly have design issues with any pickup that doesn't have at least an 8 foot bed, but yes, there are degrees of awfulness, and the the cybertruck subpasses them all.
I actually feel bad for this guy and if I’d seen him trying this configuration in a parking lot I’d have at least tried to convince him it would do exactly what it did.
My dad gave me a few scrap pieces of that stuff for a project, and when I say scrap I mean like less than 3 foot long pieces, and I still secured that shit in my truck bed because I knew it'd slide around the entire drive home otherwise. It has like no fucking friction to it.
Which is why it's better carried in a truck that can at least put it's lift gate up, if not fully contain them.
The being said, as some posters above said, it looks like the whole bed liner ripped out along with the tie downs, so slipperiness doesn't matter so much.
I read that as the top layer of boards (the ones sitting on the wheel wells) came out, he slammed on the brakes, the large bundled bounced, and pulled the liner with it. It's way to uniform across to be a layer of boards.
Am I seeing things or does it look like the tailgate is also bent downward line it couldn’t handle the load? Truly the worst designed vehicle in modern history.
Some people have to carry the burden of juggling other big ideas while they run errands - saving humanity via space travel, perfecting the blockchain, reinventing the bus, etc. Be lucky if you only have to focus on moving supplies from point A to B…you wouldn’t understand.
I believe Elon said if a "Cybertruck is in an accident with another car, Cybertruck wins." This is a child's mindset. He says 0 about human injuries or fatalities.
There's a great video from years ago of someone driving a Tesla car with a couple of 2x4's out the rear windows, as in entirely perpendicular to the car, not like up in the front seat and peeking out a window. They hit a sign on the side of a highway because they're like 12' boards.
I could have sworn this was a Tesla, but I found the video and it looks like a Nissan Altima. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZmWOtc-1zM. Sorry for the fake news, but I guess enjoy the video anyway:
You can tell this guy is an amateur because anything that long extending out of your vehicle needs a flag attached and I don't see one anywhere on any rod.
Note: just for reference, in picture #1 the Elmobile is parked next to a REAL pickup truck. Which probably cost about half as much when brand new. You can't fix stupid, folks.
"the beams have slid out the back of the cyber truck and are now on the floor. the man is scratching his head, wondering what mystery of physics could have caused this to occur."
This is especially expected given the acceleration on those things is really intense so far as to quite easily be uncomfortable given the seats are on the firm side
You can see what looks like where the liner attaches to the bed. Also most of the wood is on the liner but some on either side, as if it was propped on the wheel wells.
I think you're right, I think he tied them down to the bed line and the bed liner has come out. In the first photo he has what could be a box of straps on the trunk. So less about his knowledge of physics, more about shitty Tesla build quality.
I can't believe I'm writing something even in the slightest in defense of this jackass but the pro parking tends to be closest to the lumber section and those lumber carts tend to be beat to shit.
Also, the employees sometimes ask you to park there if you buy, say, a few dozen concrete blocks that they need to bring out on a pallet, probably because it's safer for everyone if they don't take the forklift into the parking lot.
I own a real pickup, to which I've added extra tiedowns, and I wouldn't try to haul that load. There's no way to tie it down effectively given how slippery and compressible it is. If you can afford that much Trex and a Cybertruck, you can afford to get it delivered.
Speaking of contractors, I was in Wisconsin, and saw someone with a Ford Lightning EV, with a trailer attached, and it looked like a contractor type setup. I've heard it said that, for basic, in-city laborers, an EV truck could actually be very useful.
More appealing: electric motors can actually put out more torque, more quickly, using less energy, than gasoline. Electric motors are actually much, much better at towing, usually taking up half the volume and weight.
It wouldn’t surprise me if the bed is higher than you’d really want for a real work truck, just because of its a modern truck, but it’s better than a cybertruck for sure.
Not to mention, when purchasing this many deck boards, the store will bundle from warehouse (usually at a cheaper price than off shelf) and deliver (usually for free or $50).
Obviously this dolt is not good with money or planning, so they got what they deserved.
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I'm getting about 74 longer boards and about 15 shorter ones. Assuming that's 12' and 8' grooved Trex (24 lbs and 15 lbs, acc. to Home Depot), that's 2000 lbs - at or over capacity for the entire truck with him in the front.
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Sometimes I consider posting a web camera right at the on ramp to catch some of the truly insane attempts to haul stuff.
Favorite will always be the guy with sheets of plywood or sheetrock on the roof of a Honda Civic.
He survived, but he didn't survive well.
"Sure, this bit of twine will hold plywood to the roof of my car, but I'll hold it with my left hand while driving, just to be extra safe."
And slick.
It was a truck.
Anybody who thinks those are worth $100k is is too dumb to work on my roof.
*spits out cereal*
Fun fact: That is illegal. Of course, if you're an Elon stan, I'm sure you care less about the legality of things... or consequences.
https://youtu.be/db-LtAbrYYA?si=YSxNssUXI1bQNeHq
To me as a German this is NZL in music. Wonderful.
I'd say he can't aim his side mirrors correctly, but honestly 98% of folks can't either.
Hot damn piece of shit
This is actually a miracle, just think of how bad it would be if he were allowed to carry all that lumber home and do whatever the project he was planning. He could have killed someone.
It's a CYBERtruck, it's got CYBER in it
Cyber"truck"
…so am i. if you figure out, tell me! i do not get it!!
Do not hire this contractor.
https://bsky.app/profile/questauthority.bsky.social/post/3l2pia3qbkj2g
Yes, I’m pedantic.
Anyway, great stuff! 10/10 no notes.
The being said, as some posters above said, it looks like the whole bed liner ripped out along with the tie downs, so slipperiness doesn't matter so much.
Regardless, this guy doesn’t understand physics, friction, gravity, etc.
Also, he's driving a Cybertruck.
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Elon or not, this dude is not a Pro™.
Perfect description
I own a real pickup, to which I've added extra tiedowns, and I wouldn't try to haul that load. There's no way to tie it down effectively given how slippery and compressible it is. If you can afford that much Trex and a Cybertruck, you can afford to get it delivered.
More appealing: electric motors can actually put out more torque, more quickly, using less energy, than gasoline. Electric motors are actually much, much better at towing, usually taking up half the volume and weight.
Only problem?
Power storage (batteries).
Obviously this dolt is not good with money or planning, so they got what they deserved.
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Wonder if he was making a “look what my truck can do” post?
it's just a vehicle for performance art.
I just had to go and read the post in the owners' forum.
He just had his CYBERTENT fitted.
I can't even.