Today I hauled some more wood chips with a brand new helper!
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At least some of your pictures are being used on Wikipedia "Silkiechicken" and "Tidewater BE." :wink:
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You really use your truck as a truck Silkiechicken. Good for you!
That's what I call a lowering kit.
Did you have to haul it far? The reason I ask is I'm curries what type of MPG you were getting hauling that load in your bed.
Wow. Did you fill-up the bed, the In-Bed Trunk, and the second row with bags of just the bed? How did your RL handle with that much weight in the back?
Great report Silkiechicken. Thanks for documenting your RL's performance. It helps me think about my future Gen1 replacement.
Cool! You have to love the In-Bed Trunk.
I recommend moving this to the threat titled, "http://www.ridgelineownersclub.com/...ons/174346-what-do-you-carry-emergencies.html."
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Veritably no squat, steering wasn't light and it handled fine at highway speeds.
Carry on with your bad self Silkiechicken! >
Just remember that the In-Bed Trunk is only rated to support 300 lbs of stuff. I've never heard of anyone on the ROC overloading the trunk to the point of failure but it is technically possible.
In the truck world, those are pride marks because they are signs that you are using your truck as a truck and not as a status symbol of some sort. :act035:
I thought the Gen2's new SMC bed was scratch proof: https://youtu.be/PNAsXWnFtic?t=4m30s It sounds like you have proven them wrong.
I feel so fortunate that you were so willing to share your great pictures of your new RL before you put her to work. Thank you!
Thanks for posting the pics Silkie! Looking at them, I wonder if the new tougher SMC bed that Honda touts only applies to the bed floor, not the side panels. The scratches on your side panels look like my 09 RTL.It's an honor to have shared pictures for the community! But it can be noted, that despite the truck being in my hands only a few weeks before the pictures.... the bed already had junk spilled in it.... And there was dirt in the trunk within a few months that I couldn't get out for the trunk shot. LOL.
The scratches on the bed don't turn white like the G1, but they are certainly scratches where things like wire have roughened up the bed! And I'm slowly wearing off the "diamond plate" imprint on the bed surface.
This woman ain't afraid of putting her truck to work! That's what it's for!!! >
That's enough for me to see what you mean. I think you're right. Thanks for the education Silkie.
Wwwhhhaaattt??? Never... :wink:Cool. I was thinking you may have grossly overloaded your RL (not that ANYONE here would ever do such a thing!).
Those rims came on all 2017 RTS trims. That trim, and thus those exact rims, were discontinued when the RTS trim was dropped for the 2018 model year.
The RT and Sport trims share the same rim design as the 2017 RTS but they all have different finishes. The RTS rim's finish is the most shinny/polished looking of the three.
Me too!
Now that is a great example of why we have trucks and not SUVs. Good haul rickyrod33!
Picked up my cousin's daughter's college stuff from storage and moved it to my garage. There is no telling when she will be allowed back into the dorms to attend school.
At least my Ridgeline, my brother, and I got a workout with a full bed with long shelving items in the backseat. I even filled the in-bed trunk with a big heavy wicker trunk and some miscellaneous items. My baby took it all in stride and handled well. Having the high-mount tie down points in the bed and a flat load floor in the second row or real helpful features. Although polarizing, the high sloping bed walls really helped stabilize this load given I had to pack it two layers tall with stuff.
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At least my Ridgeline, my brother, and I got a workout with a full bed with long shelving items in the backseat. I even filled the in-bed trunk with a big heavy wicker trunk and some miscellaneous items. My baby took it all in stride and handled well. Having the high-mount tie down points in the bed and a flat load floor in the second row or real helpful features. Although polarizing, the high sloping bed walls really helped stabilize this load given I had to pack it two layers tall with stuff.
Only if... that's my little brother. I'm the gray haired fat ass that took the picture.
Cool. What brand and model of ATVs are those?
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