Acorn damage to hood and roof.

[catshreds]

I once saw a squirrel tossing acorns at my Maverick. Got my BB gun and took him down real quick. The next day the whole village was lobbing acorns and pine cones at my Maverick. I had to move because of them.

THAT'S just nuts!

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[Guv]

Sarcasm, done correctly can be funny. I find this lacking in that.

 

[Last Truck Ever]

House I'm in now is the first I've had with an attached carport. Never been so grateful for that feature until I bought my Mav home!

 

[mspmms]

You clearly don't know squirrels.

They are rats with high rise (better) housing.

This is serious stuff. Never! mess with squirrels.

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[fossil]

For all the squirrel huggers

https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/forum/threads/dang-squirrels-chewed-through-wires.24487/

 

[RCollins]

Okay, top this. I was about a mile and a half from home, coming down hill on a wooded section of road, when I noticed some turkeys perched on some branches, directly overhead. They decided to depart as I got closer to them and one of them forgot to let go of the branch before launch. Said branch detached and came crashing down on the hood of the car. This was an 89 Acura RS. I checked but didn't see any damage. Hitting a deer at 47 mph didn't buff out though and I had to order a new hood and right headlight cover.

 

[Drdan210]

My less than month old Maverick has dings all over the hood and roof. I'm in New Hampshire and we have had a lot of acorns this year. I've heard them hit before but didn't realize until today that they were damaging the hood and roof. I don't have room on the other side of the driveway unless we stack the cars. Driveway is way to full we have two motohomes, a utilty trailer, a Traverse and two Mavericks.
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Acorns are bad here in Michigan too. But walnuts are the worst. Neighbor has 4 large and old trees that line my driveway. I can not park in the driveway starting in August.

 

[Call sign "Slick"]

Get an estimate of the damage and give your insurance a call!

 

[LSchicago]

Cut down that tree.

 

[Bob The Builder]

Buy a chainsaw. I recommend Stihl.

 

[2lbgill]

Sarcasm, done correctly can be funny. I find this lacking in that.

Ain't that the nuts ................

 

[fossil]

Buy a chainsaw. I recommend Stihl.

I've used both a lot and will stick with my Echo

 

[Jman79]

OP, was this just a vent or a serious worry?

I cant count how many threads here people are debating spending lots of $$$ or time fixing the superficial small stuff. The age old "Dont sweat the small stuff" comes into play here.

Here is a different view... As long as the paint is intact, the integrity of your vehicle is still intact. Now nature has added a "feature" to your car that allows you to park where you want without second thoughts!

The fact that cars come off the lot looking like jewelry is a true disservice to their primary function, especially a truck. These are tools that hurdle down roads at high speed while exposed to the elements and sit year round in all conditions. Lets not even discuss the perils of parking lots .

I know many people take great pride in their vehicles, and that's great, but it seems to come with a psychological cost that is pretty high. Maybe I need to start a company producing custom molded protective covers for vehicles, much like phone cases. Helping people feel free to use their vehicles as intended.

Maybe vehicles should come stock with just a corrosive coat. Then the cost saved in paint is used to wrap it in a thicker vinyl that also protects?

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[clos0791]

I have a Black Tremor and I am getting blasted with acorns for the last two weeks. However I don't notice any damage from it. What damage do you have? I think the hood is aluminum and that's basically taking the biggest hit on my vehicle.

Is it just the hood that is aluminum?

 

[Maverick2023]

THAT'S just nuts!

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