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Silly or not, he got-r-done!It looks silly.
(in the truck)
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After having a sectional delivered, and the old couch removed, and all the costs that go with having that done by others (I still don't have my Maverick) this post makes me happy and sad at the same time 
C'mon Ford build my Maverick!
C'mon Ford build my Maverick!
Looks to me that the strap is temporarily tucked into the trucks door handle to keep it off the ground and clean while he loads and hasn't thrown it over top of load yet.
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I guess as long as you keep windows down
Yes - only use tie-down anchors !!!No. Tying to fixed points is safe; like the tiedown loops in the bed, loops on the tailgate, onto the bedrail, etc. I'm assuming OP just had the slack from the strap tucked in the handle temporarily.
@Binjobbed technically your family was right! It definitely didn't fit! But that doesn't mean you didn't make it work - kudos!
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Shoot, you didn't even have the tailgate open! You could've hauled more ....
In my younger days, I hauled ridiculous loads in and on my Ford Focus. I was that guy people were taking pictures of in the Lowes parking lot.
The Maverick is better.
In my younger days, I hauled ridiculous loads in and on my Ford Focus. I was that guy people were taking pictures of in the Lowes parking lot.
The Maverick is better.
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I Tetris'ed a couch, loveseat and chair into my Honda Element once. Had to ride with the rear hatch open, but other than that, great success!
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How did I miss that the first time?! OK, you get the bonus after all.
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Loaded up this couch onto my small hybrid truck and transported it an hour away without Incident(wife and family said it would never fit). Saved over $200 in delivery and tax fees.
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Now, this is what this truck is made for. When I pickup a couch at Costco, it'll save me atleast $300 compare to buying it online and having it delivered.
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At least he isn't trying to hold down with his arm out the window or have someone in bed of truck to hold items in place . I have seen people moving mattresses on top of roof trying to hold them in place by arms of driver and passenger out the the window . seems like a good strap down job to me .
I paid a guy $25 once about 1970 to move an upright piano. He showed up in a station wagon that had a pickup style tailgate the window retracted into which he loaded by himself and roped it to the luggage rack. I don't know where the Polaroid of that is.
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I would have paid money to see that! Trying to move a piano is a PITA!!
This kinda reminds me...we knew these two Scottish guys - Craig and Gary - who were both talented craftsmen. Craig could build anything and Gary was a brilliant electrician, and both possessed natural brute strength for being only 5'7" each. My mother often employed one or both of them to do various projects around our home, and one project was painting the outside second story of our home. I'll never forget the sight of coming home from school to find Craig holding Gary upside-down by his ankles out of the second story bedroom window painting the side of the house. Honestly surprised no one lost their life that day.
Gary, unfortunately, put himself into a diabetic coma and passed away in 1994. At the time, my mother was living in NC and had rented the house out to Craig to do a kitchen remodel and other tasks prior to her selling the home, and for whatever reason (not sure if this is a Scottish thing) Gary's wake was held at the house. Try to imagine 300 drunken Scots and Irishmen milling around with the bagpipes going full blast. Surprised none of the neighbors called the cops.
I wouldn't dare call the cops on 300 drunken bagpipers as most likely 100 of them would be cops....and probably somehow related to them.
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