"Truck Sled" Unloads Pickup Fast

"Truck Sled" Unloads Pickup Fast PICKUPS Accessories 27-2-11 "It lets me unload manure, wood, leaves, and so on from my pickup quickly and with no manual labor," says Paul Tuggle, Martinsville, Va., about his "truck sled" that fits inside the bed of Tuggle's 3/4-ton pickup. The sled consists of a frame made from 3/4-in. dia. pipe with 2 ft. of plywood on back that rests against the front of the box. A chain runs from the front of the sled to the back of the truck. To remove the load, Tuggle lowers the tailgate and hooks the chain up to a tree or building, then drives the pickup forward out from under the load. He can also use a tractor or another vehicle to pull on the chain. "I've used it for years, and it has saved me a lot of work," says Tuggle. "The sled cleans out everything but a little material around the wheel wells. Sometimes I use the sled to dump leaves into my garden where they can be converted into compost." Tuggle made a smaller version of the truck sled which he uses during the fall to collect leaves behind his riding lawn mower. The sled is made from 1/2-in. dia. pipe with a wire mesh back. It fits inside a 4 by 6-ft. wooden box that mounts on a small 2-wheeled trailer that's pulled behind the riding mower. Leaves are blown into the box and then quickly emptied out by pulling out the sled. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Paul A. Tuggle, 360 The Great Road, Martinsville, Va. 24112 (ph or fax 276 673-6116; E-mail: Ptuggle@neocom.net).

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