Cybertruck takes a dump of cinder blocks in its bed and shows no damage (posted by official CT twitter)

[mhaze]

Want to take a guess and the dings and dents in my Raptor 2020 ALUMINUM truck bed if you tried that?

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[bruce91748]

I see lots of damage.... on the cinder blocks...

 

[mrbulk]

Who dumps cinder blocks into a bed?

show 2 yards of gravel or sand being loaded in a commercial yard

For easier cleanup after the video maybe. Because I notice they didn't show That part - so they could have used an air-pressure-actuated tilt dump bed - now to come standard on Cybertruck II.

 

[Rutrow]

maybe didn’t think about it enough

having the tailgate down to dump even something innocuous like mulch defeats the purpose of dumping in the first place.

having the tailgate up, and for things like gravel, you’re not now only deciding on dumping material on just just the top plastic of the tailgate, but also the rear roofline of the cab. Maybe more to the point, you’re also now WAY more concerned about who ver is piloting that loader.

And regardless, the needle-threading described above is all and only about a standard sized compact loader bucket at 60”

if your yard isn’t running compact buckets that day, or doesn’t run compact front loaders any day, you’re now that much more worse off. There are trucks with a standard 5.5’ bed not

not a huge deal. Just raised/ emphasized bu this block dump

Time for tesal to add a cyber funnel to their kit bag.

The genius of a sloped roof and armor glass are evident now.

 

[TheDarkRanger]

Who dumps cinder blocks into a bed?

show 2 yards of gravel or sand being loaded in a commercial yard

2 yards is 3800-4000 lbs!

What kind of idiot would put 2 tons in a 2500 lb rated payload?

 

[cvalue13]

2 yards is 3800-4000 lbs!

What kind of idiot would put 2 tons in a 2500 lb rated payload?

ive done the proportionate equivalent in my prior ICE F150

but i didnt have far to go, driving with the front wheels off the ground like that

 

[CyberMoose]

maybe didn’t think about it enough

having the tailgate down to dump even something innocuous like mulch defeats the purpose of dumping in the first place.

having the tailgate up, and for things like gravel, you’re not now only deciding on dumping material on just just the top plastic of the tailgate, but also the rear roofline of the cab. Maybe more to the point, you’re also now WAY more concerned about who ver is piloting that loader.

And regardless, the needle-threading described above is all and only about a standard sized compact loader bucket at 60”

if your yard isn’t running compact buckets that day, or doesn’t run compact front loaders any day, you’re now that much more worse off. There are trucks with a standard 5.5’ bed not

not a huge deal. Just raised/ emphasized bu this block dump

I assume that someone would be more worried about the glass roof than the tailgate. So I would merely ask the operator of the loader to give more room on that side and i'll happily let some stuff fall off the tailgate and onto the ground. If it seems like it'll be a lot, I'll grab a shovel myself to scoop it up.

And as for concerns for who is operating the loader. I don't see why that would be different than lets say a Rivian. You will drop the load from higher for a Cybertruck, which is fine. A Rivian would have a load dropped from an lower height. So in either scenario, the operator could make a mistake and damage the truck. I would actually prefer having a Cybertuck damaged in this scenario than a Rivian because it's known that the Rivian panels aroundt he bed extend up and over the cap, its a massive expense to change them out. It's yet to be known how difficult it will be to replace Cybertruck panels, but I imagine it would be easier than that specific panel on the Rivian.

But at the end of the day, this is one of those debates that the vast vast majority aren't ever going to have to deal with. I am still surprised when someone mentions that the primary use of their Cybertruck will be for a work truck, for things like hauling or loading the bed like this. I wouldn't be surprised if people buy the Cybertruck but then have a need for a load of gravel and they either have it delivered or they rent another truck to do it.

 

[SolarWizard]

2 yards is 3800-4000 lbs!

What kind of idiot would put 2 tons in a 2500 lb rated payload?

the same type of idiot that would dump a bucket of cinder blocks into a truck

quoting elon on delivery day " it can carry WAY more"

 

[cvalue13]

And as for concerns for who is operating the loader. I don't see why that would be different than lets say a Rivian.

Definitely no different a concern than in a rivian, which also has a bed too small for a loader

and better than Rivian in terms of the SS


More common effect of the 59” bed will be what cargo fits with tailgate up (eg boxes)

 

[CybertruckAgent]

I think the point here is it didn't damage anything. That would have put a big dent in my rhino liner bed of my f150 and i have the steel bed. Do people pick up gravel in pickups in your yards? I cant believe people do that. $30 a load for delivery here and they will dump it right where you need it. Costs me more money to drive the trailer out there to pick it up.

I too have an F150, the reason CT is unharmed is simply the composite bedliner in CT. The Tacoma, Tundra, Sierra 1500, Ridgeline and several mid-sizers have that optional or standard. It’s a cool feature, the downside is it’s slicker than snot when wet compared to most alternatives. Toyota actually started offering a spray on liner over top of the composite to counter the slickness.

 

[CyberMoose]

Definitely no different a concern than in a rivian, which also has a bed too small for a loader

and better than Rivian in terms of the SS


More common effect of the 59” bed will be what cargo fits with tailgate up (eg boxes)

I'm still wondering where you are getting 59" from.

I know the base of the bed is 73" and apparently 66" at the height of the tailgate height. This was measured in a post weeks back.

Now I can only assume you are talking about the lip from the roof that goes over the cover, measured to the edge of the closed tailgate. But I haven't found anything that suggests that the lip extends 7 inches past the wall of the cab at the height of the tailgate.

I can't say that it isn't, but it doesn't appear to come out that far in videos that I've seen where they get a closer look at that location.

 

[cvalue13]

I can't say that it isn't, but it doesn't appear to come out that far in videos that I've seen where they get a closer look at that location.

7” out from bulkhead level with tailgate

14” from bulkhead at bed floor

have measured it myself

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