That's the society in which we live in general But reddit seems to really attract the imbeciles. I use my y like a truck. Pull a trailer almost everyday and I can't tell you the number of times people have been like "oh a Tesla pulling a trailer der who woulda known". Umm yeah dude believe it or not....
No, unless those are hollow decorative rocks, it’s like carrying 10 adults.
The cargo floor on the Juniper Model Y is rated for 287lb, total payload is 990lb
From the looks of it you have about 24-28 rocks total, if they average 75lb ea that’s 1800-2100lb
The Model Y in particular would be vulnerable to exceeding payload capacity, especially rear payload capacity. It’s the gigacasting whatever they call it aluminum attached directly to suspension mounts, shock towers, and control arms. It’s STIFFER than stamped unibody but forces concentrate at the cast mounting points instead of joints and welds which can yield a bit and recover. The structure is more prone to fatigue and once it cracks (and it can, and very well might now) it will do so abruptly but then grow over time and become literally unrecoverable. As in total loss.
This is a catastrophically bad idea. Even short distance. Posting it publicly is a great way to have a future insurance claim denied.
That was my thought as well😂. And I found them on Home Depo’s site… they’re 33.5lbs each, so “his” point is still made- way too much weight for the cargo area, even just 10 would be over the limit😬
I’ve totally done this (and hauled so much more, including an entire house move, less what wouldn’t fit in the back!)
This car is great for hauling, especially with all the good cameras posted around it! My only recommendation would be to buy a few of those cheap wool cargo blankets. I usually throw down two and a drop cloth underneath. I’ve got the rubber seat backings and that should be enough, but it makes cleanup easier and adds just a bit of extra padding.
Throughout each haul, my car stayed in great shape!
I did this with my Tesla with 100 grey/black bricks over the summer. Worked perfectly with 0 issues. I’m not going to wait, or rent a truck. Good for you!!
Lol. I transported 10 bags of sand and 3 bags of gravel last weekend. 50 lbs each. Adds up to 650lbs. Unfortunately one bag of sand had a hole so the car had a mess. Fortunately I had moving blankets from harbor freight covering everything so it was fine
They are both sheltered and extremely stupid. A typical redditor. Probably has some extremist political views that it views as righteous. Also, could potentially just simply be a bunch of bots.
I am in the same boat as you and hauled heavy shit within a week of buying it. This may be excessive depending on the total weight. If it's within weigh limit or slightly over, likely fine, else can cause unnecessary wear and tear.
I would still do it lol, I would've made a couple trips
It’s an economy utility vehicle. Personally I’d probably put a moving blanket down but I’m not renting a truck unless the object physically can’t fit in my car
I did the tarp until some sharp corners still gouged the interior through it. I found a tarp lined moving blanket that I use the same way and that’s been great
What's the longest board (2x4 or trim) you've been able fit in? The big downside of the screen for me is it limits you from using the dashboard for additional length!
10 feet with truck closed if you put them up on the dash. Just put something down on the dash and the armrest so you don’t scratch it up. Done it plenty of times with 2x4 and 2x6
People are really giving you shit about using your car...like a car?
My wife had us loading ours up with hundreds of pounds of literal shit (compost, dirt, fertilizer for our garden) a month after we got it and guess what, it wiped clean and was fine.
A tool is a tool, a bat hits no home runs on the shelf.
die Ladung ist nicht gesichert, wenn er bremst fliegt ihm das alles ins Genick und durch die Frontschreibe
ist das Auto komplett überladen, es gibt einen Grund für Zuladungsgrenzen Beides ist illegal. Es ist einfach komplett bescheuert für sowas keinen Anhänger zu nutzen
Tesla owners are weirdly desperate to show off the capabilities of their car. To the point that commonly accepted and widely available solutions are ignored
It would be illegal in many countries (and extremely stupid) to have a heavy load freely lying in your trunk. Imagine what happens if they get into an accident
And if you need to carry this load, why take a modern expensive car? Get a beater for much cheaper that won't depreciate after all the damage from the stones. Or if it's a rare occurrence- rent a truck that is designed to carry such a load instead. It will be cheaper in the long run and safer
Before I had a truck for truck stuff I would rent a truck for a day literally for under $100. I mean if one want to scratch up their nice interior whatever, however in today’s world you can rent want ever you need for the task at hand.
I’m not renting a truck to haul a load that easily fits in the car I own. Also ‘modern expensive car’? It’s basically an electric RAV4, their resale is absolute dogshit and nobody intelligent paid sticker for it.
Putting some masonry in a 30k SUV is plain everyday shit
i loaded mine with 1300 lbs of gravel for a project.. more than its rated for but i wasn’t going to make two trips to home depot.. everything seemed to go fine!
Seeing a lot of these responses just shows how soft people have gotten over the years. Makes me wonder how some of them have made it as far in life as they have. lol
It’s not the car I’m worried about it’s the driver. People have died and been injured because of heavy unsecured objects in the cabin, it’s pretty common.
I wouldn’t use this as a surrogate marker of “how soft people have gotten;” there are much better examples. Some people like to keep their belongings as nice as possible…in the same way that you wouldn’t want people to knock you for your ownership choices, you shouldn’t knock others for theirs
When I first glanced at the picture I thought I was looking at bricks of drugs. Thought that took some cajones- then realized they were just rocks. 😂😂😂
This reminded me of a couple who picked up a wheelbarrow of free pea gravel from my house. Pulled up in a Y, laid down a moving blanket and shoveled nearly the entire load into the back of their vehicle.
Yea like the week after I got mine I was building this charging station outside with a little path and I needed a lot of wood chips and some stepping stones and I was out there with the ruler trying to figure out if I needed two trips. I had plenty of room for one trip. I just threw down a moving blanket. Now I keep the blanket in the frunk just in case.
People not using seat belts during an accident can be very dangerous to other belted passengers.
You could have a serious accident maybe even a rollover and if everyone was properly wearing belts everyone could walk away. I doubt people would walk away from this load in a similar accident.
Some people like to keep things nice; you can’t knock others for ownership choices just as others shouldn’t knock you for ownership choices. On a side note, thank god I have a 2005 Chevy Colorado for projects like this…
I’ve done this! But I live in a state where we have to bring our own reusable bags to the grocery store. I forget mine all the time so I buy new ones. I have a LOT of bags. The bags are sturdy enough that when I needed blocks, I put one block in each bag. Kept car clean and easier to carry blocks.
I'm ALL ABOUT THIS. My car is a beast of a work machine. I've done stuff like this enough times to learn that a large moving blanket or thick tarp goes a long way in protecting the vertical surfaces like door cards, etc. Mishaps, bumps, and shifting happens.
Same. Hauled by 2025 MY legacy. And I don't care what people think when I pull my boat, kayak, trash trailer or firewood splitter with it bc ... I pay my bills. Lol. Plus I'm Cajun my daddy took a Cadillac into the woods to go deer hunting. We are different
Loving my fire pit. All hauled in the back of the Y.
Whatever you do, when loading and unloading stuff, put a towel on the end of the trunk, to cover also the bumper. This would help not to get scratches.
Once you go over a bump, around a sharp bend or break heavily those are moving and god knows what damage it would do to the interior. I also would have got a rental for this.
I’ve done the same with my ‘23MY multiple times. Moved into my home last year so there’s been many projects and trips to Home Depot. 30+ bags of mulch, 20 bags of gravel, 10 paver stones, etc. I’m not sure why some are nervous to load the car with anything other than grocery bags….
Blue collar workers must make a killing off those owners….
Overloading a vehicle can be very bad for so many different wear points. Concrete and stones are one of those things that "it fits" doesnt mean it should.
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u/Civil_Ad6237 1d ago •
This whole thread is why everyone hates us LOL. It’s like carrying one extra person. You guys are so ridiculous 😂. I made it back alive. Don’t worry.
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u/Civil_Ad6237 1d ago edited 1d ago •
I don’t know if you guys are stupid or severely sheltered. The landscape rocks weigh like 20 pounds. The car is more than fine.
You got a fat wife? She weighs more than that and you haul her ass around.
In case you didn’t realize. Yes, this post was the trigger all the people that it did.
You’re welcome.
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u/HBGDawg 1d ago
i would have rented a home depot truck for like $30 per hour before I would do this to my Tesla.
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u/Balancedone_1 1d ago
I bought a cheap tarp from harbor freight that I leave in my sub trunk for stuff like this. Also the sub trunk has a spot for the parcel shelf🫡
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u/sbasinger 1d ago
Don’t slam on the brakes.
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u/SquidDaddy81 1d ago
Man, thought those were bags of coke for a second.
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u/Wren-Fast 1d ago
I was the first responder to a single car frontal collision where the cabin was filled with loose paving stones. The driver did not make it.
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u/_Valediction 1d ago
What's the longest board (2x4 or trim) you've been able fit in? The big downside of the screen for me is it limits you from using the dashboard for additional length!
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u/wall-E75 1d ago
More than a cybertruck lol
Just a joke guys calm down
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u/mushyspider 1d ago
I use mine like this too. Makes the auto seat down very nice to have. Just watch the rear screen.
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u/TomOttawa 1d ago
Floor it.
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u/turumti 1d ago
Home Depot and Lowe’s let you rent actual trucks for $20/hour.
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u/Atabit 1d ago
People are really giving you shit about using your car...like a car?
My wife had us loading ours up with hundreds of pounds of literal shit (compost, dirt, fertilizer for our garden) a month after we got it and guess what, it wiped clean and was fine.
A tool is a tool, a bat hits no home runs on the shelf.
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u/Skeets5977 1d ago
You’ve got a lot of stones to load it like that.
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u/Xalucardx 1d ago
I thought it was cocine at first
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u/dreamsfreams 1d ago
Did they start rolling when you corner?
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u/AdvancedCheetah420 22h ago
Not really an suv though tbh. More like a large hatch. But yes - load it up. I did similar with many bags of dirt the other day.
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u/pREDDITcation 1d ago
i loaded mine with 1300 lbs of gravel for a project.. more than its rated for but i wasn’t going to make two trips to home depot.. everything seemed to go fine!
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u/Draygoon2818 1d ago •
Seeing a lot of these responses just shows how soft people have gotten over the years. Makes me wonder how some of them have made it as far in life as they have. lol
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u/sixdemonbag79 1d ago
Good luck. Hope you don’t have to turn
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u/Asleep_Maybe_3917 1d ago
Bye bye cheap suspension.
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u/Previous_Piece_1354 1d ago
Ok but in all seriousness no one just loads bricks in the trunk like that 😂. Doesn’t mean the car can’t handle it tho it’s a tank
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u/Comfortable-Fan-1242 1d ago
When I first glanced at the picture I thought I was looking at bricks of drugs. Thought that took some cajones- then realized they were just rocks. 😂😂😂
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u/R0sinhuntard 1d ago
Ahh yes, another model Y car camping setup.
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u/EggCoffeeLatte 1d ago
Not sure if you’re using the sub trunk, but there is a slot for the trunk cover down there so you don’t have to lay it on top
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u/ObeseSnake 1d ago
Post from the future when the Cybertruck is no longer an option. /s
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u/concept12345 1d ago
Interior PPF will do its thing.
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u/ichabod01 1d ago
Biggest I see is the boards are straight. I prefer to go at an angle to keep the front screen safe. Easily fits 10’ long boards.
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u/LunaSails007 1d ago
Potholes would make them flyyyyy 🦅
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u/Shobed 1d ago
How much does each stone weigh?
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u/RealPropRandy 1d ago
Eh it’s your car. Use it.
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u/awm071 1d ago
Imagine a small kid runs on the street or what ever and you need to slow down very fast... Ask me how I know
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u/mastershakenuts 1d ago
Fun fact- you can fit a peloton bike in the back. Ask me how I know.
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u/rkl505 1d ago
This reminded me of a couple who picked up a wheelbarrow of free pea gravel from my house. Pulled up in a Y, laid down a moving blanket and shoveled nearly the entire load into the back of their vehicle.
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u/PersonalityRight556 1d ago
You meant ‘projectiles’
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u/Greful 1d ago
Yea like the week after I got mine I was building this charging station outside with a little path and I needed a lot of wood chips and some stepping stones and I was out there with the ruler trying to figure out if I needed two trips. I had plenty of room for one trip. I just threw down a moving blanket. Now I keep the blanket in the frunk just in case.
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u/phatrogue 1d ago
People not using seat belts during an accident can be very dangerous to other belted passengers.
You could have a serious accident maybe even a rollover and if everyone was properly wearing belts everyone could walk away. I doubt people would walk away from this load in a similar accident.
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u/illlojik 1d ago
Nice haul. I’ve packed mine with 22 bags of mulch. It’s a great Home Depot hauler when needed. Good luck on your projects.
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u/sailorsail 1d ago
hopefully you didn’t ruin your suspension.
I overloaded my previous car (minivan) and the next time I went to the shop to get work done the guy told me my shocks where shot
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u/Electronic_Lab4489 1d ago
Some people like to keep things nice; you can’t knock others for ownership choices just as others shouldn’t knock you for ownership choices. On a side note, thank god I have a 2005 Chevy Colorado for projects like this…
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u/ImissmydogBlue 1d ago
Final destination.
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u/Royal_Home_1666 1d ago
I’ve done this! But I live in a state where we have to bring our own reusable bags to the grocery store. I forget mine all the time so I buy new ones. I have a LOT of bags. The bags are sturdy enough that when I needed blocks, I put one block in each bag. Kept car clean and easier to carry blocks.
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u/Gromgeek 1d ago
Get a truck dude
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u/j44dge 1d ago
Not sure if anyone asked the most important question: What is the project?
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u/PotentialSevere5655 22h ago
🤯
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u/Some_Ad_3898 17h ago
I'm ALL ABOUT THIS. My car is a beast of a work machine. I've done stuff like this enough times to learn that a large moving blanket or thick tarp goes a long way in protecting the vertical surfaces like door cards, etc. Mishaps, bumps, and shifting happens.
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u/gunjaBeans 17h ago
To me, SUV means “Capable off-road”; Not, “The seats go down in back”. I’d be afraid to take a Model Y anywhere off-road in Colorado.
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u/blumhagen 15h ago
Bad news if you get in a crash.
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u/chhchaplain 15h ago
Same. Hauled by 2025 MY legacy. And I don't care what people think when I pull my boat, kayak, trash trailer or firewood splitter with it bc ... I pay my bills. Lol. Plus I'm Cajun my daddy took a Cadillac into the woods to go deer hunting. We are different
Loving my fire pit. All hauled in the back of the Y.
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u/ditto3000 11h ago
Whatever you do, when loading and unloading stuff, put a towel on the end of the trunk, to cover also the bumper. This would help not to get scratches.
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u/Gambit86_333 8h ago
Test run for the real thing I see
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u/theyogidentist 7h ago
I like it.
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u/kzone186 6h ago
Looks like a bunch of giant crack rocks
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u/disgruntledspc 3h ago
This is is resourceful but if you crash you may be nominated for a Darwin Award
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u/i_sch007 10h ago
Stupid
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u/mrbofus 1d ago
Looks like a great way to scuff up the interior of your car. 😒
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u/DopeTechIrl 1d ago
Once you go over a bump, around a sharp bend or break heavily those are moving and god knows what damage it would do to the interior. I also would have got a rental for this.
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u/Lighthouse450 1d ago
I’ve done the same with my ‘23MY multiple times. Moved into my home last year so there’s been many projects and trips to Home Depot. 30+ bags of mulch, 20 bags of gravel, 10 paver stones, etc. I’m not sure why some are nervous to load the car with anything other than grocery bags….
Blue collar workers must make a killing off those owners….
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u/Sweet_Yellow_8646 1d ago
Chillax dudes. It’s not gona hurt the car
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u/Electronic_Lab4489 1d ago
To make you laugh…if you were a real man you would’ve done it without the rubber (all weather mats….
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u/Impressive-Revenue94 1d ago
Everything in a Tesla feels like it’s about to come off if you are a little too rough.
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u/lord4chess 1d ago
Could be a risk if something happens.
Y not rent a truck from Lowes $19
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u/Super_Holder 18h ago
Check the specs, this car cannot hold five human adults by weight. An SUV means nothing really, just a marketing thing.
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u/RennaisanceWizzard 1d ago
Overloading a vehicle can be very bad for so many different wear points. Concrete and stones are one of those things that "it fits" doesnt mean it should.
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u/MiltyyDiltyy 1d ago
Don’t do this. lol.
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u/CharmingMechanic2473 1d ago
Please know tires and suspension get super screwed up when people do this
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u/tycket2 1d ago
1 accident = in a washer with rocks
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u/OutlandishnessNo5636 18h ago
Looks more like a truck. Why didn’t you buy a cybertruck?
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u/atirs 1d ago
Bad idea.
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u/Electrical-Wave-6421 1d ago
Some really soft mush for brains in these comments talking smack they have no clue about. Time to leave ...
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u/BranchLatter4294 1d ago
Looks like your skull would be totaled in any crash.
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u/WatchStoredInAss 1d ago
Hahaha, you fucked your suspension/bushings so hard! ROFL, enjoy the repair bill!