4x8 Sheets Fit These Vehicles...

[Mike Heidrick]

2006 Nissan Titan King Cab - Has the bed extender so tailgate is down and the flip out extender holds sheet goods falt perfectly. Extender straps down into tailgate latches so there is no need to strap down sheet goods as it fully encloses them (at least I do not for less than 20 mile trips). MDF and plywood - 49/48X97/96 - is zero issue.

My next task is 2X extenders to haul a 16' wire fence section for a trellis. Plan to use the factory in bed rail system for that setup. Rails are also in the walls of the bed as well.

[Bob Michaels]

My solution is simply a 5' x 9' utility trailer. Carries anything I need without crapping up my new SUV. Paid about $1,000 for it new 7 years ago.

[Dale Murray]

I'm really glad this thread came up. I am looking for a new to me vehicle to haul things around, as a new home owner I have a lot of projects I need to work on. I really like my vw passat wagon, I can get about 14 2x4x8' boards in it with everything closed up, however, I cannot get anything 48" wide into it. I heard the old 1996 Roadmaster wagons could get 4x8 sheets in them with the gate closed. Essentially a low suburban.

[John Sanford]

Nissan Maxima.

3 4x8 sheets of 3/4" ply.

Ford Escort Wagon
Ditto.

Another time with the Maxima:

5 5x5 sheets of 12mm Baltic Birch

You can carry a LOT of wood with a Yakima roof rack.

Seriously, let's hear how toting Baltic Birch has worked out also. That extra foot of width puts it on top of the wheel wells in a full sized pickup, and puts it catywompus in a Ford Ranger. Still doable, but that's only because it can stick up over the side. Sticking up over the side is unlikely to work with an SUV, Crossover or Minivan.

[Charles Wiggins]

If it can't fit a 4x8 in the bed with the tailgate up, it ain't a truck.

I realize you're poking fun, but I might argue with that assertion anyway. I had an S-10 for 20 years, and I did everything with that truck that I do with my Silverado, it just took more trips or more careful planning.

[Myk Rian]

Ford Ranger PU no longer made since 2012.
Mine will fit 4x8 sheets over the wheel wells with the tailgate down.

[Dale Murray]

You can carry a LOT of wood with a Yakima roof rack.

True.
For the past few weeks I have been looking at trucks and I just do not like how expensive they are. I am now considering crossbars for our Passat Wagon for hauling sheet goods. A set of Yakima or Saris crossbars are significantly cheaper than a truck. Also, at most, I would use a truck once or twice a month to haul more than what would fit in our wagon.

[Jim Tobias]

My old '98 GMC Suburban holds 4 x 8 sheets (and a lot more) which is why I can't let it go.

Jim

[John Downey]

Seriously, let's hear how toting Baltic Birch has worked out also. That extra foot of width puts it on top of the wheel wells in a full sized pickup, and puts it catywompus in a Ford Ranger. Still doable, but that's only because it can stick up over the side. Sticking up over the side is unlikely to work with an SUV, Crossover or Minivan.

I usually lay the sheets flat on the two sides of the bed at the front (87 Toyota pickup) and strap it down tight with ratchet straps. If you do the catywompus thing in a small truck it limits what else you can carry.

Keeps the other stuff from the trip to town dry too, in the rare event of rain on the trip home

I do something similar in that truck with 4x8 sheets - put a bar across the back of the bed and strap the plywood down on that bar - then you can still open the tailgate and stick a bunch of stuff in the bed. We live a couple hours from the city, so we tend to want to make the most of a trip to town.

[John Sanford]

True.
For the past few weeks I have been looking at trucks and I just do not like how expensive they are. I am now considering crossbars for our Passat Wagon for hauling sheet goods. A set of Yakima or Saris crossbars are significantly cheaper than a truck. Also, at most, I would use a truck once or twice a month to haul more than what would fit in our wagon.

A Passat wagon will do the trick quite nicely. If it weren't for the self-imposed requirement to be able to haul motorcycles and such, I very well may have forgone an F150 for something more comfortable and cheaper to run, even if it does make hauling lumber less convenient. This sticking point is I just don't think putting a 730lb motorcycle on a roof rack is going to work out well....

[Tom Ruflin]

I can fit 4 x 8 sheet goods (on an angle) into my Honda Element with the rear seats folded up (or removed). Unfortunately Honda stopped making the element in 2011.

[Daniel Smith]

A Toyota Sequoia is wide enough for a 4' sheet to lay flat, but it is 6" - 8" too short for the rear gate to close with a full sheet. For non-sheet goods, the front passenger seat will move far enough forward to fit 8' boards without an issue.

[Len Henkel]

If you got plenty of money the Chevrolet Avalanche give you the best of all worlds. I could never understand why other manufacturers didn't copy this.

[Derek Arita]

Thanks for some great replies. I'm thinking a 4cyl 4 door Tacoma might be a good option. Lots of room and good gas mileage.

[Mike Heidrick]

If you got plenty of money the Chevrolet Avalanche give you the best of all worlds. I could never understand why other manufacturers didn't copy this.

And now no longer made even by GM correct? The later models looked very sexy to me too. Cadillac nice on the LTZ all black ones fully decked out. Big money.