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Will this heavy box damage the folded seatbacks?

Discussion in 'Prius c Main Forum' started by davide, Sep 22, 2013.

  1. davide

    davide Junior Member

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    I want to transport a heavy vacuum cleaner (still in its rectangular shipping box: about 27 lbs.) about 15 miles. I will be folding down both rear seats. So the weight will be borne at 3 pressure points:
    under the rear end of the box (below the rear window), and the right & left sides of the 2 folded seatbacks.
    Those seatbacks are what I'm worried about damaging. As I press down on the material, the structure doesn't seem very strong & solid. :unsure:
    Am I needlessly concerned? Feedback, please, from those of you who have carried heavy stuff.
     
    #1 davide, Sep 22, 2013
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    ztanos All-around Geek!

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    I'm 160 pounds and have laid down on the seats when they are folded down.
     
    #2 ztanos, Sep 22, 2013
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    I did a 400-mile drive recently with the back seats down and some pretty heavy stuff loaded, and had no problems.
     
    #3 ftl, Sep 22, 2013
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    it just pushes the cushions together, no prolemo.
     
    #4 bisco, Sep 22, 2013
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    no problems. just make sure you don't have any articles on the seats that may puncture the surface when folded.
     
    #5 B2FiNiTY, Sep 23, 2013
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    Not an issue. The backs of the seats lean against the material on which you actually sit, just as if you sat down on them. I've loaded about a hundred pounds of boxes for work trips and extra items for every crevice I could find.
     
    #6 Deleted member 111882, Sep 23, 2013
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