There is more there. Chassis damage, and the rear end of the truck is pretty much scrap metal.
>Wasn't carrying anything other than a spare tire in the bed.< Karnak is right, it is a common misconception. She is still able to drive, we could even get her unstuck with her own power.
You should have had some weight in the back. 4+ sandbags or more in the back would likely have prevented your tail from breaking loose so easily. Even a 4wd truck will have an issue with a light tail. In the end, your tail is light and the highly likely end to break loose on ice. I had 4 50lb bags of dirt in the back when I was in Wyoming during winter, and it made a difference. Of course, this doesn't mean you can drive normally. Still have to take your time.
Sorry to hear about your truck. I sold my '01 Tundra about two years ago for a bit over 9k. Good truck.
"totaled" as defined by the insurance company means "it will cost more to fix than we think the vehicle is worth" not "it is so smashed there is no way to realistically make it driveable again".
He said it was totaled, not that his insurance logged it as such. He only mentioned that insurance won't cover. As far as I am aware, liability insurance wouldn't cover something like this anyways. He mentioned his truck is 10 yrs old, which I've yet to know an insurance company that would've fully covered her unless he was making payments to a bank. Also, I only had that picture to go off of, which is why I asked. I see folks around here driving around with their vehicles in worse shape than what I see in the picture.
Got any more pictures, or can you take anymore Dast?