Ramps with a Stepside Tailgate / Chains - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

vespaholic · 01-09-2018, 12:33 PM

Will a 1972 Stepside Tailgate support the use of ramps to roll stuff in and out of the bed??

I'd be supporting 650#s + 240#s for my fat a$$.

I'm thinking not but I figured I'd ask anyway.

Removing the tailgate, and putting the ramps onto the bed, might work if there is a quick release process to get the tailgate on and off.

Thoughts?

Thanks

outfield · 01-09-2018, 04:13 PM

I would just lower the tailgate on my stepside without the chains connected and set the L hook on the ramp I made into the gap between the bed and the gate to hold it in place when loading my dirt bike.

vespaholic · 01-09-2018, 04:22 PM

@outfield: I had not thought of that.
On the truck I'm considering, I'd probably need to ditch the step bumper as it sticks out far.

sick472 · 01-09-2018, 04:39 PM

I can't help you with the ramp question. But, is it just me or, does that bumper look out of place anyway. Great looking truck regardless!

outfield · 01-09-2018, 04:48 PM

Yea, I had one of those fancy chrome bumpers on my pickup, so the tailgate angled down a lot.

trac209 · 01-09-2018, 04:51 PM

Nice truck and yes I’d lose that bumper

vespaholic · 01-09-2018, 04:54 PM

If I get it, I'm putting on a fleet side bumper

cypressbog · 01-09-2018, 06:37 PM

I'm not sure how much a John Deere riding mower weighs, but I took that up some wood ramps on my step side truck. I don't remember if I rode it or pushed it on myself.

RustyBucket · 01-09-2018, 08:20 PM

Sure wouldn't want to bend up my tailgate to find out... I don't sit my 300+lbs. in the middle of mine.

vespaholic · 01-09-2018, 11:12 PM

OK, so using the ramps on the tailgate is a bust.
Are these tailgates easy to remove?
Looks like it's 2 bolts.
Is there a quick release kit to take the tailgate off?

GASoline71 · 01-09-2018, 11:21 PM

The '67 stepside I had, I would just unlatch the chains and let the tailgate lay on the bumper. Then the ramps would hook in between the bed and the tailgate. But it did scratch my tailgate a bit as it rested on the bumper. But the truck was a pile, so I didn't care.

Gary

dell72 · 01-09-2018, 11:30 PM

Rusty Bucket, great looking truck. What size tires are on It?

RustyBucket · 01-09-2018, 11:53 PM

Thanks, in the picture 255/60/15's all the way around. Recently replaced the rears with 275/60/15's.

01-09-2018, 12:33 PM	#1
vespaholic Registered User Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Radnor, PA Posts: 109	Ramps with a Stepside Tailgate / Chains Will a 1972 Stepside Tailgate support the use of ramps to roll stuff in and out of the bed?? I'd be supporting 650#s + 240#s for my fat a$$. I'm thinking not but I figured I'd ask anyway. Removing the tailgate, and putting the ramps onto the bed, might work if there is a quick release process to get the tailgate on and off. Thoughts? Thanks

01-09-2018, 04:13 PM	#2
outfield Registered User Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Portland, Or Posts: 387	Re: Ramps with a Stepside Tailgate / Chains I would just lower the tailgate on my stepside without the chains connected and set the L hook on the ramp I made into the gap between the bed and the gate to hold it in place when loading my dirt bike. Last edited by outfield; 01-09-2018 at 04:41 PM.

01-09-2018, 04:22 PM	#3
vespaholic Registered User Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Radnor, PA Posts: 109	Re: Ramps with a Stepside Tailgate / Chains @outfield: I had not thought of that. On the truck I'm considering, I'd probably need to ditch the step bumper as it sticks out far. Attached Images

01-09-2018, 04:39 PM	#4
sick472 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Sedalia Mo. Posts: 1,131	Re: Ramps with a Stepside Tailgate / Chains I can't help you with the ramp question. But, is it just me or, does that bumper look out of place anyway. Great looking truck regardless! __________________ He who is without oil shall throw the first rod. Compressions 8.7:1 1972 C10 1976 C10 (parts truck) 1985 K20

01-09-2018, 04:48 PM	#5
outfield Registered User Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Portland, Or Posts: 387	Re: Ramps with a Stepside Tailgate / Chains Yea, I had one of those fancy chrome bumpers on my pickup, so the tailgate angled down a lot.

01-09-2018, 04:51 PM	#6
trac209 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: winnipeg Posts: 1,107	Re: Ramps with a Stepside Tailgate / Chains Nice truck and yes I’d lose that bumper

01-09-2018, 04:54 PM	#7
vespaholic Registered User Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Radnor, PA Posts: 109	Re: Ramps with a Stepside Tailgate / Chains If I get it, I'm putting on a fleet side bumper

01-09-2018, 06:37 PM	#8
cypressbog Go Pack Go! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Green Bay Posts: 2,669	Re: Ramps with a Stepside Tailgate / Chains I'm not sure how much a John Deere riding mower weighs, but I took that up some wood ramps on my step side truck. I don't remember if I rode it or pushed it on myself.

01-09-2018, 08:20 PM	#9
RustyBucket Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Space Coast, Fl. Posts: 1,055	Re: Ramps with a Stepside Tailgate / Chains Sure wouldn't want to bend up my tailgate to find out... I don't sit my 300+lbs. in the middle of mine. Attached Images __________________ Dad always said, "Son, WISH IN ONE HAND, and ......." -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- Current toy trucks: '71 GMC 1500 SUPER CUSTOM short/step, orig. dk. blue, 350/700r, ps,pb, A/C '72 Blazer 2wd, ochre & white, 454, tremecTKO 500 5spd. ps, pb, A/C, tilt Last 10yrs of hobby vehicles, had a FEW more in the 50yrs. before these: '66 Plymouth Belvedere City of Miami cop car clone. '70 Nova 406"sb, 13.5-1, solid roller, Brodix, p.glide/t.brake, back halved, 9" Ford, spool 4.88, cage,ladder bar/coilover, 10.5 tire....... SOLD!! '67 C10 short/step side mount spare -- SOLD!! '72 Jimmy 2wd, 350/350, ps, pb, fun driver, lots of bondo & a shiny red paint job..... SOLD!! '69 Nova 350, 4spd, A/C, ps, p.b, ...SOLD!!

01-09-2018, 11:12 PM	#10
vespaholic Registered User Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Radnor, PA Posts: 109	Re: Ramps with a Stepside Tailgate / Chains OK, so using the ramps on the tailgate is a bust. Are these tailgates easy to remove? Looks like it's 2 bolts. Is there a quick release kit to take the tailgate off?

01-09-2018, 11:30 PM	#12
dell72 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Southern Wisconsin Posts: 126	Re: Ramps with a Stepside Tailgate / Chains Rusty Bucket, great looking truck. What size tires are on It?

01-09-2018, 11:53 PM	#13
RustyBucket Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Space Coast, Fl. Posts: 1,055	Re: Ramps with a Stepside Tailgate / Chains Thanks, in the picture 255/60/15's all the way around. Recently replaced the rears with 275/60/15's. __________________ Dad always said, "Son, WISH IN ONE HAND, and ......." -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- Current toy trucks: '71 GMC 1500 SUPER CUSTOM short/step, orig. dk. blue, 350/700r, ps,pb, A/C '72 Blazer 2wd, ochre & white, 454, tremecTKO 500 5spd. ps, pb, A/C, tilt Last 10yrs of hobby vehicles, had a FEW more in the 50yrs. before these: '66 Plymouth Belvedere City of Miami cop car clone. '70 Nova 406"sb, 13.5-1, solid roller, Brodix, p.glide/t.brake, back halved, 9" Ford, spool 4.88, cage,ladder bar/coilover, 10.5 tire....... SOLD!! '67 C10 short/step side mount spare -- SOLD!! '72 Jimmy 2wd, 350/350, ps, pb, fun driver, lots of bondo & a shiny red paint job..... SOLD!! '69 Nova 350, 4spd, A/C, ps, p.b, ...SOLD!!



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