Tail gate strength?

[mrein3]

Originally Posted by cdowns

have been loading fulldress harleys that way for many many years many many bikes never a problem nor a damaged tailgate either//the bed gets a little full with any more than two at a time tho

Ditto. I ALWAYS drop the gate when I'm loading heavy things that are on wheels. While the gate on there now is far from perfect, driving stuff up and down on ramps with it down hasn't added to the marks on it.

I do have a nice gate in the shop that will be looked at carefully after it gets painted and installed but I don't have this truck simply because it looks nice. It is still a truck and I need to use it often.