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Old 12-07-2011, 02:06 PM   #26
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Re: Unusual rear bumper - what is it?

I have had 2 of them. Both were on trucks that I bought from livestock farmers (hogs) in Southern Illinois.
I am fairly certain that besides the ability to unstrap and drop the tailgate down low, if you were a hog farmer you removed the tailgate the day you bought the truck, installed a rack with a sliding door for herding livestock into the bed and it allowed you to back up to a livestock ramp without a gap for the animals to turn and jump off the tailgate.
Make sense?
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Old 12-07-2011, 05:32 PM   #27
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I was surprised to see it on here. Do you have a thread on that conversion?
Nah, figured I'd wait till all the pieces arrive

Oh......and I just bought a real shortbed
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Old 12-07-2011, 05:35 PM   #28
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sorry, double post deleted
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Old 12-11-2011, 02:30 PM   #29
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Re: Unusual rear bumper - what is it?

Was looking at my 71 yesterday and realized it has a modified version of one of these bumpers.

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Old 12-11-2011, 03:10 PM   #30
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Re: Unusual rear bumper - what is it?

looks like a great way to get close to docks without removing the tailgate..
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Old 12-11-2011, 08:52 PM   #31
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They go back a few years...
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