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68c10owner · 11-09-2008, 12:58 AM

So today I was loading stuff into the back of my 84 and i only put one chain on the tail gate. For some reason I decided to stand on the tailgat to get out of the bed. Well needless to say one chain didn`t hold my weight and it ripped the whole side out of the tailgate. I was able to bend it back some and then used ratchet straps to get it back in place so I could close it. I`ll have to weld it up when I go back to work next week. The only good thing about it was the tailgate needed to be replaced anyway and stepside gates are pretty easy to find around here. Just though I would share my stupid moment.

Green77c10 · 11-09-2008, 02:03 AM

lol, mine is bent so it doesnt like to lower all the way, and when i was moving I was loading a bed. Without thinking i walked right out onto the gate and it fell dropping me on my butt. thats my tailgate story lol, not quite as dramatic

68c10owner · 11-09-2008, 02:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Green77c10

lol, mine is bent so it doesnt like to lower all the way, and when i was moving I was loading a bed. Without thinking i walked right out onto the gate and it fell dropping me on my butt. thats my tailgate story lol, not quite as dramatic

Well it`s pretty similar to my story,lol. I`m a little mad though because the truck is pretty clean and now I`ve gto a ratchet strap across the top of the gate holding everything together. The strap is white too so it blends in but still. I`m hoping I can make it look close to what it did. I was going to get a smooth one eventually anyway.

Hoods69BadBowTie · 11-09-2008, 04:19 AM

Damn man thats crappy luck for sure. Hope you can find another decent tailgate for it.

Thumpin455 · 11-09-2008, 10:30 AM

I had a ratchet strap holding the fenders on my step box. They had rusted away the entire length on top. I hit a large bump one day and it fell over and started rubbing the tire, hanging out into the other lane, and creating a nuisance.

Ratchet straps are fun, affordable, and capable of so many tasks!

Ya know GM trucks since the 40s or 50s up to the 80s use the same tailgate for a step box?

68c10owner · 11-09-2008, 12:14 PM

stepside gates practicaly fall from tres around here so finding one shouldn`t be a problem. I would just buy the new smooth one I wanted but I`m still thinking of swapping to a fleet bed so I`m noit sure I want to spend the money on a new gate.

11-09-2008, 12:58 AM	#1
68c10owner Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Carmichael, California Posts: 3,006	stupidity has cost me money So today I was loading stuff into the back of my 84 and i only put one chain on the tail gate. For some reason I decided to stand on the tailgat to get out of the bed. Well needless to say one chain didn`t hold my weight and it ripped the whole side out of the tailgate. I was able to bend it back some and then used ratchet straps to get it back in place so I could close it. I`ll have to weld it up when I go back to work next week. The only good thing about it was the tailgate needed to be replaced anyway and stepside gates are pretty easy to find around here. Just though I would share my stupid moment. __________________ Anthony Last edited by 68c10owner; 11-09-2008 at 12:58 AM.

11-09-2008, 02:03 AM	#2
Green77c10 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 70	Re: stupidity has cost me money lol, mine is bent so it doesnt like to lower all the way, and when i was moving I was loading a bed. Without thinking i walked right out onto the gate and it fell dropping me on my butt. thats my tailgate story lol, not quite as dramatic

11-09-2008, 04:19 AM	#4
Hoods69BadBowTie Chevys Kick A$$ Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Zootown, MT Posts: 12,699	Re: stupidity has cost me money Damn man thats crappy luck for sure. Hope you can find another decent tailgate for it. __________________ HOODS is what I answer too -'79, '77, '88 Pickup Sold, '85 Camaro, '83 T/A, '81,'83,'90 K5 Blazer All Sold -'79 3/4 ton "Big Yellow Bananna" Lifted 4spd. 39.5 TSL Swampers, The money Pit -'86 K5 Blazer Silverado 6.2 4" lift 35"s -'95 Ext. Cab Shorty 4" Tuff Country rolling 35" M/T's -'83 Monte Carlo T-Tops. 126,500 Original Miles -LATER I would rather push a Chevy then drive a ford!!

11-09-2008, 10:30 AM	#5
Thumpin455 My truck is an alcoholic Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Marquette Mi Posts: 303	Re: stupidity has cost me money I had a ratchet strap holding the fenders on my step box. They had rusted away the entire length on top. I hit a large bump one day and it fell over and started rubbing the tire, hanging out into the other lane, and creating a nuisance. Ratchet straps are fun, affordable, and capable of so many tasks! Ya know GM trucks since the 40s or 50s up to the 80s use the same tailgate for a step box? __________________ Too much stuff, too many projects to list everything. my 454 urged 76 swb beater

11-09-2008, 12:14 PM	#6
68c10owner Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Carmichael, California Posts: 3,006	Re: stupidity has cost me money stepside gates practicaly fall from tres around here so finding one shouldn`t be a problem. I would just buy the new smooth one I wanted but I`m still thinking of swapping to a fleet bed so I`m noit sure I want to spend the money on a new gate. __________________ Anthony



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