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buckled tailgate
See if you can get some pictures posted of the damage.
"Mr Roper" > wrote in message ... > Made a ramp for my snowmobile to get into my shortbox Tacoma. Ramp is in 3 > sections, 2 for skiis, 1 in middle for track. The middle section gave way > even though I had it secured. Not sure if the section itself buckled the > gate or the weight of the sled coming down on gate. I'm leaning towards the > ramp buckling the gate. Its not serious, the gate closes fine, not easily > noticeable. But nonetheless, it has been done. > > Is something like this fixable? Should the tailgate be able to take the > weight of a sled? I got it in after with the aid of a bank, the track rests > on a stick of wood resting between gate and bed. No weight on gate. > > TIA > > -- > > > |
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On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 03:52:33 UTC "Mr Roper" >
wrote: > Made a ramp for my snowmobile to get into my shortbox Tacoma. Ramp is in 3 > sections, 2 for skiis, 1 in middle for track. The middle section gave way > even though I had it secured. Not sure if the section itself buckled the > gate or the weight of the sled coming down on gate. I'm leaning towards the > ramp buckling the gate. Its not serious, the gate closes fine, not easily > noticeable. But nonetheless, it has been done. > > Is something like this fixable? Should the tailgate be able to take the > weight of a sled? I got it in after with the aid of a bank, the track rests > on a stick of wood resting between gate and bed. No weight on gate. Look at the hinges and the cables that hold the tail gate. If they are anything like mine, I wouldn't trust them for more than a couple hundred pounds at most. I load a fairly large garden tractor and my solution was to remove the tail gate (mine just lifts off the hinges - I'm not sure how the Taco is rigged). I have a step bumper so I took a couple of lengths of 2x4, drilled a large hole for the trailer ball to serve as a locator and pin, then put the ramps on that. The small setup hassle is more than made up for by the security. That still leaves room to ding the bed pretty good, but the tail gate is no longer an issue. After several fights with loading, I gave up and bought a small trailer - problem solved once and for all. -- Will Honea > |
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On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 03:52:33 UTC "Mr Roper" >
wrote: > Made a ramp for my snowmobile to get into my shortbox Tacoma. Ramp is in 3 > sections, 2 for skiis, 1 in middle for track. The middle section gave way > even though I had it secured. Not sure if the section itself buckled the > gate or the weight of the sled coming down on gate. I'm leaning towards the > ramp buckling the gate. Its not serious, the gate closes fine, not easily > noticeable. But nonetheless, it has been done. > > Is something like this fixable? Should the tailgate be able to take the > weight of a sled? I got it in after with the aid of a bank, the track rests > on a stick of wood resting between gate and bed. No weight on gate. Look at the hinges and the cables that hold the tail gate. If they are anything like mine, I wouldn't trust them for more than a couple hundred pounds at most. I load a fairly large garden tractor and my solution was to remove the tail gate (mine just lifts off the hinges - I'm not sure how the Taco is rigged). I have a step bumper so I took a couple of lengths of 2x4, drilled a large hole for the trailer ball to serve as a locator and pin, then put the ramps on that. The small setup hassle is more than made up for by the security. That still leaves room to ding the bed pretty good, but the tail gate is no longer an issue. After several fights with loading, I gave up and bought a small trailer - problem solved once and for all. -- Will Honea > |
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On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 01:21:32 UTC "Mr Roper" >
wrote: > Trailer not in budget yet, just got the sled! > > Plus its easier going around without a trailer behind you. > > I haven't had a chance to take a pic yet, will try tomorrow. > > But that bumper idea is pretty good. I'l going to explore that one for sure. One thing I didn't mention about using the wooden platform - I also drilled holes so that I could drop a bolt thru the plate on the ramp into the boards - ever have a ramp slip off while you're about half way up on a cycle??? Ouch! -- Will Honea > |
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On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 01:21:32 UTC "Mr Roper" >
wrote: > Trailer not in budget yet, just got the sled! > > Plus its easier going around without a trailer behind you. > > I haven't had a chance to take a pic yet, will try tomorrow. > > But that bumper idea is pretty good. I'l going to explore that one for sure. One thing I didn't mention about using the wooden platform - I also drilled holes so that I could drop a bolt thru the plate on the ramp into the boards - ever have a ramp slip off while you're about half way up on a cycle??? Ouch! -- Will Honea > |
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You should never put weight on the tailgate but drop it down and let the bed
take all of the weight of the ramp. If the tailgate won't drop then remove it when you use the ramp. The same holds true when transporting the snowmobile. Tie it down and don't expect the tailgate to hold in the case of weight shift. It simply wasn't designed for that purpose. Bob Walker "Mr Roper" > wrote in message ... > Made a ramp for my snowmobile to get into my shortbox Tacoma. Ramp is in 3 > sections, 2 for skiis, 1 in middle for track. The middle section gave way > even though I had it secured. Not sure if the section itself buckled the > gate or the weight of the sled coming down on gate. I'm leaning towards the > ramp buckling the gate. Its not serious, the gate closes fine, not easily > noticeable. But nonetheless, it has been done. > > Is something like this fixable? Should the tailgate be able to take the > weight of a sled? I got it in after with the aid of a bank, the track rests > on a stick of wood resting between gate and bed. No weight on gate. > > TIA > > -- > > > |
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You should never put weight on the tailgate but drop it down and let the bed
take all of the weight of the ramp. If the tailgate won't drop then remove it when you use the ramp. The same holds true when transporting the snowmobile. Tie it down and don't expect the tailgate to hold in the case of weight shift. It simply wasn't designed for that purpose. Bob Walker "Mr Roper" > wrote in message ... > Made a ramp for my snowmobile to get into my shortbox Tacoma. Ramp is in 3 > sections, 2 for skiis, 1 in middle for track. The middle section gave way > even though I had it secured. Not sure if the section itself buckled the > gate or the weight of the sled coming down on gate. I'm leaning towards the > ramp buckling the gate. Its not serious, the gate closes fine, not easily > noticeable. But nonetheless, it has been done. > > Is something like this fixable? Should the tailgate be able to take the > weight of a sled? I got it in after with the aid of a bank, the track rests > on a stick of wood resting between gate and bed. No weight on gate. > > TIA > > -- > > > |
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"Walker" > wrote in message news:5h%Gb.23189$J77.15421@fed1read07... > You should never put weight on the tailgate but drop it down and let the bed > take all of the weight of the ramp. If the tailgate won't drop then remove > it when you use the ramp. The same holds true when transporting the > snowmobile. Tie it down and don't expect the tailgate to hold in the case of > weight shift. It simply wasn't designed for that purpose. > > Bob Walker I think it's only purpose is to look good, it sure isn't built strong enough to do anything. > > "Mr Roper" > wrote in message > ... > > Made a ramp for my snowmobile to get into my shortbox Tacoma. Ramp is in 3 > > sections, 2 for skiis, 1 in middle for track. The middle section gave way > > even though I had it secured. Not sure if the section itself buckled the > > gate or the weight of the sled coming down on gate. I'm leaning towards > the > > ramp buckling the gate. Its not serious, the gate closes fine, not easily > > noticeable. But nonetheless, it has been done. > > > > Is something like this fixable? Should the tailgate be able to take the > > weight of a sled? I got it in after with the aid of a bank, the track > rests > > on a stick of wood resting between gate and bed. No weight on gate. > > > > TIA > > > > -- > > > > > > > > |
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"Walker" > wrote in message news:5h%Gb.23189$J77.15421@fed1read07... > You should never put weight on the tailgate but drop it down and let the bed > take all of the weight of the ramp. If the tailgate won't drop then remove > it when you use the ramp. The same holds true when transporting the > snowmobile. Tie it down and don't expect the tailgate to hold in the case of > weight shift. It simply wasn't designed for that purpose. > > Bob Walker I think it's only purpose is to look good, it sure isn't built strong enough to do anything. > > "Mr Roper" > wrote in message > ... > > Made a ramp for my snowmobile to get into my shortbox Tacoma. Ramp is in 3 > > sections, 2 for skiis, 1 in middle for track. The middle section gave way > > even though I had it secured. Not sure if the section itself buckled the > > gate or the weight of the sled coming down on gate. I'm leaning towards > the > > ramp buckling the gate. Its not serious, the gate closes fine, not easily > > noticeable. But nonetheless, it has been done. > > > > Is something like this fixable? Should the tailgate be able to take the > > weight of a sled? I got it in after with the aid of a bank, the track > rests > > on a stick of wood resting between gate and bed. No weight on gate. > > > > TIA > > > > -- > > > > > > > > |
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