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Cargo glide was my alternate choice. I liked the idea of the full extension. One concern was the additional height of the bed once installed. I know I'm probably over thinking this BUT the tail gate on the Super Duty sits higher than the barn doors on my Suburban. Putting in 5 gal buckets of plaster and paint and buckets of tools isn't so bad on my Suburban. With the added height of the Super Duty tailgate it will require a little more oomph to get them up there. Every couple of inches higher is that much more oomph required. If you get a chance can you tell me the height from bed to top of the slide bed.. Thanks..
dsandfort: would you be able to do the same?
Appreciate the help!
from bed tailgate floor to floor of the cargo glide is 6 3/4”. From garage floor to Floor of cargo glide is 44.5”. It is a ways up there, but I have the heavy duty version, rated at 2200 lbs at full extension. I have had 2000lbs plus in the bed and it handled it with ease, I pulled it out, guys on forklift slung 20 100lb bags of materials into the entire bed while at full extension and they were standing on slide while loading, they were initially worried, then amazed. I wasn’t, not even a shrug from unit, It impressed guys at the co-op big time. Loaded unit slid into cargo area smoothly. Just make sure you are on level ground if fully loaded! Ha!
heavy duty unit comes with high sides that are strong and can contain shifting materials and bags of concrete etc.
on my 96 dodge, I have the 1500 lighter unit, and it is only 4.25” high from bed, It opens to about the wheel well area. Also, had 1200 lbs in this unit, wish I had heavy duty unit, it is that much more sturdy. But it handled the 1200 lbs just fine.
I am a huge fan of the full extension XL2200. I am 60, 5’10” and full 5-6 gallon buckets of chains, and liquids are still doable for this old fat dude
this photo below I have a ladder, two coolers, three big suitcases, plus action packer with emergency gear, recovery equipment, full size shovel, hi lift jack, 5 gallon bucket of stuff, several boxes and it is only pulled out about 50% because of room on the carport at my parents. Note, the 6.5’ 2200XL weighs over 300 lbs, coupled with the rating of 2200Lbs , the slide is capable of handling 2500lbs including weight of the unit.
I went with the Hinton/Highway Products one as well. Ours is the lower rated 2,000lb one. I will never have a truck without one again. Very well made, never had any issues with it. I actually think that it is the only thing that is keeping my box from sagging anymore than it already has from all the rust.
I removed my 2000 lb full extension slide from my 2016 F150 work truck before i sold it. Its in my 2018 F250 now.
The topper with the slide is great! No more crawling inside to get something, they are well worth the money.
Tried the boat hook route and the "122 Leer" high topper together with the old fart ladder in the tailgate. I could hunch around under the topper to load and unload the bikes or get to the spare gas for the genset. DW says no more super high truck rear end, and it kept it out of the garage, anyway. New rig has a Leer 180 which is just enough higher than standard to accept the bikes on the Cargo Glide 1200 75% extension model. Full extension might have been nicer, but the added cost and weight were not warranted for my use. Everywhere I go loading and unloading materials for the shop project, my fellow old and even young farts are in awe. Very handy.
What's the hardware look like? Reason I'm asking is I got the lighter duty version of this in a cap/slider combo deal and I'm finding conflicting information on the installation. Some say you can't use Rivnuts on the aluminum bed and you have to through bolt, but the guy I bought it from said you can't through-bolt in the front because of some under-bed obstructions. Just curious what the install kit consists of.
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I have a half sheet of 1/2" OSB with smooth side down. It works better than you think with loads and pulls out fairly well. Did cut hand holes in end. Was cheap and works for me.
They have expandable "Plus Nuts" that look pretty robust, and bolts, and installation tool. I would contact CargoGlide and talk to their customer support people. I don't know why some people say these "Plus Nuts" can't be used. When we removed the cargo glide from my friends old truck, we just unbolted it, and the "Plus Nuts" remained in the bed. No way they were coming out without a lot of work.
They have expandable "Plus Nuts" that look pretty robust, and bolts, and installation tool. I would contact CargoGlide and talk to their customer support people. I don't know why some people say these "Plus Nuts" can't be used. When we removed the cargo glide from my friends old truck, we just unbolted it, and the "Plus Nuts" remained in the bed. No way they were coming out without a lot of work.
It has to do with the aluminum bed. Plus nuts, or riv nuts as they've been known as for years, are common. Notice all of their install videos are on steel beds. They actually sell a kit specifically for install on aluminum beds and they're using thru-bolts rather than plus nuts. I'm guessing if you load the thing to the max, the plus nuts pull through the aluminum. I ordered the aluminum install kit but wondering what I'm actually getting myself into. The guy I bought the thing from said you can't thru-bolt the front because there are obstructions underneath. He doubled up on the plus nuts using 4 in total across the front and thru-bolted the middle.
from bed tailgate floor to floor of the cargo glide is 6 3/4”. From garage floor to Floor of cargo glide is 44.5”. It is a ways up there, but I have the heavy duty version, rated at 2200 lbs at full extension. I have had 2000lbs plus in the bed and it handled it with ease, I pulled it out, guys on forklift slung 20 100lb bags of materials into the entire bed while at full extension and they were standing on slide while loading, they were initially worried, then amazed. I wasn’t, not even a shrug from unit, It impressed guys at the co-op big time. Loaded unit slid into cargo area smoothly. Just make sure you are on level ground if fully loaded! Ha!
heavy duty unit comes with high sides that are strong and can contain shifting materials and bags of concrete etc.
on my 96 dodge, I have the 1500 lighter unit, and it is only 4.25” high from bed, It opens to about the wheel well area. Also, had 1200 lbs in this unit, wish I had heavy duty unit, it is that much more sturdy. But it handled the 1200 lbs just fine.
I am a huge fan of the full extension XL2200. I am 60, 5’10” and full 5-6 gallon buckets of chains, and liquids are still doable for this old fat dude
this photo below I have a ladder, two coolers, three big suitcases, plus action packer with emergency gear, recovery equipment, full size shovel, hi lift jack, 5 gallon bucket of stuff, several boxes and it is only pulled out about 50% because of room on the carport at my parents. Note, the 6.5’ 2200XL weighs over 300 lbs, coupled with the rating of 2200Lbs , the slide is capable of handling 2500lbs including weight of the unit.
How much room is there between the slide and your cover? I have a Honda generator that sits about 17 inches high and would like to know if it will fit under a bed cover with a bed slide.
Thanks
from bed tailgate floor to floor of the cargo glide is 6 3/4”. From garage floor to Floor of cargo glide is 44.5”. It is a ways up there, but I have the heavy duty version, rated at 2200 lbs at full extension. I have had 2000lbs plus in the bed and it handled it with ease, I pulled it out, guys on forklift slung 20 100lb bags of materials into the entire bed while at full extension and they were standing on slide while loading, they were initially worried, then amazed. I wasn’t, not even a shrug from unit, It impressed guys at the co-op big time. Loaded unit slid into cargo area smoothly. Just make sure you are on level ground if fully loaded! Ha!
heavy duty unit comes with high sides that are strong and can contain shifting materials and bags of concrete etc.
on my 96 dodge, I have the 1500 lighter unit, and it is only 4.25” high from bed, It opens to about the wheel well area. Also, had 1200 lbs in this unit, wish I had heavy duty unit, it is that much more sturdy. But it handled the 1200 lbs just fine.
I am a huge fan of the full extension XL2200. I am 60, 5’10” and full 5-6 gallon buckets of chains, and liquids are still doable for this old fat dude
this photo below I have a ladder, two coolers, three big suitcases, plus action packer with emergency gear, recovery equipment, full size shovel, hi lift jack, 5 gallon bucket of stuff, several boxes and it is only pulled out about 50% because of room on the carport at my parents. Note, the 6.5’ 2200XL weighs over 300 lbs, coupled with the rating of 2200Lbs , the slide is capable of handling 2500lbs including weight of the unit.
How much room is there between the slide and your cover? I have a Honda generator that sits about 17 inches high and would like to know if it will fit under a bed cover with a bed slide.
Thanks
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