tailgate replacement
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tailgate replacement
02 F250. I am putting a couple of scooters in the bed. I have removed the tailgate but would like to have a half gate or something 1/2 the height of OEM. The wheelbase of the scooters will fit but the overall length is too long. Any suggestions or recommendations appreciated. Darrell
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Originally Posted by happyrock darrell
Sorry, I didn't paint the whole picture. I pull a TT, can't leave the tail gate down. Thanks for the response though.
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The width of truck bed is only like 6 feet, if that. To use as a loading ramp, you'd need it to be at least 10 feet long. But you COULD use it as a "tailgate" after you devised a way to mount it to the truck bed so you wouldn't lose it...and still make it easy to put on and take off.
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Originally Posted by mizzitch
You could wrap the tailgate support cables over the tailgate latch pins. This leaves the tailgate 1/3 open. (You have to disconnect the cables from the bed to get them around the latch pins on the bed.)
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Originally Posted by Fat Diesel
Just remember you're almost at the angle where the tailgate will want to pop out doing this.
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