Body twist and the tailgate
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Body twist and the tailgate
GM is quite proud of that video of the two trucks on the crawler and the SD getting all twisted up and crunching the tailgate.
Anyone here see issues?
4 times that I can remember so far this year I had my truck off level enough that I could not open the tailgate. All with the 5th wheel attached.
Twice while camping and twice while in my driveway.
Camping had the truck on some fairly uneven ground. In my driveway where I park my trailer the trailer itself is on all concrete but one side of the truck is on concrete and one side is about 4" lower on packed soil.
Each time I could not get the tailgate open, even unloading the weight.
Each time required lifting the trailer high enough for the pin box to clear the tailgate and then drive out. Fortunately I have hydraulic landing gear so it doesn't take long and I have the ram travel available to lift this high.
Still a bit of a pain.
Anyone here see issues?
4 times that I can remember so far this year I had my truck off level enough that I could not open the tailgate. All with the 5th wheel attached.
Twice while camping and twice while in my driveway.
Camping had the truck on some fairly uneven ground. In my driveway where I park my trailer the trailer itself is on all concrete but one side of the truck is on concrete and one side is about 4" lower on packed soil.
Each time I could not get the tailgate open, even unloading the weight.
Each time required lifting the trailer high enough for the pin box to clear the tailgate and then drive out. Fortunately I have hydraulic landing gear so it doesn't take long and I have the ram travel available to lift this high.
Still a bit of a pain.
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Have not noticed the tail gate issue, as I'm normally on level ground, but the truck overall is quite twistable on uneven roads. Feels as though the frame is constantly being twisted... Defin. not rigid enough....
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My 2011 tailgate is no lighter than my 2006 was. If anything it feels a little heavier, but I have the step and the gay pole on the tailgate. I know that adds some weight.
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I haul alot of gravel, topsoil, etc in my gooseneck dump trailer.and ive been in places that the truck is defenitly in a bind. But my tailgate has opened except once. I do notice the plastic on the catches are getting fairly chewed up. But i expect this for what i put the truck thru. I believe if frame was much more riged i would get stuck more.
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I haul alot of gravel, topsoil, etc in my gooseneck dump trailer.and ive been in places that the truck is defenitly in a bind. But my tailgate has opened except once. I do notice the plastic on the catches are getting fairly chewed up. But i expect this for what i put the truck thru. I believe if frame was much more riged i would get stuck more.
This is why there is suspension.
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A lot of y'all are really up on the older model super duty trucks. I wonder, isn't the current chassis/frame stiffer than it has ever been? Did they really make it less rigid than an 07 model?
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Were you on un-level ground at the time?
What did you do to get unhooked, I would think goose necks could get anywhere near the height required to lift over the tailgate.
After reading this I went and looked at mine.
The left side looks like it has never helped center the tailgate and the right side has the paint worn through on the tailgate "wedge"
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I haul alot of gravel, topsoil, etc in my gooseneck dump trailer.and ive been in places that the truck is defenitly in a bind. But my tailgate has opened except once. I do notice the plastic on the catches are getting fairly chewed up. But i expect this for what i put the truck thru. I believe if frame was much more riged i would get stuck more.
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From: Roll Tide, Roll
Porthole. Oh yea truck was very unlevel as i have to try and get trailer as close to flat as possible before i dump.i could never get gooseneck over tailgate with over 12,000 lb in dump.i just had to wait till i got truck on some flater ground. Ive got the B&W turnover. So i thought bolting that large mount would be onr heck of a strong crossbrace. I would say its flexing behind the gooseneck. Because i looked at one sidr and overload was pushed down purty far whilr other side wasnt touching.so i can understand it flexing enough.
