Originally Posted by obxredneck

Yes it was posted a long time ago but I thought that Toyota had fixed it. There were post from yesterday stating the 2008's had the same problem.

Originally Posted by suzuki0702

wow sorry fellas! picked it up off an atv forum im part of. i pulled a cheby smallblock out of a 20' boat with my truck bed. the legs of the engine hoist were on my tailgate if that tells you anything. a good 700lbs id say?

Originally Posted by sglaine

My self I do not think it is a good idea to rely on a tailgate for any extra support..I have seen so many fail Fords, Chevys and Dodges fail...Because of what ever negligence ...

Originally Posted by osbornk

But you have to use the tailgate to get to the bed. The tailgate needs to be strong enough to hold up what you are loading even though you don't use it once the load is in the bed. It's not reasonable to expect anyone to remove the tailgate to load the bed of the truck.

Originally Posted by jimandmandy

While Tundra-bashing seems to be a sport here at FTE, what about the new Silverado/Sierra? That tailgate has no steel closeout at all on top, only a plastic cap. Also, I cut my finger on the unfinished, jagged steel on the underside. They may be pretty, but workmanship is slipping back to the 1980's. The '73-'87 GMs were quick-rusting rattle traps, while my '93 was perfect, body-wise.

Jim

Originally Posted by sglaine

Originally Posted by 93RangerXL4x2

I feel bad for a guy who owns a truck, and the tail gate is weak. my tail gate could hold 500 pounds, many times i relyed on the tail gate, for a extended load.