On Thu, 7 Dec 1995, Pan Chan wrote:
> > and I carry motorcycles around in the summer, and don't have a
> >storage area for a cap, I put on an aftermarket tonneau cover which'll keep
> >the snow off my ski equipment, and any other cargo I feel like carrying, and
> >I can roll it up in the summer to tote the bikes around...
>
> How do you get your bike on the truck?
>
> I want to use ramps, and they can either rest on the bed or on the folded-down
> tailgate. Problem #1 is I can't get these ramps to rest on the bed because the
> rear bumper gets in the way. I could get extra-long boards, but I'd rather
> not. Problem #2 is that I'm afraid the rubber tailgate "arms" will break under
> the weight of over 500-700 lbs, leaving me w/a nicely disfigured tailgate from
> where it smashes into the bumper. Most likely the rubber arms wouldn't snap,
> but they might slip out of the metal clasps.
>
The tailgate won't come loose from the clasps! I loaded a friends Harley
onto my truck, and the entire back end was sitting on the tailgate as I
hauled it, and no problem at all. If the tailgate "arms" can take the
weight of a Harley, they can take anything.
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