Please don't take offense, but who said you can not get into a stop light
race with a lawn tractor in the back.
L. John Morris<ljohn@alltel.net>
!!!!! ... your local *HEMI* owner ...!!!!!
'97 SLT+ CC 4x4
5.2L, 3.92LS
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> From: Rader <rlr@bbt.com>
> To: Dakota Mailing List <dakota@ait.fredonia.edu>
> Subject: Good Stakehole Tie-downs
> Date: Friday, March 21, 1997 4:41 PM
>
> A few days ago, I posted a request asking about good-quality
> tiedowns that install in the Dakota's bed stake holes (pre-'97s
> don't have stock tiedowns). The tiedowns commonly available in
> the local stores suck, quite frankly. I've already broken or
> otherwise rendered 4 unusable, and was in the market for something
> that could actually take a pounding and let you use ratcheting
> load straps.
>
> The request was roundly ignored, but I remember a few people
> asking similar questions on the list, so here's what I found out.
>
> Penda makes some very cool stainless stake hole tiedowns.
> Check out http://www.pendacorp.com/hide.htm for pictures, etc.
> You can reach a dealer through the 800 # listed on the Web site,
> if you want. But I found that Penda OEMs these goodies to the
> Big Three as dealer-installed options, which means that your local
> dealer should be able to set you up.
>
> To make a long story short, I purchased 4 of the Hide-A-Loop
> tiedowns from a local Dodge dealer (in a Mopar box, no less),
> and installed them in my '95 Dakota last night. They are _trick_.
> I yanked and tugged on one with a rope, and it didn't bat an eye.
> (The same treatment with the eyebolt or chrome style tiedowns
> isn't possible, don't ask how I know). You can barely see them
> when they are folded down.
>
> An excellent investment; I'll be a lot more comfortable hauling
> my lawn tractor around from now on.
>
> Ron
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