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General => Lounge => Topic started by: Pricecheck on August 18, 2014, 12:52:32 AM
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I've got a move to Alaska coming up and I'm pulling a horse trailer. I do have quite a bit of clearance and my tailgate can drop down without hitting. Why will I drop the tailgate? I'm putting the R in the bed if the truck and I'm trying to keep the trailer with enough room to sleep in it overnight.
I've got a 5.5' bed and my tailgate will only close half way. I could opt to wrap my babel over the latch rod but that puts excessive stress on the cable. I did some research and they make rods that keep your tailgate partially open. Why would I want to pay $40 for something that could be easy to build.
I used scrap angle iron from an old horse trailer sliding door, an old truck hitch pin that I cut down and some paint. The obvious tools were a couple of drill bits, welder and angle grinder with various wheels.
I attach the bed side first and as I pull against it to keep pressure I'll raise the gate to latch it. To disconnect I just pull the handle like normal. It fits very well. (I added some weld at the rod tip to act as a stop so it doesn't slip out somehow)
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I've only got one side done for right now. Lots of other stuff came up. If you don't care about ease of disconnecting you could drill one hole and remove the stock rod on the bed and slide the bar through and reinstall the rod.
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Also, the overall length of the piece I used was 12.75". The angle of the tailgate is 54*.
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Looks good, better that a strap.
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Damn OK to AK that's a haul! What are you towing it with?
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To be specific it's Kansas City to Anchorage. 07 F150 FX4 with 35's. 12' stock trailer loaded with atv, hazmat stuff, all lawn stuff, all tools and some other things.
It does help having the 5.4l but that trailer being so tall drags so much.
Another thing that helped was the bigger drop shank, a weight distribution hitch and the sway control. I can load and pull 3 horses with only .5" of squat.
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Here it is.... (http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/08/18/8a23dc37a9e87b5f4d33f7aa8537464e.jpg)
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Not too shabby, man. Hey, if you can buy what you want, make it!
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Thanks. I'm all about that. Here's another example. It's a swing out saddle rack/tack holder. (http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/08/18/2bd1c2ccba4dbcd7efa23f2190691586.jpg)(http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/08/18/e27e9037f2a8f90e2ee254e5d6e659c5.jpg)
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Kind of a bad picture but one was after I sprayed the liner on it and the other was Saturday at the horse show with only my saddle on it.
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I think I need to make/buy something like that for my truck. My R does not fit in the back either and I was trying to figure out how to pull a small trailer with one in the bed.
BTW, I love my weight distributing hitch. It's amazing what such a simple piece of equipment can do. Plus when your totally over loaded you can make it still look like your level.
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Have you ever tried airbags? My buddy uses them in his 1500 and makes it feel like a 3500 with only 15-20 lbs of air
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I wanted air but I went the cheap route with hellwig helper springs. They are alright but I can't stand u-bolts jingling when I'm empty.
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(http://memecrunch.com/meme/4NXYZ/bikes/image.jpg?w=640&c=1)
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Ha! My wife surprised me with this one. Can't complain. Since I've owned it ive done a few things to it; one being the tires and wheels.
It also fits in the garage which is a plus. Too bad I'm going from a three car to a small one car in Alaska. Sucks...
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I like this. I use a bed extender when hauling my quad. I pull my R all the way to the bed of the tail gate. It creates a lot of room behind the cab for all my gear. I also seen this torsion bar thing that makes closing the gate real easy. Sorry abit off topic.
Good job buddy!
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Well, making my drive pulling the trailer and all. 8100lbs empty and 12440lbs loaded
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Have a safe trip. Keep the rubber side down.
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Hell yeah. Thanks
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Good luck to ya and have a safe drive up there.
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Took a short drive over....(http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/08/30/9ca9c35fd913cbc55e0028692e9da596.jpg)
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Took a short drive over....(http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/08/30/9ca9c35fd913cbc55e0028692e9da596.jpg)
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That picture of Mt. Rushmore, is amazing! That's on my bucket list! Enjoy!
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Nice! I love it out west. Was out there last year and seen all that stuff for like the 3rd time. Mount Rushmore,The Black Hills,Badlands,Devil Tower,etc. Just love the scenery.
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Awesome. We unfortunately can't see it all but mt rushmore was nice to finally see it not on tv!
In Bozeman, MT tonight. Very weird whine coming from the truck rear after a long haul but at parking lot speeds. Take the trailer off and it did it initially but stopped. So odd. I kinda want the truck to break. I'll get a diesel!
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My wife is actually kinda on board for it. Probably not that soon, especially after the new tires and wheels.
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(http://memecrunch.com/meme/4NXYZ/bikes/image.jpg?w=640&c=1)
Roundeye coma anda smack a u face… @
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Yeah I know. Wife picked it up two deployments ago and we paid it off during the last one. Then the new tires and wheels. I've got practically everything done to this as well.
Leveling kit, tires, wheels, drilled and slotted rotors, hellwig helper springs, complete audio, inverter, brake controller, billet grille, air intake, throttle body spacer, exhaust, bed liner, tint, programmer, nice husky floor liners, backup camera, big 4 wiring upgrade and optima yellow top.
Doesn't sound like a lot but it's nice. Overall what's nicer is pulling a heavy load appropriately!
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Update on the bar. Due to the angle of the gate and driving through seattle with the bumpy roads I looked back at one point and saw something that dropped my throat in my gut. My tailgate was hanging. It bounced out of the track and was dangling. No damage to the bumper or gate though! One of the cables got the rubber worn off some. Going to get a hose clamp to hold the passenger side on until I can make one for that side.
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Another update. Never used a hose clamp or anything. I travelled 500 miles today without an issue. Driving from seattle to sumas and now overnight in quesnel, bc the sites were amazing.
Here's a stop we made. I jumped over the barricade and took the shots. (http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/09/03/4459a09b036d700a4c33511ec5618206.jpg)(http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/09/03/66d7f696a1be4230846503abd3fba9ea.jpg)(http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/09/03/6c85efbdc43ef54ce490938e6261db8d.jpg)
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Awesome pictures. Thanks for posting. No scenery like that in hawaii
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My wife always talks about Hawaii. She wants to go back.
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Did you bring the horses with you?
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Nope. Just the garage and the fridge, dogs, my dad and the R.
At Whitehorse, Yukon and it's been raining for 100+ miles. Gonna hit up the Yukon brewing company though!
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This hasn't been about the support bar hardly anymore but about my travels instead. I made my way out to the local MX track yesterday. Had the quad but didn't hit the track due to not having my gear. :(
Here's a pic of the track. The jump up close to me is their 65'r. I've never hit anything with size and much less even been on a MX track. That jump face freaks me out. You can't see the top from the face.
The area at the pond and beyond is not the track. (http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/09/08/0a5d2cf9241963b747218dc5e58d2396.jpg)
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That looks like fun fun FUNNNN!!!!!
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So have you reached your final destination?
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Sure have!
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