I am concerned these could slip without a hook on the end, s.t. I could secure between de-cabled tailgate & bed. Are they safe? My truck is tall!
1028643
They're solid. Holes drilled to use pins if needed but they work just fine without them. Well made.
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I'v got a Dodge 2014 4 X 4 and I use them to load a lawn mower. I'd feel safe loading about anything in the weight range. The adapters have a nonskid grip you attach and if ya look you also have two wholes on the surface to use set screws if you want( I don't think it is at all necessary). Someone also wrote that the boards don't fit. They fit just fine. They may be trying to use unfinished wood. The ones I got from Lowes worked perfectly. These are excellent ramp adapters. The instructions recommend a really long board for the height, but I found that not to be the case for a lawn mower.
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I used lag screws with eyelits in the underside of the ramp boards then ratchet strapped them to the trailer hitch.
1028646
You can always adjust the length of the wood you use to make it sit better (change angle) on the end of the truck. Assuming it is seated well on the end of the truck, once there is weight on the ramp, it shouldn't move. I use it for putting the golf cart in the shed, which is maybe a 1 foot lift, so this isn't an issue for me. The product is pretty decent. I'd go for it. In the alternative, if your not in a hurry, you can probably find decent used ramps on your local craigslist that would work. Good luck
1028647
When I'm using these for unloading something like my garden tractor off my truck, I feel safer if I can have another person stand on both plank ends where they touch the ground. Once the weight of the back wheels is on the planks, there's shouldn't be any problem with them slipping off. Without another person around to hold the planks, I'd be leery of driving the tractor off, but I might carefully roll it down the planks by hand.
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I have a GMC Sierra Work Package, which is fairly tall. I used 8 ft 2 x 10's and have been very happy with performance. I have had no slippage even on wheeled heavy loads on ice in Maine. There are provisions withe the ramp end to pin/key the ends to your vehicle,which may be your option if you are worried.
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My truck is also tall. There are two basic ways of securing these to the truck. One is to drill small holes in the tailgate where you want to place the brackets, then use small screws or nails to hold the ramp in place. The second is to attach an eye-bolt to the center of each ramp and connect a rope from the eye-bolt to the bumper. I used 2x10x8 treated lumber and added 1x4s to the sides of the 2x10 to prevent rolling off the ramps. I'm on my second set of 2x10s. My first lasted 12 years. I still using the same brackets. Oh, I used a little trig and cut the street ends of the 2x10 at a 30 degree angle, then put scotch tread tape every foot to prevent slipping. My truck is also tall. There are two basic ways of securing these to the truck. One is to drill small holes in the tailgate where you want to place the brackets, then use small screws or nails to hold the ramp in place. The second is to attach an eye-bolt to the center of each ramp and connect a rope from the eye-bolt to the bumper. I used 2x10x8 treated lumber and added 1x4s to the sides of the 2x10 to prevent rolling off the ramps. I'm on my second set of 2x10s. My first lasted 12 years. I still using the same brackets. Oh, I used a little trig and cut the street ends of the 2x10 at a 30... » Read More My truck is also tall. There are two basic ways of securing these to the truck. One is to drill small holes in the tailgate where you want to place the brackets, then use small screws or nails to hold the ramp in place. The second is to attach an eye-bolt to the center of each ramp and connect a rope from the eye-bolt to the bumper. I used 2x10x8 treated lumber and added 1x4s to the sides of the 2x10 to prevent rolling off the ramps. I'm on my second set of 2x10s. My first lasted 12 years. I still using the same brackets. Oh, I used a little trig and cut the street ends of the 2x10 at a 30 degree angle, then put scotch tread tape every foot to prevent slipping. « Show Less
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It depends on how long your bed is as well as weather or not your truck will except standard universal mounting rails, if you dont have an 8' bed you will probably need a slide hitch.
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None at all. My tacoma has hooks. If there wasn't any they would still be ok because of the custom fit
1432353
The wiring is short for probably any truck. I installed this on a f250 extended cab short bed. I did have to extend the rear wires. This is really a non issue, some simple waterproof butt connectors and your good to go.
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My truck did not have tow hooks. The literature says you do. I had to use the u bolts because my frame canals are capped, and there is not much thread left even if I wanted to add a flat hook with the u bolts. You probably could add a hook to the horizontal bolts though (you bolt angle brackets to the frame and attach the bar to that).
91060
No, these are meant for a short bed, im sure you can get them in an 8 foot length though. These look great on your truck, I bought them myself.
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If you can drill the holes through the bed so that you use the backing plate it should work just fine. But you MUST use those backing plates for a tight connection so it doesn't lift off.. For the hooks I think it should be fine. I have used 2 hooks on one ring to tie down commercial equipment with no problem.. Also the trick is when you mount these hooks pre layout on the trailer what you need to tie down. Because you want to make sure that your hooks connect to the rings at least on a 45 degree angle. Something I learned from a friend that drives a truck and used to haul a lot..
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Yes, they will work equally as well sitting on the bed area as they do on a tailgate. You can use them hooked together as a single wide ramp or separated as two ramps.
1027652
I would think for a short bed you need a hitch that slides. If not I think the trailer will hit your cab when you turn.
1185465
I would think so. They have adjustable post. Had no problems installing in my ram truck. My only complaint is the tan color I ordered was not a perfect match.
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I would say yes because the steps mount directly to the frame of the truck and they do give you I believe 4 to 6 inches of drop when you mount them. I really can't see any reason why they would not work for you.
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Strangely enough I moved my friend's cal king bed using them. It was really easy and we didn't even use them correctly. The bed will seem really low to the ground unless you properly use the middle hook for our heights. Cover the bed with some junk sheets just in case, but I had no issues. Ez
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Yes they are secured by tightening a bolt that squeezes two plates to the inside lip of your truck bed
983691
Probably not - At least not safely - Bottom hooks start about 3/4 up from total height as I recall
1842519
We bought a ( two actually) long strong cable combination lock and run it through the pair of grippers, since we have two on each side of our truck. this probably wouldn't deter a very determined thief, but we feel better having them locked up.
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Yes I believe so. This lock, when in place, fits over the tailgate fastening "hook" (think of it as U shaped) and bed "pin" (cylinder shape) that keeps the tailgate in place. When you put the lock on, over the tailgate hook and slide the lock over the pin tight, it keeps the hook from being pulled off of the pin, ie your tailgate stolen.
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No, they don't come off TOO easily. Very easily, but not too. The hooks are "deep" enough that gravity keeps them on the frame without any difficulty or "accidental" dislodging. I hope this answers your question! :)