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Originally posted by BigSwede:
I'll second Tommylift/gate

I'll third it. I worked for a company that had a pickup with one of these many years ago.

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Originally posted by mark123:
That's pretty sweet! However, it would have to work with the tailgate closed.

Most tailgates can be removed and reinstalled rather easily. My Frontier's tailgate requries no tools and takes under a minute (i.e. the reason they have to put a lock on tailgates). Open 45 degrees, lift right tab, slide off right cable, lift left tab, slide off left cable, and lift tailgate at 45 degree angle.

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Originally posted by vinnybass:
Can they be stored on a stand at the proper height? Just back under/into it.

that was my thought, concrete blocks stacked up to store it, you just back up and connect or disconnect.

Put a set of air adjustable shocks on the back of the truck so you can adjust height, which will help with heavy loads extended off the hitch anyway,

With air adjusted shocks your money goes to improving ride and safety of the vehicle, vs $1500 for a lift, which is a pretty cool lift though.

Thanks friends!

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Originally posted by tatortodd:

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Originally posted by mark123:
That's pretty sweet! However, it would have to work with the tailgate closed.

Most tailgates can be removed and reinstalled rather easily. My Frontier's tailgate requries no tools and takes under a minute (i.e. the reason they have to put a lock on tailgates). Open 45 degrees, lift right tab, slide off right cable, lift left tab, slide off left cable, and lift tailgate at 45 degree angle.

You underestimate my clumsiness.

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Originally posted by tatortodd:

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Originally posted by mark123:
That's pretty sweet! However, it would have to work with the tailgate closed.

Most tailgates can be removed and reinstalled rather easily. My Frontier's tailgate requries no tools and takes under a minute (i.e. the reason they have to put a lock on tailgates). Open 45 degrees, lift right tab, slide off right cable, lift left tab, slide off left cable, and lift tailgate at 45 degree angle.

And that's why we put the 'poor man's' tailgate lock on all of our truck inventory when I worked at a nearby Chevrolet dealer in college.
2008 or so, they had about 10 tailgates stolen overnight, to the tune of around $1k per for replacements (they were all locking tailgates with backup cameras).

Simple hose clamp around the slotted side makes enough of a deterrent for most simple thieves. And, you don't have to worry about losing the key for it, like the one on my former F150, that the dealer didn't even have the key for when I bought it (already installed on the truck & it was a trade from another dealer).

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You underestimate my clumsiness.

Mark - I feel for you! Don't put yourself down for it! You can learn!

My wife has a Jeep Wrangler with a hard top. She also has a soft top for warmer weather. April is when the transition takes place. I can remove the hard top with a "Hoist A Cart", but the soft top installation is way beyond my abilities.....

I pay to have that done.

I look at all angles and ideas before I accept defeat.

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Originally posted by SW_Sig:
I am not sure what your budget is but I have used something similar to this for heavy loads.

Manual Fork

Egads! Grainger is impossible to deal with. I’m trying to place an order but they can’t get the sales tax correct. Now I have to contact their sales tax team, the existence of which tells me they have this problem a lot.

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Originally posted by odin:

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You underestimate my clumsiness.

Mark - I feel for you! Don't put yourself down for it! You can learn!

My wife has a Jeep Wrangler with a hard top. She also has a soft top for warmer weather. April is when the transition takes place. I can remove the hard top with a "Hoist A Cart", but the soft top installation is way beyond my abilities.....

I pay to have that done.

I look at all angles and ideas before I accept defeat.

It’s just that it’s still a nice truck and still under warranty (not that the warranty matters because the local shop won’t cover it). I know I’ll screw up the nice, shiny, new-looking tailgate the first time by dropping it on the nearest thing that will do it the most damage.

Thanks for the tip. My quote was for $1603.15. What’s the best zoro can do?