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pm26 Senior Enthusiast

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Some larger quads weight pretty close to 1,000 lbs. I think loading one of those might present a problem. Smaller ones should be OK.

mxdirtrider56 Enthusiast

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You will be fine. I haul a Polaris 700 in my bed all the time. I have a tool box and standard bed so the rear tires sit on the tailgate. The majority of the weight is still over the actual bed. You won't have any problems. You should be more concerned about making sure it is secured correctly before hitting the road than the tailgate breaking.

Itsme7 Enthusiast

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good info. was wondering this myself. I will be hauling my grizzly 700 in my bed with a tool box.

 

thanks for the info..

 

Jason

 

:lol:

 

Haha sweet, a fellow grizzly 700 rider. :D

 

You'll be fine with the straps. I have a friend with a polaris RZR that he puts in the back of his truck and it sits on the tailgate, weighs more then any quad, with no problems. Like said just strap it down good. I know with the 6 1/2' bed, the grizzly is almost right up against the back window, may have to put it on the tailgate as well. Heres a pic showing how close the metal bumper is to the back window. :lol:

 

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jblakeney Senior Enthusiast

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Depends, mine died... Causing the required new tailgate replacement, as it for the better part screwed the tailgate............. Some moron at GM decided not to use Stainless Cables...... And leave one end open and the other sealed.... Stupid cables filled with water and rusted........

 

About 3 years later GM recalled the straps............ I did get my new straps... At the time of the recall...... ??? But I think the ones I put on after they failed were stainless (they were GM replacements). The dealer even worked out a deal on the tailgate, since I had purchased it from them..... They paid 75% of the tailgate invoice (after I got the recall notice).... They wanted to go 50/50 but I told them I painted it and purchased the paint myself. I did not have a body shop do it.... So the service guy said he would do 75%...

 

Either way, I had my 4-wheeler's (2004 Honda Rancher 350 2wd) rear tires on the tailgate when this happened. By the way I was PISSED... And it was a lot of time and a big hassle....

 

Jbo

Daryl LBZ Senior Enthusiast

Daryl LBZ

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Depends, mine died... Causing the required new tailgate replacement, as it for the better part screwed the tailgate............. Some moron at GM decided not to use Stainless Cables...... And leave one end open and the other sealed.... Stupid cables filled with water and rusted........

 

About 3 years later GM recalled the straps............ I did get my new straps... At the time of the recall...... ??? But I think the ones I put on after they failed were stainless (they were GM replacements). The dealer even worked out a deal on the tailgate, since I had purchased it from them..... They paid 75% of the tailgate invoice (after I got the recall notice).... They wanted to go 50/50 but I told them I painted it and purchased the paint myself. I did not have a body shop do it.... So the service guy said he would do 75%...

 

Either way, I had my 4-wheeler's (2004 Honda Rancher 350 2wd) rear tires on the tailgate when this happened. By the way I was PISSED... And it was a lot of time and a big hassle....

 

Jbo

 

 

 

IDK why they just didn't leave the cables metal like on the older trucks. My old 88 is over 20 years old now and it still has the original metal tailgate straps.

KMGZ400 Senior Enthusiast

KMGZ400

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i had a cable snap loading my kingquad into the back my my GMT800 but the other one held it up. i replaced both after that

pm26 Senior Enthusiast

pm26

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Remember that it is the weight of the rider and the quad that needs to be taken into consideration when driving it up the ramps into the truck bed. And some more rotund members around here surely weigh around 250 lbs or more, so there is some substantial stress on those tailgate cables and the tailgate itself. Do not forget that on GMT 900s, GM has drilled the top of the tailgate full of holes, which greatly weakens the upper part of the tailgate. so do not be surprised if you bend your tailgate while moving the quad in and out of the bed.

 

The best solution here by far is to get a small utility trailer with a ramp. In case of trucks with the 5'8" bed, that may be the only practical solution.

tomr80 Enthusiast

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I put a 1200lb 1970 cub cadet in the back of mine with the rear tires sitting on the tailgate, no problems at all! I have hauled that

thing all over the place like that! Go for it!

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