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Another engineering fail, in my opinion, is that with the load stop up, the bed's about an inch too short to hold an 8' sheet of plywood (or any 8' lumber).  Come on man, couldn't gimme another inch?
I ask God the same question.

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I ask God the same question. Sent from my ONEPLUS A6013 using Tapatalk

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It's a personal preference but I disagree that it's a gimmick.  If you have one and use your truck like a truck it's a REALLY cool and useful feature.  You don't realise it until you've had the opport

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That's what she said....

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7 hours ago, brothernov said:

Another engineering fail, in my opinion, is that with the load stop up, the bed's about an inch too short to hold an 8' sheet of plywood (or any 8' lumber).  Come on man, couldn't gimme another inch?

That's what she said....

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I guess I was greedy when i asked for more inches .........I got 6".........

 

That's my tailgate I am talking about ...........

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Are you guys interested in a fix for the load stop so that it stays in place? Trying to gt some feed back.

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On 7/17/2019 at 11:02 AM, brothernov said:

Another engineering fail, in my opinion, is that with the load stop up, the bed's about an inch too short to hold an 8' sheet of plywood (or any 8' lumber).  Come on man, couldn't gimme another inch?

That's what she said.

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On 9/14/2019 at 10:32 PM, randomledders said:

Around here it’s an 80$ fine for leaving a hitch in when not towing anything.


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Another BS way for the gov't to make money of the working person.

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I do not need this - I have a 8 foot box so I do not need this gimmick.   Also....can't wait to see how it fails with winter and salt in the North country.......

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On 9/23/2019 at 5:39 AM, elcamino said:

Another BS way for the gov't to make money of the working person.

Not the working person, the lazy one with casual disregard for the safety of others.

 

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1 hour ago, Daverado said:

Not the working person, the lazy one with casual disregard for the safety of others.

 

Not to mention their shin bones. If I leave mine in I'll be looking for a band aid soon.

 

I love the tailgate.

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OP if you had got the standard size bed, and turn the handle bars so the tire sits in the front corner of the bed, slide the rear wheels together in the center of the tail gate you can close the tailgate with 2 bikes in the bed.

i am upgrading to the HD which has 4" longer bed length. i am fairly certain you can fit 3 bikes in and close the gate. if not they make a tail gate extender that holds the gate open a couple inches at the top. works great. i can fit a full sice 4 wheeler and my dirtbike in the bed with this device.

your truck is already purchased, but may be worth looking into if you ever replace it in the future.

 

sometimes i wish it was easy to remove the front wheel on a dirt bike and clamp the forks into a holder like a bicycle. that would make securing dirt bikes a snap.

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I pull mine when not towing so I can use the multipro tailgate, but I fail to see this big safety hazard it causes by leaving it in. Do you mean getting so close to my truck that you hit it with your vehicle? Tough darts,  Nancy.

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3 hours ago, bass mechanic said:

OP if you had got the standard size bed, and turn the handle bars so the tire sits in the front corner of the bed, slide the rear wheels together in the center of the tail gate you can close the tailgate with 2 bikes in the bed.

i am upgrading to the HD which has 4" longer bed length. i am fairly certain you can fit 3 bikes in and close the gate. if not they make a tail gate extender that holds the gate open a couple inches at the top. works great. i can fit a full sice 4 wheeler and my dirtbike in the bed with this device.

your truck is already purchased, but may be worth looking into if you ever replace it in the future.

 

sometimes i wish it was easy to remove the front wheel on a dirt bike and clamp the forks into a holder like a bicycle. that would make securing dirt bikes a snap.

Personally, I just load the bikes (1 or 2) in straight and put all the gear, etc in between them and along the sides; ramps, gas cans, boots, gear bags etc. I then run a ratchet strap between the rear lower tiedowns, thru each rear wheel & around the ramps, and use the loose end to secure any items (if needed). 
I have a Back Rack on my truck and drilled holes in the bed mounts for tie down points. I use these for the front of the bikes, as they work waaaay better than the stock tiedown points in the box.

In 13 yrs have never lost anything, nor worried about it, headed to or from the riding area. Granted, I usually don't have to go down much in the way of rough service roads to get to the trailhead, but do have lots of highway. 
On some roads, there is a big advantage to having the tailgate down........... ?

If there's 3 bikes, I use my enclosed cargo trailer.

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Maybe GM can save us from ourselves by adding the power-lift option to the MPT and adding a proximity sensor that will detect any obstruction, such as a hitch, and halt the tailgate from opening any further? Modern vehicles have all kinds of nanny doodads to protect us from our inattentiveness, so something like this shouldn't be difficult. Sure beats removing the hitch. :rolleyes:

 

I do agree that providing the ability to lock the load stop in the extended position would be a no-brainer. That omission was just ridiculous.

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