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2020 HD MultiPro Tailgate Hitch Ball Solution

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23 hours ago, sdelam said:

Wonder if it clears without folding it under. Obviously not on the small, but im interested in the large (7" drop) anyway. 

I'm guessing no, itll still have to drop to around 4-6 inches for the ball to clear the step

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While I'm sure we are all waiting for the adjustable hitch manufacturers to come out with a solution to work with the multipro tailgate. I decided to try and find something that was already around tha

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nice shill post  

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But let me add this. This forum is suppose to be informational for GM owners. I have learned a lot about my trucks on here. Trouble shooting and new products. I am only putting out info just like othe

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Hope to see something like this for those of us who use sway control and weight distribution hitches for travel trailers.


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Install the Splitgate Overide by Tailgatefix.com. It will lock out the split gate so it can't be accidentally dropped while there is something in the receiver. It's pin activated and also has a manual version for those that want to use reciever covers that are held by the pin. 

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nice shill post

3 hours ago, Banks said:

Install the Splitgate Overide by Tailgatefix.com. It will lock out the split gate so it can't be accidentally dropped while there is something in the receiver. It's pin activated and also has a manual version for those that want to use reciever covers that are held by the pin. 

 

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Let’s see, you have a $65000 truck with a $4000 tailgate and yiu have been looking at  a $500 hitch and you are questioning a $299 device that will keep from damaging the tailgate. Which by the way will be on sale for $249 thru December. 

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But let me add this. This forum is suppose to be informational for GM owners. I have learned a lot about my trucks on here. Trouble shooting and new products. I am only putting out info just like other owners. Different people like different things. What’s good for one truck owner might not be for the next guy. Heard complaints about the new tailgate and have come up with a solution and I’m sure there will be other options. Thanks for all of the feedback so far and look forward to hearing more.

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(exasperated cough), $300 for a electronic lockout. Gee whiz.

I kinda thought the same. It’s a little pricey for something that likely costs less than $10 to manufacture.
I think they’d certainly make more money if they were sub $100 but I guess the consumers will decide if it’s the right price point. For $300, I think many people will opt to pull their hitch, just risk it or even build their own. Seems like it might be simple enough to do.

Good idea though & certainly a better solution than the folding hitch, which isn’t a solution at all.
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Wow, $360+ for the B&W!

 

I still think the OPs solution is the best and certainly the most cost effective at $60 shipped from Amazon...

 

I do get that it only gives you one towing height, but after having an adjustable-height hitch for the past two years, I have found that this amount of drop works for most trailers.  I have yet to adjust my hitch from it's lowest (most drop) setting.

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On 11/18/2019 at 12:34 PM, AT4 HD Ron said:

Wow, $360+ for the B&W!

 

I still think the OPs solution is the best and certainly the most cost effective at $60 shipped from Amazon...

 

I do get that it only gives you one towing height, but after having an adjustable-height hitch for the past two years, I have found that this amount of drop works for most trailers.  I have yet to adjust my hitch from it's lowest (most drop) setting.

I agree with you Ron, I also have a 2020 AT4, what I am wondering is if 6 inch drop is enough for my bass boat trailer... The truck seems to ride pretty high, I will do some measuring with my old hitch first. 

 

The B&W hitch will bang into the gate the first time you forget to fold it under. 

 

The lockout seems like it would work, but I don't care for the lack of information on how it hooks into the truck, etc... 

 

The other thing I would like is a 2.5" hitch that cleared. 

 

Small problem to have for such a great truck, I am sure better solutions will show up soon. 

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It’s a 20-30 min install. It is not plug and play, you will have to splice into a wire. And it will keep you from hitting hitch. The new website is up and we are on the market as of last week on our website and Amazon. 
Tailgatefix.com. 
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59 minutes ago, Rduatctt said:

It’s a 20-30 min install. It is not plug and play, you will have to splice into a wire. And it will keep you from hitting hitch. The new website is up and we are on the market as of last week on our website and Amazon. 
Tailgatefix.com. 
Thanks

 

This is becoming comical and I think you are losing more interest than you are gaining.  Unless I am missing something, your website still has no real info on your product...why do I have to enter my e-mail to "see the models"?

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