Tailgate down
Our neighbors in the campground were pulling out this morning and we noticed that their tailgate was down and they were ready to pull out. Went over to let them know and found out that they tow like ...
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thomasmnile wrote:cdlaine wrote:
A couple of weeks ago I heard the dreaded crunch from
an Rv'er that forgot to put his tailgate down (backed
into the 5ver pin).
Charles
Hey, I did that when we had our fifth wheel. Put a helluva dent on the tailgate but didn't hurt the trailer a bit.
Now that we own a TT, that dent provides an excellent reference point for me to line the receiver up with the trailer tongue since the dent is dead center on the tailgate. :B
The two best reasons for an aftermarket "V" tailgate:
1. No need to put it down to hitch/unhitch = no dents.
2. Your factory tailgate will *not* "grow legs".
#2 applies to factory tailgates even if you never tow anything.
Tailgates are a "gone in ten seconds", un-traceable, high-demand, "viscous circle" theft item..:(
*If* you use a factory tailgate - use your best choice for securing it, even if it's just the "hose clamp trick" to block the slot on the bed 'receiver' post.
Check the replacement cost!..:W
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