How much can a bumper support
This isn't so much a question regarding my trailer, but a question regarding my quad and loading it in my truck. I have a 2015 Ram Sport Crew with the 5'5" box. I want to load my 2011 Outlander 650...
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libtech01 wrote:
I probably am over thinking it. Yeah the front wheels are definitely on the bed of the truck so thats not an issue, I just wanted to give a little more room for comfort is all.
I have zero concern with the weight of the quad in the back of the truck.
I don't want to use the tailgate soley because it will be in the down position while driving, and I don't want any rock chips.
There is a point in time while loading that the entire quad's weight is on the tri-fold ramp. However I am guess half the weight is still support by the ground and half by the truck correct? Because its distributed over the entirety of the ramp?
If you haven't driven a significant distance with a tailgate down, it doesn't chip up the tailgate from rocks, ever, in my experience. Rain or shine, snow, dirt roads, thousands of miles with tailgate down just on my current personal truck, including driving to AK with the camper loaded.
You'll get more rock chips everywhere else on the truck.
