how to mount this... suggestions
#1
how to mount this... suggestions
my truck doesn't have the tailgate step so I picked out a basic step ladder at a local hardware store. how should I mount this so it doesn't move all over the place.
#2
Senior Member
some kind of clamps / brackets on the side of the bed? or on the tailgate itself, although that could get in the way.
either L-brackets or those half-round that "snap" around the top round handle?
either L-brackets or those half-round that "snap" around the top round handle?
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130428 (03-12-2016)
#5
i like the tailgate idea but how would i mount it to the tailgate?
it looks like this folded in its storage position
it looks like this folded in its storage position
Last edited by denimtouch; 03-12-2016 at 03:02 PM.
#6
Senior Member
i was thinking just laid down / held in place with some kind of brackets, but then you have to remove it, put it down and unfold it to use.
now if you wanna get real fancy, I guess you'd need some kind of offset hinged bracket that let you "fold" it open and extend it down to the ground, but that gets tricky.
hate to say that now, but i think you could have found a tailgate-specific ladder of some sort that would have already had all of this figured out
just one example: https://www.realtruck.com/traxion-tailgate-ladder/
now if you wanna get real fancy, I guess you'd need some kind of offset hinged bracket that let you "fold" it open and extend it down to the ground, but that gets tricky.
hate to say that now, but i think you could have found a tailgate-specific ladder of some sort that would have already had all of this figured out
just one example: https://www.realtruck.com/traxion-tailgate-ladder/
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#8
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in my 2012 I tried many different non permanent attachments. Ended up just leaving it in the back and carried a telescopic hook in the bed. Even though I have the stairs in the 2016 I still keep the hook back there. Good luck.
#9
i was thinking just laid down / held in place with some kind of brackets, but then you have to remove it, put it down and unfold it to use.
now if you wanna get real fancy, I guess you'd need some kind of offset hinged bracket that let you "fold" it open and extend it down to the ground, but that gets tricky.
hate to say that now, but i think you could have found a tailgate-specific ladder of some sort that would have already had all of this figured out
just one example: https://www.realtruck.com/traxion-tailgate-ladder/
now if you wanna get real fancy, I guess you'd need some kind of offset hinged bracket that let you "fold" it open and extend it down to the ground, but that gets tricky.
hate to say that now, but i think you could have found a tailgate-specific ladder of some sort that would have already had all of this figured out
just one example: https://www.realtruck.com/traxion-tailgate-ladder/
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130428 (03-12-2016)
#10
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^ cant argue with that, I love my tailgate step for that exact reason...