Tailgate came apart on the right side. Was rolling a bale of hay off the rear and the tailgate couldn't handle it. Called Ford a number of times and all they would do is read me the warranty and said they were sorry. The mechanics at two Ford garages and one of there body shops could not believe it happened. I'm in farm country and most people do this. I had three Tundras before the Built Tough Ford without any problems

 

pics? What do you mean came apart?

 

yeah i would like to see some pics too. i drive my 660 grizzly on mine without any problems. the hay bail would weigh a little more though

 

How big is this bale? We put round bales in the back of the 150 and 250 without any problems? Sure you didn't hit it with the bale grapple?

 

The bale was round maybe 500 LBS and I pushed it by hand off the back of the truck. I did not ride with the tailgate down. Hope to get pictures soon.

 

sounds like a defective tailagate. my grizzly weighs more then that. and i do drive with it on the tailagate.

 

That must be a small round bale, most bales I see (5.5 feet tall x 5.5 wide) are from 1400 - 2000 pounds. I remember seeing the tailgate capacity at 350-400 pounds

 

We use to do the same thing but the bails were around 800-900 pounds. The new tailgates are only rated to handle around 400 pounds I think. It really stinks