Rubber seal +[

 

For what that costs I would rather just pay a delivery fee and have the gravel dumped in the street in front of the house.

 

Yard of gravel is $55 at the place that doesn't deliver, $65 at the place that does, $30 delivery fee.

My trailer cost me $400, and has delivered aggregate maybe 20 times. Aggregate purchases alone would buy me a second used trailer. I've probably saved about a thousand not renting a truck for an hour from Lowes and Home Depot.

 

Its really too heavy for a halfton in the bed too.

Gonna spend more in gas and time than what a trailer costs.


Also, just use the tarp method unless this is a daily thing, and at that point using it as a dumptruck will make it a beater anyway.

 

I installed the tailgate defender! It took 20 minutes to assemble and 15 minutes to install on the truck. I’m waiting for it to warm up before I add a bead of silicone to the bed molding. It is very heavy duty and well designed.
I also installed a 1/4 x 14 3/4 x 59 3/4 inch textured ABS panel to the tailgate using 3M VHB tape 5952.

See picture below.

 

I think Rsssmaro has mentioned the Tailgate Defender in all 8 of his posts! LOL

 

Well, it is "very heavy duty" these guys are still at it. Good thing the product is "very heavy duty" since you installed it on a bed without protection. No bedliner, no spray in liner, no mat. Perfect for hauling gravel now.......

 

There's a ninth one now, some kind of poll on EV Lightning cross-country driving

 

Surprised it doesn't mention the Tailgate Defender. LOL