Gate King?

[Lunentucker]

Wondering if anyone's tried these on their Gladiator or other pickups?
It seems like a nice upgrade, but a bit pricey.

https://thegateking.com/

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[Benbean66]

Cool idea, but I can't see the mechanism having a whole lot of strength when in one of its partial positions. I don't know if I'd trust it to hold the tail end of a few sheets of plywood or the back tire of a motorcycle, as much as I trust the cable method already built in to our tailgates from factory.

 

[Lunentucker]

Cool idea, but I can't see the mechanism having a whole lot of strength when in one of its partial positions. I don't know if I'd trust it to hold the tail end of a few sheets of plywood or the back tire of a motorcycle, as much as I trust the cable method already built in to our tailgates from factory.

In the ad I saw on Instagram the got sat on the edge of the gate, full weight, with it in the 45 degree position. maybe 170 pound man?
Granted that's not the same as hitting a pothole with 6 sheets of 3/4 plywood on it, but it was holding him with no issues.

 

[Volksparts]

In theory to me it seems legit too me since I've had weight on my open tailgates on other trucks in the past. Always evenly distributed where most of the weight is in the bed. I usually use an AMP research bed extender though to get the maximum use of that tailgate.

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