ShadowsPapa
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This is the exact ladder - I searched emails and found the delivery notice -
https://shopusatrucksupply.com/products/usa-truck-tailgate-ladder
I am now seeing them even on Amazon - so this is likely the same thing.
https://www.amazon.com/Tailgate-Stainless-Drilling-Capacity-Universal/dp/B08ZRY1GB5
I did modify mine slightly.......... there's a steel plate that mounts to the tailgate. There are 2 square tubes welded to that plate that the ladder clips to. To give more clearance for the cable and bumper and allow mounting the ladder as low as possible on the tailgate to clear the tonneau cover, I used my Dremel and a metal cutting wheel, carefully cut the welds that held the steel tube closest to the truck from the mounting plate. I then re-welded the tube back to the plate about a quarter inch, maybe 3/8", from the corner of the plate and touched up the paint with crinkle paint.
And as one pic shows - I notched one of the pieces a tad to clear the cable.
It works perfectly now. Good fit, holds my over-weight butt fine.
https://shopusatrucksupply.com/products/usa-truck-tailgate-ladder
I am now seeing them even on Amazon - so this is likely the same thing.
https://www.amazon.com/Tailgate-Stainless-Drilling-Capacity-Universal/dp/B08ZRY1GB5
I did modify mine slightly.......... there's a steel plate that mounts to the tailgate. There are 2 square tubes welded to that plate that the ladder clips to. To give more clearance for the cable and bumper and allow mounting the ladder as low as possible on the tailgate to clear the tonneau cover, I used my Dremel and a metal cutting wheel, carefully cut the welds that held the steel tube closest to the truck from the mounting plate. I then re-welded the tube back to the plate about a quarter inch, maybe 3/8", from the corner of the plate and touched up the paint with crinkle paint.
And as one pic shows - I notched one of the pieces a tad to clear the cable.
It works perfectly now. Good fit, holds my over-weight butt fine.
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