Weight On Tailgate

[titandoc]

I am likely going to load a snowmobile on my T this winter. Will be using a ramp. I would guess the snowmobile weighs around 800lbs. Question is how much weight cant the tailgait handle? I have the crew cab and likely the arse of the snowmob. will rest on the gate. I am concerned about the plastic cover on the inside of the tailgate. Would it brake? Has anyone hauled anything that heavy and had any tailgate probs, bending, warping, etc?

[SeanTitan]

I load my Moto Guzzi motorcycle into the Titan using ramps. The bike weighs about 600lbs. The rear tire rests right on the tailgate. The first time I had it in the back for a 4 hour trip and the plastic was bent out of shape. In a few hours the plastic was back to normal. On the next trip out I placed a small sheet if 1/4" plywood to spread out the weight of the rear tire and that did the trick. If you are concerned about it I would use a sheet of 1/2" plywood the length of the rear track. I would do the same thing for M1A1 tanks and captured T72 tanks we would haul in our C5-A.

[tnbowhunter]

I have a Polaris 500 Sportsman quad, most of the time I haul it on my utility trailer but I have loaded it in the back of the truck a couple of times. No problem with the ramps on the tailgate. My truck is a K/C so I can close the tailgate on mine.
I wouldn't be overly concerned about the rear end of the snowmobile resting on the tailgate, I had a Tacoma double cab previously and the rear wheels of my quad rested on the tailgate of it with no problems.
Just be prepared to be bright lighted a lot, because it will raise the front end of your truck a little.

[m4ck]

Me and my brother sit on the tailgate often and thats over 600 lbs right on the tailgate itself.
M4ck

[pciley]

Can you take the tailgate off and load the snow mobile with the ramps directly onto the bed?
If that is not an option, then prob. go with a small utility trailer. They can be had brand new for around $500 or you can probably find a used one for picket change. Just change the wheel bearings before you use it.

I have been loading quads on and off since February without any problems. The problem is in trans porting. I have one quad upright behind the cab and the other sits normally (on all 4s) behind the other, with the REAR wheels (about 150-200 lbs) on the tailgate.

After maybe... 5000 road miles with this configuration, the tail gate is sagging in the middle, AND the worse part... the hinges / brackets have bent under the load. I have the support straps in addition to the factory wire straps on the tail gate, but the hinges and the L brackets back there don't seem to be up for the challenge.

[Bayou Titan]

The link below is a previous thread that discusses tailgate load.

http://www.titantalk.com/forums/show...lgate+w eight

[vector6]

Originally Posted by m4ck

Me and my brother sit on the tailgate often and thats over 600 lbs right on the tailgate itself.
M4ck

Ive seen pic's .... M4ck aint bull****tin... !

He's one of them corn fed southern boy's...

[pciley]

if mine bowed in the middle under the a$$ end of a 400lb quad, then yours under an 800 lb. snowmobile will probably bow worse or atleast more quickly over a shorter period of time.
I have yet to damage the 'bedliner' part of the plastic that is mounted on the inside of the tailgate, but I have replaced the cap on the tailgate already when it broke from loading and unloading. The tailgate cap was less than $20 and snaps right in so don't worry too much about that.