Only one tailgate option. Why?

[lukefrisbee]

I have seen a few posts about the ramp tailgate.
And seriously, I have had a pickup for 23 years, and thought, "I really need a ramp" perhaps 5 times.That ramp tailgate can't be cheap. I would think it prudent to offer a couple of different tailgate options.
For me? I've lusted after the flip-down step of one of the other major car companies. One of the hardest thing to do with a bed that high is to get into it....and deploying the ramp to just get in the truck seems silly.
The "step"-gate would be much more useful on a daily basis, and perhaps when camping...

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[keyhere]

Maybe you'll find that when it squats using the air suspension, stepping up is manageable. If not keep a milk crate bungied by the tailgate

 

[Saskateam]

You can walk up the ramp to get into the back of the vault.

 

[lukefrisbee]

still, having options as far as tailgates would be the easiest of options. heck, some people would keep a "step up" tail gate on it all the time and "quick change " it to the ramp tailgate when they saw the need coming up.

 

[lukefrisbee]

You can walk up the ramp to get into the back of the vault.

If the rmp is that easy to deploy? I can just see me deploying the ramp to get a can of beer that rolled up against the front of the bed...

 

[Saskateam]

Looked easy in the demo. Plus ramps are better to use when drinking. You can also drop the back and have the beer roll to you.

 

[lukefrisbee]

Looked easy in the demo. Plus ramps are better to use when drinking. You can also drop the back and have the beer roll to you.

I love your second suggestion.

 

[UpToNoGood]

The tailgate ramp might not come on all truck unless you add it as an option. Might be a 1k option to have it added. Would you be willing to pay an extra 1k for that option?

I could be wrong and it might be standard for all trucks. We will see.

 

[drcarric2650]

I would pay even more if the ramp that deployed and retracted on it's own.

 

[John K]

The tailgate appears to have a notched step on left and right side of tailgate. Coupled with the squat, it appears this is the way they addressed stepping up. The step is near the controls on either side of the vault.

 

[John K]

What has me worried are those triangle cutout tie downs. If the corners are too sharp, potential stress cracks. If too sharp, I plan on rounding the corners.

The tiedown center bar between the triangles has me the most concern. If the bar is only 3mm thick, it will not hold much. If not reinforced, I will not use them.

 

[Keeney]

The tiedown center bar between the triangles has me the most concern. If the bar is only 3mm thick, it will not hold much. If not reinforced, I will not use them.

Full-hard 301 stainless steel will fail around 185,000 psi. The thin 3mm x 1/2" wide (estimated) section will have over 10,000 lbs. of straight pull strength. De-rate by a factor of 5 or so for the non-straight pull, beam-bending, stress concentration in corners, etc. But hooking from two of those should still be more than sufficient to hold a 3500lb payload in place if you keep your maneuvers under 1g.

But they look awkward to use and the sharp corners will rip up the plastic coating on the strap hooks.

 

[parapyropig]

There’s only one tailgate option so far.

A tailgate that swings down 180° would facilitate easier access to the vault / vault floor storage compartment.

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