2016+ Tailgate Weight Rating

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...^^^... I am digging that bed extender and ramp ... does it fold up ... where did you get it ?? ...

Thanks ...
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It's a ready ramp. I got it from their ebay shop. It folds flat when i store it im the garage.

 

...^^^... Thanks a lot ... it looks strong ... the folding part is cool.

 

Ive had two people sit on the tailgate weighing well over 400 lbs total without a hiccup

 

It's pretty nice, The fit and finish is top notch. The only minor gripe is that they should have added more cross beams. The way I load bikes is I have 2 ramps. One for the bike, and the other ramp for me to walk on. My other ramp (oxlite) has more cross beams which makes walking on it a piece of cake. With the ready ramp, I pretty much have to use it to load the bike only, as I don't feel comforatable walking up it pushing the bike.

With the straps used as a tail gate extender, it's pretty secure. No issues there.

 

I'll be loading a couple of street bikes in the back of mine this weekend so we'll see how they hold up. They weigh about 450lbs each.

 

How are you guys keeping your front wheel secure and what are you strapping to?

 

Those graphite wheels with the blue are the shit!

 

Thanks!

As for front tie down points, anyone that has strapped a Motorcycle knows the best points are in the upper corner of the beds. I use these

https://jpmetalfab.com/product/hook-ups-custom-tie-down-brackets/

 

I was concerned about this too when I read the manual before loading a quad in back. No doubt the point loads on the very edge of tailgate would be over the 150 lbs (manual spec) or more at each ramp. I said fuck it anyways if this busts loading a quad I'm trading in my Taco lol.
In all hoestly though if I were to look at from an engineering perspective I would look at the tensile capacity of the steel cables and I'm guessing they are in the 600 lb ++ range based on their thickness. We user 1200 ++ lb cable structurally.

So in my opinion the tailgate metal (not sure if stamped steel or aluminum) would yield first before the cables do. If you load that SOB right in the middle of the tailgate on the very outter edge with 500 ++ lb point load suddenly you'd be have yiurself a new curved tailgate-for down force of course.... But evenly distributed I think your fine.

 

I have 4 ratchet straps and I'm planning on attaching to the front-side and rear-floor attachment points on the truck. At least I'm assuming that they are load-bearing and should be able to hold the bike in place.

This is the ramp I got: http://www.discountramps.com/pickup-truck-ramps/p/TFS-54/

I have the 94" long one. It's a factory second so it has a few small issues, but nothing that affects its purpose or anything I care about. The box it came in said Black Widow, so I'm assuming that's the manufacturer (they make ramps, but their name isn't on that page).

See above

 

load and carry 700 grizzly with no problems

 

...^^^... Thank you for the info.

 

Where did you get those aluminum ramps?

 

Some of you guys carrying a lot of weight, on the end of the bed, might be interested in the TC bed stiffeners.

http://www.chaosfab.com/2005-2014-Tacoma-Off-Road-Suspension-Accessories.html

 

To the original question....I carry the 700 lb bike in my avatar in the back of my former 2nd gen and current 3rd gen on a regular basis. The original tailgate on the 2nd gen was thin and the internal reinforcement was almost non-existent. There were a lot of problems with bent tailgates, especially when loading something heavy where weight was concentrated in the center. Toyota came out with a TSB that helped some but almost anyone who carried anything significant reinforced theirs. The tailgate on the 3rd gen is built MUCH more substantial, but given Toyotas experience with tailgates my guess is that they are playing CYA with the specs. Because my bike is so long it ends up resting on the tailgate even in the long bed, so I always end up reinforcing it. My first solution was to cut a 4x8 sheet of plywood to fit the wheel wells so that it extended to the end of the tailgate. I later got a cap reinforcement from KBVoodoo on the 2nd gen. At the time I bought my 3rd gen he didn't have one for it yet so I bought one from Mobtown. Both are relatively cheap and easy to install for some peace of mind. My concern now is with the cables, and I have yet to find any off-the-shelf replacement options.

 

Thank you for the link to the ramp.

How do you carry that ramp along with the motorcycle? I guess with the tailgate down, it sticks out about 4" past the open tailgate?

With my dirt bike, I'm able to park it diagonally in the bed and close the tailgate. Getting the smaller 77" ramp would still mean it would have to rest on the top of the tailgate. The 94" would make the bike load easier, but would stick out past the closed tailgate around 34".

Decisions!

 

I regularly put my R6 in the back to take it to the track and I put my FZ-10 in the back to bring it home from the dealer. I haven't had any issues, even with the rear wheel on the tailgate and me standing on the tailgate at the same time. I'm not too concerned.

 

Out of curiousity, ended up taking the composite (inside) section off of my tailgate the other day. It's just held in place with 16 or so screws into plastic. The internal structure is not that beefy looking, and I'd imagine a decent amount of the support on the tailgate is provided by the composite bridging the weight to the frame around the outside edges. I'd imaging you could substantially add to the strength of the tailgate by replacing the composite with something stiffer, although there would of course be a corresponding weight penalty.

 

bought a set of tri-fold ramps at harbor freight.Unbolted one section and once I had the angle
where I wanted I ran a couple stitch welds.The ramps are galvanized not aluminum.