I remember several years ago on an episode of Trucks! that then host, Stacy David, showed one of these guys in the bed of a truck. I think the one he showed had the optional hitch attachment. I filed that info away and then earlier this summer I decided to buy one. The main reason was to get our Yamaha 3000 generator in and out of truck safely for our camping trips. For several years I used some homemade ramps and I was concerned that it was just a matter of time they would have slipped or I would have lost my footing trying to roll it up into the truck bed or rolling it down. My Tundra has an RCD 6" lift plus I'm running 35 inch tall tires so it was a little challenging getting it in and out. Plus I'm not getting any younger and I'd rather not risk a back or some other injury.
It works quite well and I used it yesterday to load the base of a concrete fountain for a friend into my truck and transported it to his home. The base weighs about 300 lbs and it lifted it no problem and held the load while we positioned it in the bed. I don't believe the two of us could have got it in my truck without injuring ourselves. Anyway, I'm real happy with it and the holster has not affected my ability to carry stuff in the bed. Yeah, it was a little pricey, but I do place a value on my health and safety.
My daily driver - 2008 Vios 'S' sedan. Tinted windows in the rear, TRD anti-sway bar for the rear, 17" rims - Samurai SC02 Hyper Black. TRD lowering springs. Megan Racing header.
My favorite ride - a 2001 SR5 4x4. With - RCD 6" lift, JBA Titanium coated headers, JBA y-pipe, Unichip PnP, ARB rd-129 air locker (rear), Camburg UCA's, custom front Sway-A-Way coilovers, custom Sway-A-Way's with remote reservoirs and billet mounts for the hind-quarters, PolyPerformance limit straps with adjustable clevis's, Stubbs Welding rock sliders and custom front skid plate, 315/75/16 Toyo Open Country M/T's, on all 4 corners wrapped around 16x8 MB Motoring Blitz rims, cryo'd 4.88's set up by Inchworm Gear, Trenz billet grill upper, T-Rex billet grill lower, on board VI-AIR aircompressor and 3 gallon air tank, AutoMeter A-pillar pod with trans temp gauge (sending unit in the tranny pan), Long Tru-Cool LPD tranny cooler, 10" Flex-a-Lite tranny cooler fan w/thermostat, TRD billet oil filler cap, TRD air filter, TRD dual exhaust, and TRD add-a-leaf rear springs. Superlift TruSpeed Speedo Recalibrator. Warn Trans4mer system with a 9.5ti winch running Amsteel Blue winch line. Budbuilt traction bar. Staun tyre deflators. Spitz Lift portable crane. Marlin Crawler 1.5" wheel spacers. Our home away from home, 2004 Outback 26RS travel trailer with 15" MB Motoring Blitz rims to match the Tundra.
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