Tailgate fix: It ain't too pretty but works...

[Zack1978]

I was thinking that the best combo would be a line-x spray in liner, and a sheet of 3/4 pressure treated plywood put down when need, like hauling a sled. My truck will be used for that purpose. But will I put the Phazer or SRX in the bed? And I would think that the carbides would eat up the line x?


Zack

[cliff clavin]

Originally Posted by rossi

Looks good Cliff...Function over Fashion!

Let all these other pretty boys/girls buy those hot tight PINK stretch pants from Vickies or the ones that say JUICY all over their tailgates keep preaching, fashion over function, cause they obviously know whats best!

Lets see some pics with the sled/snow machine loaded up ready for action!

The liner serves its intended function very well. If you are a sledder / quader concerned about the tailgate, the plywood liner should solve your problems.....


Rossi,

I put the snowmobile away this weekend. Unless we get some more snow and cooler temperatures, the season is over. However, I am hoping to pick up a quad in the near future.....

Thanks for all the replies and comments. Some have questioned the durability/longevity of the liner. The plywood is pretty strong, I anticipate many many years of good service. Perhaps I should revive this thread in five years with some up to date pictures.....

[freekyFX4]

Originally Posted by TUNDRA786

probably couldnt be more then around 150lbs

That's not too bad...my drop-in liner plus two bed mats (one under the drop-in, one on top of it) probably weighs about the same. When you consider that my Weatherguard 116-5-01 toolbox weighs 175 pounds empty, I carry alot of weight around all the time!

[RMcCleary]

I would love to have a sled right now but between school and knee surgery I don't have the funds for one. Of course that doesn't mean I can't oh and ah over a Yamaha Apex MTX. As a fellow Alaskan lost in the lower 48, the true name for a snowmobile is snowmachine.

Back to the thread, those sheets are burly. Looks like it will definitely hold up against a sled in the back, my only concern would be the weight when those sheets get wet and rust in the bed.

I used to work on the slope setting out plywood for rig movements and we used 3/4 inch sheets in the thousands.

[Supercharged03]

Originally Posted by jacksprat

Some people want to drop $400 on an exhaust to make it sound better, this buy drops $400 to make his bed work better for him.

The problem I find with the Tundra is that it looks so nice and has such a nice interior that people are buying it for pleasure and not for work as a work truck is intended to be. These "pleasure" people log onto TS to show pics of their shiny modded trucks and then become appalled when someone does an ugly mod that actually adds workabilty to the truck.

Some people, myself included, like to drop money modifying their trucks and still use them for work. My daily driver is supercharged with headers and exhaust, dropped with an anti-sway bar and covered with a tonneau, but I use the bed for its intended use: hauling. The two attached pics are just from this week's loads; one load of brush to the dump and one yard of bank sand for the yard.

I like the plywood liner, but I did not consider a drop-in due to the high humidity and frequency of rain here along the Gulf Coast. I can certainly see where plywood would be superior to other liners in other regions or climates.

[cannondale27]

That liner will work.Just covered my sled trailer with 3/4in treated plywood.Took two sheets.Almost $200.$400 for that liner isnt bad at all.Question:How is it attached to the tailgate?

[cliff clavin]

Its fastened to the tailgate with screws. It would not shock me if down the road I had to replace the existing screws with larger ones. I had to remove the tailgate section once to cut a piece out to accommodate my fold a cover, and I used the same screws and it is still tight.

Regards,

[cliff clavin]

I hate to post this but my solution has failed on me! My tailgate is starting to split......noticeable imperfection/bulge at the top of the gate....Too bad, I thought this solution was foolproof....I have loaded and unloaded my quad probably 8 times but the gate is failing anyway...I will post up some pictures when I have time.

Does anyone know if an actual TSB was issued for the tailgate problem? The original thread is about 47 pages and taking a quick glance did not reveal the existence of an actual TSB. Perhaps a job for MXSJW? I will send Beer!

Regards,

[scottnmos]

Originally Posted by cliff clavin

I bought the Tundra to be able to carry a snowmobile and quad (if i ever get a quad) in the bed and was concerned about the weakness in the tailgate. Also, a snowmobile has metal carbides under the skis which could scratch the hell out of the unprotected bed. While line x looks great, it does not address the weakness in the tailgate and the snowmobile carbides would make a mess out of it.....

A common liner in the oil patch is plywood. Many guys running trucks use these plywood liners. Finding one for a GM or Ford is no problem (a company uses a template to cut the wood for it and ships it to the retailer who does the install). Finding one for the Crewmax was more of a problem. Anyway found a store that sourced the template (mine was the first Crewmax) and did the install. The notch in the tailgate is for my fold a cover.

Like the title says, it ain't too pretty but it should solve the weak tailgate issue.....The photos were using my phone so the pictures are not the best.

Regards,

Not quite true. The carbides will not damage the liner. I had line-x in my tacoma and ran sleds in and out all winter for years. Even carrying heavy Yamaha Apex's and no carbide ever damaged my bed. And for the price you spent, you could have just gotten Line-x