Tailgate ladder. By homesteadonomics. 13:35 video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6l9y-fNX98
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Tailgate ladder. By homesteadonomics. 13:35 video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6l9y-fNX98
The key to not needing a ladder to get into the bed of a pickup is to not jack them up with lift kits
The newer 4wheel drive trucks all come from the factory with the need to have a step ladder to get in and out of.
All brands included. My opinion is that the new generation of truck owners are mainly people that use them for show and go.
Those of us that use our trucks to work out of hate having to climb up and climb back back down every time we need a tool out of the back.
This has been a gripe of mine for years. Maybe someone has a better reason and can explain why the manufacturers build these jacked up SHOWMOBILS other than that’s what sells.
Another rant while I’m at it is the blinding headlights on the new vehicles especially the these jacked up behemoths running around.
Philco,
Perhaps this is a batter solution? A 'jacked-up' vehicle would just bring things up to eye level aye?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIIm...channel=Impact
I keep a step ladder in the truck most of the time, my knees cannot take the impact of jumping down anymore.
With the exception of ranching farming construction or service 70% of the morons just driving around in pickups on the roads today should all be driving smart cars or smaller
Norton, that’s a working mans truck right there. I would love to have a truck bed like that. That’s the coolest most functional truck that I’ve ever seen.
Yep looks like basically a Knapheide box with the pickup skin taking the place of the doorsQuote:
Originally Posted by Philco
Frank, that’s a good eye. Maybe the design engineers at the factory could convince the bean counters at the factory that they could sale more trucks to the soccer moms by adding this feature to their trucks.
They could pitch this feature as a place to carry sports gear or a convenient place to haul groceries home in.
Norton,that video reminds me of trucks that Farriers use today. They can pull up to the job site and within a few minutes have a forge, anvil, drill press, bench grinder, and all of the supplies they need to work quickly and efficiently.
I own a truck, don't drive it much. Most of what I do, I don't need it. Though when I do, I need it bad, usually. Can't exactly fit two HF rolling tool boxes in the Elantra. Or an entire South Bend Heavy 10L vintage 1941 lathe and accessories. I do give my wife crap about her little silver pickup not having much cargo space. Though you can lay the seats down, and and get a 10' board or conduit inside the car. Car gets better mileage, too. I can fit the Rigid rolling box set in the back seat of her car when I go to class. So I use what suits the job, whatever the job is.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frank S
Nope. It's to avoid getting old! I've had bad knees since I was 19. Had my first hip replacement at age 54, second at age 59. I'm hoping I won't have to have either of those done again, but the knees are still bad, and I've been getting more pain in the right knee just this week. My truck has the heavy-duty towing package, and is otherwise quite stock. I still, and have always, as long as I've owned it, had trouble getting in and out of the bed. Eleven years this past April.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frank S
Bill
Philco, you're spot on about high rise showmobiles...and they're clean as a whistle underneath...and the beds are shiny, and add to that 20" (and larger wheels)...and the headlights 'should be'
adjusted to suit, but the vertical adj can't go that far. They are illegal in AUS, because the regs are tight on level of lights (for the exact reason to prevent blinding) and enforced with the annual rego check. The coppers LOVE to pull these sorts over and issue infringements with requirement to return to an engineered height. If they raise back up, they run the risk of being identified as a previously ticketed offender and get busted again by the number plate recognition cameras in every patrol car...makes life better for the many...cheers