Tailgate ladder - video

[Jon]

Tailgate ladder. By homesteadonomics. 13:35 video:

[Frank S]

The key to not needing a ladder to get into the bed of a pickup is to not jack them up with lift kits

[Philco]

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.

[NortonDommi]

Philco,
Perhaps this is a batter solution? A 'jacked-up' vehicle would just bring things up to eye level aye?

[Philco]

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.

[Frank S]

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 doors

[Beserkleyboy]

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

[Tooler2]

I keep a step ladder in the truck most of the time, my knees cannot take the impact of jumping down anymore.

[WmRMeyers]

The key to not needing a ladder to get into the bed of a pickup is to not jack them up with lift kits

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.

Bill

[Frank S]

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