Hello,

I have a motorcycle that probably weighs 320 pounds. I plan on carrying it on the back of my 2004 f150. I was looking at the straps that hold the tailgate when down, and they seam weak where the strap is crimped to the bracket. My concern is when loading the bike, and I'm standing on the gate, I think the load will be over 500 pounds. Any reason for concerns?

 

yeah but for the most part the heavier part of the bike will be inside the truck bed correct? so i dont think most of the weight will be at the back on the tailgate itself. I see guys carrying motorcycles or atvs in their trucks all the time even in the 250s. Im pretty sure the tailgate straps are all the same in these ford trucks and how the tailgates are used. so i think you will be fine but someone correct me if im wrong

Edit: sorry didnt read it all correctly. You said when loading. OK i got yah and along with what i said i mean people loading it up into trucks i dont think they do it by themselves bc they dont want the bike to fall. But look up in the manual or somethign and see how much weight can actually be held by the tailgate itself.

 

you're fine. Ive had over 800 pounds on my tailgate on several different occasions for brief periods of time loading and unloading

 

yeah and just did a quick type into google and came up with this and this was for 97-03 forums on somewhere i just read it briefly
http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/67...te-weight.html

 

It will work. I use to load a 500 pound lawn tractor in a '93 Ranger without any problems.

 

First off Hello All. I am new to F150online. As for the tailgate strap issue, I have loaded a 4wheeler several times with no proplems. I am about 250lbs and the 4wheeler was several hundred pounds also, and I loaded it by riding it up and into the bed. So I don't think you will have a problem.

 

My gate handles my 650lb Polaris fine along with my 160lbs.