Hey everyone,

New to the forum but have owned a ford truck in some form or another all my life. I just bought a 2007 F150 Supercab, with a 6.5' bed. now a few days prior i had bought a Yamaha Wolverine. Just to be sure i wanted to know if anyone knew the weight limits on the tailgate/cables. I dont wanna have to replace broken parts on my new baby already. any inputs appreciated. thanks

 

Field testing by me has shown they can handle my fat *** (225lb) my fat snowmobile (650 lbs) and the ramp (60 lbs) with no problem. I don't know what the breaking limit is but they can handle almost 1000 lbs plus the shock of loading the machine. If your worried about loading your quad bike the truck can easily handle it.

Aaron

 

Got a great pic in my cellphone on this very topic. We had a contractor in at work the other day doing some minor concrete work. He had a prior body style (97-03) F150 and had 13 80 pound bags of cement loaded on the tailgate! Thats 1040 pounds by the way. I told him had exceeded the weight rating by a little and he said "nah I do it all the time" Will try to post the pic tonight.

 

youll be fine i load my honda ex with me on it which is like 600 pounds no problem

 

That's a pretty good test......

 

I load my kodiak all the time with no prob.

 

I've had over 1,000 lbs on my tailgate no problem.

 

Thats about 950lbs right there

 

just wanted to say thanks to you guys for your help. much appreciated

 

My 05 F150's tailgate has seen upwards of 1000lbs without issue. It's a heck of a lot stronger then the Tundra's tailgate!

 

I would be scared haha

 

Oh trust me....I was too

 

the strap on the ramp is great i never thought to do that always afraid the ramp was going to slip off