2020 GMC Sierra HD

[two_bit_score]

Here’s my step tailgate.



Works every time.

 

[ruffdog]

Here痴 my step tailgate.

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Works every time.

My truck is like yours too (no step). I do like the bumper corner step as it is simple, cheap, and out of the way. I would assume that the new GMC multi-gate will never be available on a W/T anyways...

 

[4570Man]

What if you needed to load half a tractor and then dump it off and bounce across the tailgate? Most pickups are already luxury vehicles and will never see a days work ( and the owners probably don’t either ) but this is a really pitiful excuse for something that’s supposed to haul things.

 

[ovrszd]

What if you needed to load half a tractor and then dump it off and bounce across the tailgate? Most pickups are already luxury vehicles and will never see a days work ( and the owners probably don’t either ) but this is a really pitiful excuse for something that’s supposed to haul things.

You'll scratch the plastic. Among other things....

 

[4570Man]

You'll scratch the plastic. Among other things....

That’s probably 3,000 pounds. I’m leaning more towards ripping the tailgate off and causing significant damage to the bed.

 

[Jstpssng]

^^^^^^

Nobody has any business putting that kind of weight in a pickup, anyways. Most people who haul what you do aren't using pickups anyways, as they aren't the proper tool for the job.

 

[4570Man]

I don’t disagree I need a heavier duty duty truck but my dually was perfectly adequate for that load.

 

[Citydude]

That’s probably 3,000 pounds. I’m leaning more towards ripping the tailgate off and causing significant damage to the bed.

Few well placed blows from a sledge straightens out my tailgate.

 

[Jstpssng]

Pulling something on flat ground on wheels isn稚 even a very impressive feat. If you have the air brakes unlocked you could pull a Fedex trailer on a dolly with a Prius. I don稚 guess the brand of trailer makes any difference but those trailers are frequently on dollies. I致e pushed several thousand pounds on rollers by myself by hand. This one takes some leverage advantage because I can稚 do it by myself straight up but I can move my 12,000 pound forklift with no engine powered tools. I don稚 know how much rolling resistance a loaded semi would have but I壇 bet you could easily pull 2 or 3 on flat and hard ground and all brakes open with a pickup.

In real life I've seen a pickup drag a dead tractor trailer out, no doubt they released the air brakes though and didn't go very far with it.

I will bet that you have pushed more than several thousand pounds... how often have you had to move a dead pickup and simply opened the door and moved it, pushing against the door frame.

There is a bunch of videos out there. The def fluid fill is now next to the fuel fill and the tank doesn't limit ground clearance anymore. They have the new tailgate and the dash view that sees behind the item your towing.

Wow - Watch the 22 GMC Sierra Heavy Duty Pull 225, Pounds! Here's Everything You Need To Know - YouTube

It's pretty bad when the video commercial is interrupted by a commercial.

 

[deerefan]

I remember when truck commercials were honest, common sense commercials, focusing on the simple functionality of the truck. There was no shuttle pulling, ship pulling ridiculousness. I guess marketing firms feel as trucks get more fancy, they need to jazz up the commercials. Under all that tech and pretty chrome still lies the worlds simplest vehicle-a pickup truck. Maybe I am old fashioned, but give me a stick shift, rubber floors, a good radio and heat and ac. A 15-20k tow capacity is good for me with a good payload. Those trucks just aren’t made anymore.