# Where can I buy a lift gate for a pick up truck? **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [March 14, 2011, 12:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/where-can-i-buy-a-lift-gate-for-a-pick-up-truck/257339 "2011-03-14T12:38:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 7:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/where-can-i-buy-a-lift-gate-for-a-pick-up-truck/257339/21 "2011-03-14T19:44:37Z")
> [@IOM G8 GT 888"](#): > > what kind of machines? If its the food ones I didnt know they were that heavy soda/energy drink machines ---
**Author:** ![IOM\_G8\_GT\_888](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f8ce5/32.png) [@IOM\_G8\_GT\_888](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IOM_G8_GT_888)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2011, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/where-can-i-buy-a-lift-gate-for-a-pick-up-truck/257339/22 "2011-03-14T19:45:22Z")
Gotcha. ---
**Author:** ![Wayne64SS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wayne64ss/32/6365_2.png) [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 6:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/where-can-i-buy-a-lift-gate-for-a-pick-up-truck/257339/23 "2011-03-15T06:04:08Z")
> [@FS: Lots Of Stuff](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-lots-of-stuff/40315/7): > > Airbags. It’s what we use when we load up the 3500 with the 55 footer full of cars on back. You can just hook them to a schrader valve and fill with any compressed air source to a specified PSI. deflate when not in use. simple as that(or use onboard electric compressor if you want to get fancy) off topic slightly, but how do get away with exceeding the GVWR of the 3500? ---
**Author:** ![KrazyKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/krazykid/32/6371_2.png) [@KrazyKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KrazyKid)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 7:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/where-can-i-buy-a-lift-gate-for-a-pick-up-truck/257339/24 "2011-03-15T07:10:04Z")
Must be nice blowing money at will without thinking ahead. lol Your just like me, just with more money to dig yourself the hole with! :rofl So you bought a bunch of these machines, and didnt think it out all the way first. I am just bustin your balls. :number1 The thing about the lift gate chillin off the bed of that truck is like PJB said all the weight back there. The gate itself isnt light and like you said the machine is #800 or something. its alot of leverage on the poor bed and the 6, 1/2" bolts holding it to the frame. I dont know enough about the lift gate, but I hope its bolted through the bed to the frame… not just slapped on the bed. air helper springs like adam said are key. just run a longer hose to the bag with the tire style air valve off to a convenient spot on the body to fill it up at stewarts when need be. they bolt to the spring perch on the leaf pack on the axle and have a plate you attach to the top of the frame. also have to think about how your going to strap it to the truck. I would NOT be just throwing some 400lb ATV ratchet straps over it to the tops of the steak pockets or hooks rivited to the inside of the bed sides. Look at getting a ladder rack, or a Back Rack. they mount securely in the steak pockets and are beefy. plus they are tall, so if you were really smart, you could have some simple U shaped brackets a little bigger than the outside size and shape of the back of your machines, padded with foam or something to protect the machines… just wheel the machines into the U bracket and use some big 1K (2" wide) ratchet straps around the machines holding them to the rack and the U bracket. Picture a refrigerator cart how they ratchet around the device and it rests against the back of the cart, and just add some small wings to the sides to keep the machine from swaying side to side against the poor straps. Also… thinking ahead… have fun wheeling the machine and their little casters onto the lift gate, across the lift gate threshold and into the bed. then across the ridges in the bed floor. I would get a sheet of flat 1/16th or 1/8th steel or aluminum cut out the shape of the bed floor and drop it in there, maybe rivet it a few places to the ridges in the bed too. that would give you a nice smooth surface to wheel the machines around. Orrrrr, get an enclosed trailer, with loading ramp, and a winch inside. find winch point on the chassis of the machine, or again, get smart and make some simple brackets you can easily attach to the base of the machine with a clevis point to attach the winch to. then use a remote winch control in your pocket and help walk the machine into the trailer. ---
**Author:** ![Boxersix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxersix/32/6327_2.png) [@Boxersix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boxersix)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/where-can-i-buy-a-lift-gate-for-a-pick-up-truck/257339/25 "2011-03-15T08:35:40Z")
> [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/40325/5): > > off topic slightly, but how do get away with exceeding the GVWR of the 3500? 3500 dually is class 3 ` 14Klbs GVWR from the factory. Trailer and the cars that are normally in it are not that heavy. Trailer is an enclosed Featherlight. Truck has extra leafs in the rear as well as the airbags to, not that those change the class rating they just help with the increased tongue weight due to trailer length. I know I have never pushed it past the class rating, can’t speak for my sister though. When she moved back up here from Atlanta, she had all her belongings, the 4WD s10, SRF, and all here rolling tool chests full of tools in it on top of other misc crap/spare engines/trannies/etc/etc It was pushing the limits then I know for sure. Not worth the fines if you get caught in a weigh station for exceeding class GVWR. Shit’s expensive. ---
**Author:** ![KrazyKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/krazykid/32/6371_2.png) [@KrazyKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KrazyKid)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 8:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/where-can-i-buy-a-lift-gate-for-a-pick-up-truck/257339/26 "2011-03-15T08:39:08Z")
Will I need an add-a-leaf if I decide to swing by Waynes house this evening in the 3500 handyvan and pick up some hefty local females with him? ---
**Author:** ![Norwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Norwood](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Norwood)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 10:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/where-can-i-buy-a-lift-gate-for-a-pick-up-truck/257339/27 "2011-03-15T10:42:50Z")
I would get a trailer like KrazyKid said. Your going to break that little ranger real quick with a lift gate and the machines. Should have gotten a bigger truck in the first place. ---
**Author:** ![RTrac1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rtrac1/32/6312_2.png) [@RTrac1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RTrac1)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 11:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/where-can-i-buy-a-lift-gate-for-a-pick-up-truck/257339/28 "2011-03-15T11:05:37Z")
x3 on the trailer ---
**Author:** ![Singh1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba8739/32.png) [@Singh1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Singh1)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2011, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/where-can-i-buy-a-lift-gate-for-a-pick-up-truck/257339/29 "2011-03-15T12:29:03Z")
> [@New Ride \*EDIT\* COBRA IS GONE!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-ride-edit-cobra-is-gone/40184/41): > > If it was me, anything holding 800lbs near me would NOT be purchased at Harbor Freight. > > Just my .02 UH YEAH X 2 harbor freight is good when u need expensive tools that arent worth buying because u need to do a bullshit job one time… so buying a 2000 dollar tool for 200 bucks really works out… for a one time use thing ---
**Author:** ![mcflurry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mcflurry/32/6468_2.png) [@mcflurry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mcflurry)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2011, 3:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/where-can-i-buy-a-lift-gate-for-a-pick-up-truck/257339/30 "2011-03-16T03:08:46Z")
> [@free rottweiler](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/free-rottweiler/40215/15): > > If you really plan on throwing ~1000lbs in that little truck id honestly get a set of helper springs or a set of bags like adam (Boxersix) said, we had an older f150 that we threw a set of helper springs in and made the truck handle almost ~1000 more even towing… **You might be better off getting a small 5X8 enclosed trailer** > > Edit\* They say you truck can handle up to 1200lbs… with the lift gate and one machine you’ll be pushing that limit, and wont take long for something to fuck up that is all ---
**Author:** ![QuickLT1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/eada6e/32.png) [@QuickLT1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/QuickLT1)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2011, 4:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/where-can-i-buy-a-lift-gate-for-a-pick-up-truck/257339/31 "2011-03-16T04:40:11Z")
Listen to mcfluffy. Lock it up/end thread ---
**Author:** ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2011, 4:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/where-can-i-buy-a-lift-gate-for-a-pick-up-truck/257339/32 "2011-03-16T04:40:29Z")
all of u are forgetting suttin very important , its a 1/4 ton truck . therfore the rear diff \_ brakes\_ etc etc are not gonna cary that load long . like FLUFFY said get a fuckin trailer ---
**Author:** ![love4boost](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/love4boost/32/6658_2.png) [@love4boost](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/love4boost)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2011, 9:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/where-can-i-buy-a-lift-gate-for-a-pick-up-truck/257339/33 "2011-03-16T09:23:52Z")
Theres a 16 foot box truck on craigslist with a liftgate for $2k, I think im gonna grab that and use that instead. ---
**Author:** ![IOM\_G8\_GT\_888](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f8ce5/32.png) [@IOM\_G8\_GT\_888](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IOM_G8_GT_888)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2011, 9:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/where-can-i-buy-a-lift-gate-for-a-pick-up-truck/257339/34 "2011-03-16T09:50:57Z")
sounds like a better idea lol ---
**Author:** ![KrazyKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/krazykid/32/6371_2.png) [@KrazyKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KrazyKid)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2011, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/where-can-i-buy-a-lift-gate-for-a-pick-up-truck/257339/35 "2011-03-16T11:56:36Z")
Ima gunna look at this box truck with Mr Boost tomorrow and see if its a turd or not. KK = Helpin car buddiez ---
**Author:** ![KrazyKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/krazykid/32/6371_2.png) [@KrazyKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KrazyKid)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2011, 7:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/where-can-i-buy-a-lift-gate-for-a-pick-up-truck/257339/36 "2011-03-18T07:01:56Z")
YIKES. what a pile that was. Pinion seal was leaking and the bottom of the dif was covered in black smutchz. Owner said it was overheating because it needs a new radiator! ummm no. Code scan it becasue they removed the cel bulb, 7 codes! system too lean, primary o2, secondary o2, cam pos sensor, evap, missfire… “Ohh its fine it was just inspected” um no lady the 10 day temp for the failure is still on the dash! LOL and its a 98, so it would never pass ODB2 scans. Fire it up anyway, put it in reverse from park, CLUNK, put it in drive BANG CLUNK. So Dave gets in the driver seat, and I look underneath knowing that rear end was probably shot. he puts it in gear and the pinion shaft jumps up and down no lie about an inch or more! Rear end is TOAST. KTHX BYE also nice to meet you Dave sorry I couldn’t stay and shoot the shit after, I had someone waiting at my house for me to pick up some parts. ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2011, 3:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/where-can-i-buy-a-lift-gate-for-a-pick-up-truck/257339/37 "2011-03-18T15:55:35Z")
U Haul usually sells used trucks. I know theres a GMC 3500 at the one in Rotterdam. U Haul trucks dont have liftgates though and the low height of the floor sucks cock because the wheel arches are above the floor height. ---
**Author:** ![love4boost](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/love4boost/32/6658_2.png) [@love4boost](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/love4boost)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2011, 4:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/where-can-i-buy-a-lift-gate-for-a-pick-up-truck/257339/38 "2011-03-18T16:14:47Z")
> [@Drug users click here](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/drug-users-click-here/40396/16): > > YIKES. what a pile that was. > > Pinion seal was leaking and the bottom of the dif was covered in black smutchz. Owner said it was overheating because it needs a new radiator! ummm no. Code scan it becasue they removed the cel bulb, 7 codes! system too lean, primary o2, secondary o2, cam pos sensor, evap, missfire… “Ohh its fine it was just inspected” um no lady the 10 day temp for the failure is still on the dash! LOL and its a 98, so it would never pass ODB2 scans. > > Fire it up anyway, put it in reverse from park, CLUNK, put it in drive BANG CLUNK. So Dave gets in the driver seat, and I look underneath knowing that rear end was probably shot. he puts it in gear and the pinion shaft jumps up and down no lie about an inch or more! Rear end is TOAST. > > KTHX BYE > > **also nice to meet you Dave sorry I couldn’t stay and shoot the shit after, I had someone waiting at my house for me to pick up some parts**. yea, truck was def a pos… nice to meet you too man, ill call you if I find something else lol. ---
**Author:** ![love4boost](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/love4boost/32/6658_2.png) [@love4boost](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/love4boost)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2011, 4:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/where-can-i-buy-a-lift-gate-for-a-pick-up-truck/257339/39 "2011-03-18T16:16:42Z")
> [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/40404/14): > > U Haul usually sells used trucks. I know theres a GMC 3500 at the one in Rotterdam. U Haul trucks dont have liftgates though and the low height of the floor sucks cock because the wheel arches are above the floor height. uhauls trucks are only a few yrs old and that would mean they are expensive… Alot more then I want to pay… This truck will probably be used alot for maybe 1 week and then I plan to let it sit as a mobile storage facility and occasional transport if/when a machine breaks down or needs to be taken out of a location… $2k was a steal if that truck was in good running condition. ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2011, 4:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/where-can-i-buy-a-lift-gate-for-a-pick-up-truck/257339/40 "2011-03-18T16:21:17Z")
The U Haul trucks Ive seen for sale are old. Id say the one for sale in Rotterdam is around a '93 or so. The last time my work needed a U Haul it was a '96 F350. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/where-can-i-buy-a-lift-gate-for-a-pick-up-truck/257339.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/where-can-i-buy-a-lift-gate-for-a-pick-up-truck/257339.md?page=3)