P500 P5 in the F250 short bed

[JWard03]

Hi all. I saw a few posts about securing the machines while under way. I have an F250 short bed and got some 10k straps and D Rings with soft secure straps from Harbor Freight. I left the machine in first gear and 4WD with the E-brake on about 3 inches back from the front of the bed. I tightened the front straps to the rear tie-down first then finished with the back straps to the front tie downs. It held strong for about 700 miles over the weekend. Most of the time I'll use my trailer, but we went to a place with not much storage on Beech Mountain.

 

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[nctrailboss]

Hi all. I saw a few posts about securing the machines while under way. I have an F250 short bed and got some 10k straps and D Rings with soft secure straps from Harbor Freight. I left the machine in first gear and 4WD with the E-brake on about 3 inches back from the front of the bed. I tightened the front straps to the rear tie-down first then finished with the back straps to the front tie downs. It held strong for about 700 miles over the weekend. Most of the time I'll use my trailer, but we went to a place with not much storage on Beech Mountain.

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How did it do for you??

 

[JWard03]

How did it do for you??

Did really well. No issues at all chilling out in the bed for the weekend. Parking wasn't always easy, but it is what it is. The P5 did really well on the trails too.

 

[L2R]

Greetings from Rockingham county.

I like what you have and think it is a great idea by keeping things simple.
Looks like a great set up for when you want to just take off without a lot of hassle getting loaded.

Just in case you have not considered it, there is some information that would suggest putting that much weight on the tailgate
cables isn't a good idea. aka, the weight is multiplied when moving vs. static weight sitting in the driveway.

Tailgate Cable Capacity & Tension - Loading Vehicles & Equipment

(emphasis on the last couple of paragraphs)

You know your equipment much better than I do and it only matter is you are good with it.

At any rate, the p5 and p7s are a small group and we look out for each other. Best of luck.

 

[JWard03]

Greetings from Rockingham county.

I like what you have and think it is a great idea by keeping things simple.
Looks like a great set up for when you want to just take off without a lot of hassle getting loaded.

Just in case you have not considered it, there is some information that would suggest putting that much weight on the tailgate
cables isn't a good idea. aka, the weight is multiplied when moving vs. static weight sitting in the driveway.

Tailgate Cable Capacity & Tension - Loading Vehicles & Equipment

(emphasis on the last couple of paragraphs)

You know your equipment much better than I do and it only matter is you are good with it.

At any rate, the p5 and p7s are a small group and we look out for each other. Best of luck.

No worries and I appreciate the input. The wheels were closer to the hinge point so the weight was not all on the cables. I'm planning to get some tailgate supports for future runs. Some 2x6s would probably help too. There's a camper in our future too and I don't want a toy hauler so it was really a test run of what is to come. The Diamondback bed cover looks intriguing too.

 

[L2R]

Really like that truck too by the way.

 

[JWard03]

Really like that truck too by the way.

Thank you. It's a '19 gasser XL with the STX and FX4 package. It's also got the tech package with the 360 degree parking cameras. We like it a lot and it should last a really long time.

 

[JCart]

Looking good JWard03,
What I did with mine is drop an 8’ sheet of 3/4” pressure treated plywood (covers tailgate too) with a 4x4 post attached across the front. Then I bolted some angle iron on the sides to reduce/spread weight off the tailgate and made some tailgate straps with 2” flat bar. Also cut some strips of plywood and attached (to bed plywood) at each end of my ramps, so they just slide in and plywood chalks hold them secure. Depending on how rough the roads you travel on, the 4x4 post on the front stops the wheels from mashing into the box and/or bumper from thrashing out rear window. Due to rough roads I’m on I ratchet strap my rear (each) wheel down and the front gets a ratchet from low in the box up over wheels across P5 bumper. Also load mine in backwards, then I don’t need to worry about the bumper mashing my drybox/fuel cell. Mines an 8’ box, front 2’ are a custom combo aluminum dry box fuel cell.
cheers,
j

 

[JWard03]

Looking good JWard03,
What I did with mine is drop an 8’ sheet of 3/4” pressure treated plywood (covers tailgate too) with a 4x4 post attached across the front. Then I bolted some angle iron on the sides to reduce/spread weight off the tailgate and made some tailgate straps with 2” flat bar. Also cut some strips of plywood and attached (to bed plywood) at each end of my ramps, so they just slide in and plywood chalks hold them secure. Depending on how rough the roads you travel on, the 4x4 post on the front stops the wheels from mashing into the box and/or bumper from thrashing out rear window. Due to rough roads I’m on I ratchet strap my rear (each) wheel down and the front gets a ratchet from low in the box up over wheels across P5 bumper. Also load mine in backwards, then I don’t need to worry about the bumper mashing my drybox/fuel cell. Mines an 8’ box, front 2’ are a custom combo aluminum dry box fuel cell.
cheers,
j

Nice. My rear end is too wide (57 inches) to put in backwards. The front barely squeezes through the wheel wells. The dealer put some ridiculously backspaced wheels on there, but it is VERY stable so I'll keep them for a while.

 

[JCart]

Nice. My rear end is too wide (57 inches) to put in backwards. The front barely squeezes through the wheel wells. The dealer put some ridiculously backspaced wheels on there, but it is VERY stable so I'll keep them for a while.

Oh gotcha, mine is 56” wide, with 5-2 off set rims in 12” dia rims so there is some bulge in sidewalls. In addition the inner fender spacing (front to back) works perfect for mine, tires just squeeze by inner fender.

My plan is to weld 2 x 2” receiver tubes on my Class 5 trailer hitch and build a slide in tailgate that attaches via the receivers. This platform will replace the stock tailgate, will leave center receiver for towing too. Also have a 15,000 lbs Ramsey winch I want to mount on a plate that slides into these receivers.
Cheers,
j