@filas4life it actually bolts up to the machine, P1k3. The problem is as you can see in my photos when you lower the tailgate it hits the top of the bumper. I have a friend that is a fabricator and he is coming to look at the brackets to see about making new brackets so that it sits lower. That is all the manufacture would have to do is make the brackets different.Can the 1000-3 bumper be modified to work on the 1000-5?
If you have someone that can make you a 1" square tubing gate like I have seen on here then there would not be an issue. If you just remove the gate all together then no issue. Or like @TripleB done and heat the plastic to mash it in then it will work with no problem. Honestly I am leaning toward heating the plastic and mashing it in but I am going to let my buddy look at the brackets first.
I will keep yall updated on which direction I go and show pictures once complete.