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SECURING YOUR TAILGATE
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 10:26 am
by joel gopan
Have you all learned the proper way to hook your chains to the tailgate? There are two choices, one works, the other will allow your tailgate to bounce open. Not good if you have a loose Jeep in back or something on wheels.
Joel
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 11:18 am
by UK Jack
Yeah, got that Joel, learnt that pretty early on in life the hard way when I was on the farm.
But how do you have you hooks when you have your tailgate half way down?
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 12:16 pm
by joel gopan
Perhaps I can get pics later, if anyone cares to demonstrate, step up. The TMs on the Chevrolet or CCKW did not have instructiond to my knowledge.
Joel
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 12:44 pm
by Bill_Wolf
I would like to know.....
A little "show & tell" please.
Bill
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 1:32 pm
by joel gopan
My wife has the camera, and is out, how about a few pics of the ass end of a few CCKWs, I will try for later.
Joel
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 5:54 pm
by dr deuce
You only have to drive a CCKW or chevy a short distance to realise that you need to hook the loop on the chain then take the hook and come up from the bottom and swing it around so that it is hanging down.
Every time someone tries to help you thay come down from the top and it just jumps out on the 1st big bump.
Probably worse then unhooking is unhooking one side with a load on against the tailgate. This might twist the tail gate.
Steve AKA Dr Deuce
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 6:04 pm
by joel gopan
My truck has obviously experienced all of the above.
Joel
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 7:30 pm
by 42cckw
I hook my tail gate chains the correct way,and I figured it out all by myself and I didn't have to ask Joel
How about them war movies when they go to jump out of the truck and let the tail gate fall bang bang bouncing of the bumpers. my truck just like everyone else has two dents in the tail gate right were it hits the bumpers, and for that reason I am the one who opens the tail gate, after 60++ years I figure the old girl should get some respect . Have you seen the movie red ball express 1952 with Jeff Chandler when he stops the convoy and one of the trucks non winch rearends another truck ( can you say BANG!! ) Its a wonder there are any straight bumpers out there. Joel tell the gang what happened to your truck when it was sailing back accross the pond
maybe someone else has a story to tell.
JIM 42CCKW
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 8:00 pm
by joel gopan
Some of them pairs of dents are from backing up with the tailgate down til there is a clunk.
Joel
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 9:48 pm
by Bill_Wolf
From Joel.....
