
The Ultimate Guide to Tonneau Covers
Ultimate Guide to Tonneau Covers One of the most popular accessories for a pickup truck is a tonneau cover. In addition to adding to the
Of coarse!!! But one of the biggest problems that deters many truck owners from purchasing a tonneau cover or a truck bed toolbox is because they regularly need to haul some sort of a recreational vehicle in the bed of their pickup. Years ago, if you wanted to haul a motorcycle, ATV, or golf cart, you just could not have a hard tonneau cover. These days we have several options for hauling equipment with a tonneau cover installed on the truck. Even on a short bed pickup like the 5.5’ bed F150, you can haul a full-sized four-wheeler without having to completely remove the tonneau cover. The key to the system is the Louisiana Guard Dog ATV securing system. With the hard folding bed covers, when they are completely folded against the cab of the truck you still lose about 8” of your truck bed opening. However, with the Louisiana Guard Dog system, the rear axle of the ATV actually sits on the tailgate itself. You may ask if it is okay for the tailgate to support the weight of the four-wheeler while driving down the highway. The answer is yes it can. However, with the Louisiana Guard Dog system, you actually lift the ATV up slightly before clamping the unit in place and this relieves a large portion of the weight off of the tailgate. Once the ATV is clamped in place with the ball on the ATV and the hitch of the truck, you are done. There is no need for ratchet straps or ropes. The aluminum ramps that you use to drive the ATV up into the truck bed with, fold and fit neatly on either side of the bed next to the ATV. I use one bungee cord on each ramp, and I am done. Literally, I can go from having the truck with the tonneau cover closed to tonneau cover folded, ATV in and clamped in place, ramps secured in the truck, and driving down the road in less than 5 minutes. Believe that is huge when it is 8°F with a wind-chill of -10°F and 20 mph winds outside and you are trying to get your gear loaded up.
Below are the links to the exact ramps and the Louisiana Guard Dog that I use to secure my Honda Foreman ES to my F150 with a BakFlip G2 hard folding tonneau cover.
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Ultimate Guide to Tonneau Covers One of the most popular accessories for a pickup truck is a tonneau cover. In addition to adding to the
How Are Pickup Truck Tonneau Covers Installed? If you’ve purchased a new pickup truck or are looking for a way to upgrade your truck bed,
Just like the MX4, the BakFlip G2 is another high-quality product from Bak Industries. This is the cover that started it all for BAK Industries. Strong, durable, easy to install, and stylish. Strong solid core panels that can handle up to 300 pounds of evenly distributed weight on top of the cover when closed. Quick access to your truck bed. Just unlock and drop your tailgate and pull the release cable on either side of the truck to flip the panels up. In less than 30 seconds you can have complete access to your truck bed.
The G2 BakFlip is slightly less expensive than the MX4. The G2 price comes in around $800 depending on the size of the bed on your truck. There is also an incredible 3-year warranty on the G2. The G2 is our top pick for quality, value, and styling.
You can pick up this style of ramps anywhere. They are light weight and very sturdy. I prefer the arched design. For some reason they make me feel just a little safer driving up them. They come with nylon straps to connect them to your bumper or trailer hitch to ensure that they do not slide out from under you when you are driving the ATV up into the truck bed. I drilled a 3/8″ hole thru the middle finger on each of the ramps and the same hole into the tailgate. Once the ramps are in place, I just drop a bolt into the hole. This guarantees me that they will not slide out. It can be scary driving your ATV up there. The truck bed feels a lot higher when you are driving up there. You will want the most safety possible.
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