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Farm Tractors & Machinery Forum Re: silage truck tailgate [ Expand ] [ View Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Return to Forum ] Posted by John A. on July 08, 2007 at 12:48:02 from (4.227.11.222): In Reply to: silage truck tailgate posted by Brian on July 07, 2007 at 15:27:00: Brian, An Ensilage endgate can be made from a simple design useing your existing Bed and sides. Build upright and a cross bar say 4 ft above the sides of the bed you currently have. Off the cross bar you need 4 drops of medium size chain. These 4 drops are affixed to a cross bar, at the bottom, that can be attached to the truck bed in many ways,so it can be unlatched like a full backend swingate found on a Midwest grain bed. On the chains use 2x6 boards bolted on crosswise. It allows flexibility and is easier to dump. You may need to add extension to the off side of the truck to help from haveing runoff while catching on the run. Also you may need to add safety chains to the bed and the truck frame so the tops of the hydrolic cylinders are not pulled off at full extension. This surenough applies to a Midwest grain bed setup!! The first time the front wheels come off the ground you will be glad you did. Seems the 16 ft beds are worse about it than the 22 ft beds. If you wish to visit more call me 512-577-3837. And I will give you some more insight on this. If You like, If not Ok then. Hope the above helps. Later, John A. Follow Ups: Post A Followup Name: E-Mail: Subject: Re: Re: silage truck tailgate Comments: Optional Link URL: Link Title: Optional Image URL: Email Notification: If you check this box, email will be sent to you whenever someone replies to this message. Your email address must be entered above to receive notification. This notification will be cancelled automatically after 2 weeks.