Simple “Backup Guide” Protects Pickup Tailgate

Simple “Backup Guide” Protects Pickup Tailgate PICKUPS Accessories C J Bunce Perry Kansas came up with a simple “backup guide” for his gooseneck trailer to keep it from tearing up his pickup’s tailgate whenever he drives out from under the trailer after unhooking it Bunce uses the trailer to haul archery equipment used by his local 4-H program When it’s not in use he parks the trailer in his shop “The problem is there’s a steep incline just outside the shop and when I pull out from under the trailer after unhooking it the pickup tailgate rises as the pickup’s front wheels drop after clearing the shop floor If I don’t jack the trailer up far enough the gooseneck hitch will catch on the tailgate ” says Bunce To make the guide he lowered the gooseneck hitch until it was about 1 in above the tailgate and then backed under the trailer until the hitch lined up with the ball He then tied a long string onto the trailer’s tongue so that it just touches the pickup bed “Whenever I park the trailer I jack it up until the string just clears the bed That way I know that after I unhook the trailer it won’t hit the tailgate as I drive away ” says Bunce Contact: FARM SHOW Followup C J Bunce 2846 U S Hwy 59 Perry Kansas 66073 ph 785 393-3933

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