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This weekend I was hauling some furniture and my bed ramp was over the open tailgate by a few inches, so the tailgate was bouncing the entire ride. Has anyone used a tailgate support/bar to lock the tailgate into position?

For a reasonable price, I'd like to get something to have on hand if I need to keep the take down in the future. The first result searching is the Tailgate Boss from Ride88, but I was wondering if anyone used one of these or a similar product before and has a recommendation.
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You can run a strap from a bottle opener to the hitch if you don't have something to weigh the gate down.
 

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This weekend I was hauling some furniture and my bed ramp was over the open tailgate by a few inches, so the tailgate was bouncing the entire ride. Has anyone used a tailgate support/bar to lock the tailgate into position?

For a reasonable price, I'd like to get something to have on hand if I need to keep the take down in the future. The first result searching is the Tailgate Boss from Ride88, but I was wondering if anyone used one of these or a similar product before and has a recommendation.
This is the cheapest I found for a decent quality bar: https://www.dgmtailgatesupport.com/product/full-size-ex-ford-f-150-5-5-8-beds/
 

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You can run a strap from a bottle opener to the hitch if you don't have something to weigh the gate down.
Sure as long as you can still open a beer from the other one. :)
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