NEW OWNER QUESTION ON TRUCK BED

[saddletramp]

Glad it worked out so well!

FWIW, I load my S-10 in the back of my double-cab Tundra all the time. When we pull our travel trailer I put a ramp on the tailgate, secure it to the bumper, start the Tenere a walk it up the ramp. It's easy. I bought a wide, folding ATV ramp that gives me plenty of room to walk it up with the engine.

I'm not a spring chicken anymore (56) but I'm hoping I can load the S-10 by myself for year to come.

Cheers! ::003::

 

[mingo]

I know it's an old thread, but in case someone wants visual proof; Loaded along with two 9 foot ramps from DiscountRamps, each is 19" wide.

 

[adventurelounger]

I know it's an old thread, too, but here's my 2 cents. I actually bought a Tundra recently specifically because I have a few bikes and wanted a way to haul them.

I deliberated the whole ramp/liftgate/tie-down-in-bed routine. I thought about biting the bullet and getting a trailer.

Then I figured I'd try U-Haul. There'a a U-Haul rental place a few miles from my house. A motorcycle trailer is $14.95 a day (around $20 a day—all in—if you want to buy the optional insurance). It takes 1 minute to hook it up, and works and rides perfectly. I've now hauled my BMW airhead and Vespa (dealer trips for tires/service) a few times, and it literally could not be easier, cheaper or safer. FWIW, prices are for pick-up/return renting to the same location...one way rental and drop off at another location gets very pricey.

I'm going to rent one for a summer trip to haul the Tenere up into Vermont before riding. A four day trip will cost maybe $75. It's made the economics of buying (and storing) an $1,800 trailer seem insane. Or just as crazy as risking ramp-loading to the Tundra bed alone. U-Haul, baby!