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As much as I love the feel of a good workout, and don't mind herniating myself on the regular, I started looking for ways to help ease the pain of lifting the tailgate. It was actually a combo of that, and forgetting to latch and having the thing slam down in traffic (when you look back and think hmmm... did i just back over a Honda?).
The Deuce forum had some great ideas about 4 years ago, none of which seemed to materialize. There's talk of cables and garage door springs... But the price of the ramp hinge is almost negligible. So, two 5/8" rods, two 3/4" spring hinges (LH and RH), and a little light metal cutting/grinding...
![IMG_4343.jpg IMG_4343.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/430/430896-dafe3dafb826ec60713b3e26894f2281.jpg)
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I was thinking of welding the top bar of the spring... But I like the removability. I've ZERO welding experience. But I'm thinking of starting. I'm working with a lot of metal lately, and there's a hundred different projects that I say to myself, "I wish I could get someone over here to do a weld"... That's a different topic though.
![IMG_4347.jpg IMG_4347.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/430/430901-5722e74a352cadb302dc3ecfc4e8525f.jpg)
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https://youtu.be/QtqLy-DXiDs
The Deuce forum had some great ideas about 4 years ago, none of which seemed to materialize. There's talk of cables and garage door springs... But the price of the ramp hinge is almost negligible. So, two 5/8" rods, two 3/4" spring hinges (LH and RH), and a little light metal cutting/grinding...
![IMG_4343.jpg IMG_4343.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/430/430896-dafe3dafb826ec60713b3e26894f2281.jpg)
![IMG_4342.jpg IMG_4342.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/430/430895-ea06b0eace0d4b2932f4e4b5c994cd7c.jpg)
![IMG_4341.jpg IMG_4341.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/430/430894-a71e4ef1c1482787bb3790fafb5ff9f7.jpg)
I was thinking of welding the top bar of the spring... But I like the removability. I've ZERO welding experience. But I'm thinking of starting. I'm working with a lot of metal lately, and there's a hundred different projects that I say to myself, "I wish I could get someone over here to do a weld"... That's a different topic though.
![IMG_4347.jpg IMG_4347.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/430/430901-5722e74a352cadb302dc3ecfc4e8525f.jpg)
![IMG_4346.jpg IMG_4346.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/430/430900-3b25c06a4e2a47ccaee2a7aebcff014f.jpg)
![IMG_4345.jpg IMG_4345.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/430/430899-6def014608ac93f3428869a8a5ef2576.jpg)
![IMG_4344.jpg IMG_4344.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/430/430897-9ad08b0180524adce01abf40850f3018.jpg)
https://youtu.be/QtqLy-DXiDs
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