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    Loading F6B on back of pickup.....

    My wife and I just bought a used travel trailer and was wondering if the F6B would fit on the back of my truck while pulling the trailer. I have a 2001 Chevy Silverado 1500 Z71 5.3l engine with a standard bed which is 6.5 feet and when the tailgate is open goes to 8 feet. I checked and the length of ramp that I would need is 12 feet and is 3.5 feet wide so I could walk it up and down. Just wondering if anyone has loaded theirs in the bed of their truck and if it fit well? I have a condor wheel chock and would want to mount this in the front of the bed.
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    Think you will find the B is longer that 6.5 feet

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    I think Bike in truck will do fine, I would be more concerned with the tailgate open and making turns with a trailer hooked to truck

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    That's what I was thinking when thinking about it being too big for truck.
    You would have to leave the tail gate down.

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    Quote Originally Posted by zzh54 View Post
    I think Bike in truck will do fine, I would be more concerned with the tailgate open and making turns with a trailer hooked to truck
    I was thinking about the turning radius also. I believe that the propane tanks may limit this.
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    Bad idea in my opinion. As the front wheel gets onto the flat surface or the bed of the truck and the rear wheel still down the ramp make sure the bottom of the bike doesn't bottom out on the top of the ramp.
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    Quote Originally Posted by zeus661 View Post
    Bad idea in my opinion. As the front wheel gets onto the flat surface or the bed of the truck and the rear wheel still down the ramp make sure the bottom of the bike doesn't bottom out on the top of the ramp.
    That's why I have to use a 12' ramp.
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    I just bought a new travel trailer and was wondering how I could take my bike too. One concern I had was the extra 900 lbs. on the rear axle. The bike is too long for the short bed. Where do you store a 12 x 3.5 foot ramp? If your truck has the towing capacity perhaps a small single bike trailer makes more sense behind the RV.
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    I recommend you do a quick search for aluminum motorcycle ramps. You will find excellent gear that is designed to load heavy bikes into a pickup.
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    Do I understand that you are planning for the bike to rest it's rear wheel on the tailgate? AND pull a trailer? Your call but I think you are planning on luck to make that work on a trip.I wouldn't do it...

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