Removing the tailgate on a F450 with a F350 pickup bed

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vagabrauns - 12 Aug 2006 14:49 GMT

My husband forgot to lower the tailgate of our pickup when unhitching
from our fifth wheel. Major ouch and major damage to the tailgate.
How do we remove the tailgate-we're going to replace it with a louvered
'v' shaped tailgate to avoid that problem in the future. There are no
instructions in our owner's manual on how to remove the tailgate.

Thanks for any assistance.

Linda

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Ralph E Lindberg - 12 Aug 2006 15:24 GMT

> My husband forgot to lower the tailgate of our pickup when unhitching
> from our fifth wheel. Major ouch and major damage to the tailgate.
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>
> Linda

Linda, as I recall all F450's are custom (not Ford) beds. Which suggests
your F350 gate is -NOT- going to fit.

If they are like the Ford gate, tilt it half way, pull up on the right
side, then slide the left side off (oh ya, unhook the cables first)

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My Names Nobody - 12 Aug 2006 19:02 GMT

> My husband forgot to lower the tailgate of our pickup when unhitching
> from our fifth wheel. Major ouch and major damage to the tailgate.
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
>
> Linda

All F-450 come from the Ford factory with NO bed or tailgate. So if it is a
F-450, you need to determine if it is a custom bed/tailgate and if so made
by whom, or if it is a stretched F-350 bed/tailgate. If it is a F-350,
Ralph's instructions should work for you.

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