Traxion 5-100 Tailgate Ladder , Black

I bought this for my husband. He calls it his old man ladder (that shoe fits). Easy to install and very handy.

Vehicle: 2012 Ford F-150 I read many of the reviews here, and will concur. The hardware is the lacking part. Only kept six pieces (two clevis pins, two sheet metal screws, and two washers. I took advice of someone suggesting to nutsert the plate to the tailgate. Since I had a rivnut inserting kit from harbor freight, I went big and used 6 1/4x20 nutserts for the outer edges of the plate. First, I put the plate in position, and used two woodworking clamps over the top edge, to hold it against the tailgate. This enabled me to close and open the tailgate and make fine adjustments of the mounting position. Once satisfied, I drilled the outer six holes with a 3/16ths drill bit. I removed the plate and drilled the appropriate holes so that my nutserts would press fit into place, before using the tool. These MUST be identical in diameter to the OD of the nutsert. One by one, I applied a thin band of silicone to the base of each and pressed them into their holes, followed by squashing them like rivets into their permanent locations. Once that was done, I made ONE (a record for me) trip to Lowe's to get four 1/4-20 x 3/4" screws and two 1/4-20 x 1" screws. Two of the holes fell between ribs, so they were lower than the others. I also purchased a bag of 1/4" ID nylon washers, and a bag of 1/4" ID spacers (to fill gaps where void between ribs fell) found in the sorter drawers. Lastly, I replaced the four metric bolts and nylock nuts for 4 1/4-20 x 1 1/2" bolts and nylock nuts out of stainless - also found in the sorter drawers, not on a peg. Upon my return, I mounted the plate with the six phillips screws. Using the clevis pins, I passed the pin through the hinge piece, carefully slid one nylon washer between the hinge piece and the mounting bracket, passed through the mounting bracket, through the hinge piece and retained with the spring retainer clip. I attached the short hinge pieces with the rubber bumpers facing down when inside the tailgate (to prevent rattle). Using the same technique, I passed one 1/4-20 x 1 1/2" bolt through the other end of the hinge piece, nylon washer, and either the offset upper ladder rail or straight, and pushed through to a nylock nut, and secured using my 7/16" wrenches. I repeated for the other one. In case you are wondering, the nylon washer affords a bit of lubrication to the pivot, so one may tighten the bolts more snug, without losing the ability to fold the ladder. It reduces rattle. Finally, I added the lower section, and on my truck, whilst sitting on concrete pad in my barn, the optimal angle with the hinge pieces horizontal made the ideal hole position in between two others - which are spaced about two inches apart. So on mine, I extended the lower ladder until the top hole was exposed, put a bolt through each side to prevent it from moving, and drilled two 1/4" holes into the upper rails at the mounting position. As fortune would have it, after withdrawing the lower section of ladder, the holes fell almost centered between the other two adjustment locations. If the difference was maybe a 1/4" to a 1/2", I likely would not have gone to the trouble. After bolting the two sides, I laid the ladder to the inside of the tailgate. Using the supplied strap, two screws and two washers, I mounted the strap to the inside. I pre-drilled those holes with 1/8" drill bit. Only regret is that there is no stop to the ladder when deployed to lock it into it's downward position. It is a little wobbly, but if one is not in a hurry, it is quite functional. With the care that I took to position it before starting, once strapped in, the tailgate closes without interference.

I just got this in the mail and it had all the parts needed for it. You will need a 10mm socket or wrench, just a heads up. It was easy to assemble and install. I have a 2018 Ram 1500 Crew Cab Tradesman for reference. And I installed it on my passenger side. If you have a tonneau cover and/or undercover swing cases, be sure to triple check your measurements to make sure you can close the cover and that the ladder mount and frame doesn't hit the bracket for the undercover swing case when the tailgate is closed. Overall, I like it, the only 2 things I dont like and wish the manufacturer would address and possibly fix is; Make the ladder a little bit more sturdier, if you step on the side of the rung, if the base isn't all the way on the ground, you will twist the ladder frame and cause injury. Also add some type of feet on the bottom of the ladder. Like rubber stopper feet or something. (Yes you can add your own if you would like. Just would be nice if it would already come with it.) Hope this review helps someone!!

Work great and the best is the price.

Sister needed this to get into the back of '24 Nissan Titan XD. Great quality and really easy to install. Would suggest buying a rubber pad to go between plate and tailgate.

so far this has completely met my needs. I have a RAM 2500 with a flat bed. It is sometimes difficult to get up on the flat bed. This ladder fits perfect and allows me to get up on the flatbed, and it folds out of the way. VERY nice. I will say I am not a big supporter of the bolt connections. I understand it needs to be this way to make it adjustable. But I put it together and then took it to a friend who welded it all together. MUCH stronger now that it is welded. Again has to be bolted to be adjustable, but for me, once I got it fitted I did weld it together.

I have a 2017 Ram 1500. Overall I like the functionality of the ladder. Pretty inexpensive if you compare to some of the other aftermarket solutions out there. There are a few negatives to be aware of. 1. The instructions say to install the upper edge of the mounting plate 1" below the edge of the tailgate, which I did. The only problem with doing this is that when the install is complete and you deploy the ladder, you will see that that the tailgate support cable interferes with the ladder. This is not a huge issue because you can adjust that portion of the latter to sit higher at that point. I don't think this is recommended because it is probably not as secure as it would be if it was sitting flat on the tailgate, but it works. 2. There was surface rust in one area within 3 days of the installation and I have a covered bed. Based on this, I would have to agree with some of the other comments about the sub par paint process that is used. However, it has been about a month since the install and it is only in that one spot. 3. You need to be on a flat surface otherwise the ladder will not be stable. There is enough play in the hardware that you can adjust the bottom position of the ladder and make it more stable but you will want to try this before you start climbing. Otherwise it is going to move and it could through you off balance. The good: 1. Easy install 2. Cheap 3. The hardware was all there and appeared to be adequate for the job 4. unlike some reviewers, I did not change the hardware or add additional tie downs and I have not noticed any rattling noise. All in all, I would recommend the ladder. Just use common sense and caution when climbing up/down.

Quick and easy installation! I love it!

Ottimo prodotto e ottima qualità materiale semplice il montaggio grazie alle istruzioni descrizione sul sito accurata anche grazie alle immagini proposte secondo il mio punto di vista, leggermente caro

Brilliant, was so easy to put in and is such a help getting in and out of the back of the Ranger

I bought this ladder for my RAM. I have RAM-BOX on my truck so I had to shift the ladder bracket towards the centre. Because of that I had to remove the tail get cable it got on the way. Other than that the ladder is not bad for the price.

Escada que funcionou muito bem numa Toyota Hilux kun26.