18,564.2 miles, and throwing-in the towel

[Bob902]

me must stand strong together

Very few of us pure no damper folks left.

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[FoD]

me must stand strong together

I know I always joke about it but they do come in handy IF you're someone who uses your bed a lot. Hope your shoulder get better and don't remove that damper because you'll re-injure yourself which could lead to amputation next time.

 

[AzScorpion]

Very few of us pure no damper folks left.

Your team is going down like a Barrel Full Of Monkeys! ? ???

 

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[Msfitoy]

Last weekend, I decided to climb into the bed using my usual method of grasping the side rail and stepping up onto the rear tire. After shuffling some stuff around, I decided to exit the bed via the tailgate, which was in the fully-upright and latched position. I reached down and unlatched the tailgate. Not wanting it to slam open on the cables (which probably would have survived the impact) I proceeded to lower it gently into the open position. Everything was going well, until a white-hot lightning bolt of pain hit my surgery-needing arthritic shoulder.

So today, I turned-in my Man Card and installed the damper.

Now, how're you going to lift it up? ?

 

[Scott D]

Maybe you should have bought this to begin with? It's safer.

 

[Apples]

You sissy! Haven't you heard of Aleve? All of us get old, and all of us will sooner or later have a twitch or two. It is life, don't you know!

 

[rang19ca]

OP, sorry to hear of your shoulder issue. Damper or not, they can be a beotch, so I hope you can get it repaired.

 

[slowmachine]

You sissy! Haven't you heard of Aleve? All of us get old, and all of us will sooner or later have a twitch or two. It is life, don't you know!

Quit candy-coating it and say what you mean!

I do have the giant Sam’s Club bottle of Aleve. It helps after the fact, but the show-stopping twinges are becoming more frequent. Its osteoarthritis, passed-down from my mother. Hands, neck, right shoulder.

 

[DukeCanBuildit]

I know I am. ? J/K I've had shoulder problems and they're not fun!

I gotta say, I was so shocked that I nearly followed the tailgate down with my whole body. It would have been a most impressive display in the Home Depot parking lot. I did release it, though, and it slammed down on the cables, mocking me, until I climbed down and closed it forcefully with both hands.

YOU’RE WORTHLESS AND WEAK!

I have Osteo Arthritis in just about every joint. Pfffft, it’s nothin’. Rheumatoid Arthritis to the point I have to self-inject every two weeks with a needle the size of rebar or go back to walking with two canes.

Despite all that, still proudly damperless.

Now, turn your head and don’t even look at me.

 

[Trigganometry]

You sissy! Haven't you heard of Aleve? All of us get old, and all of us will sooner or later have a twitch or two. It is life, don't you know!

 

[Fawnbuster]

Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, HALLELUJAH!

 

[JesseS]

Maybe you should have bought this to begin with? It's safer.

OK Scott, no teasing, I am old so need this, where is the link? Damn tailgate is just 6" to high for me to step up into.

 

[db_tanker]

Damn...I'm looking at bone spur surgery in both shoulders...but I'm toughing it out...for now...but for how long?!?!? I'm staring at 50 next year....how long do I have before I succumb!!?!?

 

[got3fords]

I really don't understand the anti-damperism. It is so dang useful for someone who uses the tailgate a lot. I keep all my running stuff back there cause it can get stanky sometimes, so the gate is opened and closed a lot. I haul trash at least once a week as well. And I gotta say when the temps drop, the damper is even slower, giving even longer time to make sure you're ready to throw that crap in there.

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