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The Bakflip only folds from the rear, but it will all fold up against the back glass so that you can use the whole bed if necessary. There is one downfall though. as I get older and don't have the strength that i used to have, It does take some effort to flip the middle sections forward if you are standing outside of the bed.
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The Bakflip only folds from the rear, but it will all fold up against the back glass so that you can use the whole bed if necessary. There is one downfall though. as I get older and don't have the strength that i used to have, It does take some effort to flip the middle sections forward if you are standing outside of the bed.
Ive seen the vids on the backflip . Seems easier just to be able to flip the back section open
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I have these on my F150, came on when I bought it used. I am surprised at how much I use them.

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I have a Retraxpro MX on my 2020 GMC 2500 Short Bed AT4. I didn't buy the power model. The reviews were excellent. I snowmobile and have had no problems with freezing up. It has rollers in the channel. The GMs have the step in the box to help get something in the front. Maybe so does the Ram. I had a hard fiberglass on my old truck but was not very versatile. I'm surprised on how very little water gets in. I have never even installed the rubber seal they give you for the tailgate. Very happy with my purchase.
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I like my vinyl over aluminium trifold. I can take it off in 2 minutes when I need to - to haul dirt bikes, quads, stuff to the dump, and yet the relatively cheap one I have is completely water proof, goes through the car wash fine and has held up well. I think it was only about 250. We don't have snow so can't comment on how it would handle weight.....
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I like my vinyl over aluminium trifold. I can take it off in 2 minutes when I need to - to haul dirt bikes, quads, stuff to the dump, and yet the relatively cheap one I have is completely water proof, goes through the car wash fine and has held up well. I think it was only about 250. We don't have snow so can't comment on how it would handle weight.....
#18
I have a Retrax pro on my new 21 Super Duty and had one on my old truck. I've never had any issues with them and I like the security of the locking hard cover. I have taken it out of the old truck before if i need the entire bed and 2 guys can lift it out in under 5 minutes and back in almost as fast.
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I got the Gator flip up. Looks identical to the BAKflip but a couple hundo less .
https://gatorcovers.com/p/gator-fx-t...r/ghf-8828203/
Last cover was composite and was duled by the sun so I`m trying a powdercoated aluminum this time around see how it holds up .
Thanx for all the feedback
https://gatorcovers.com/p/gator-fx-t...r/ghf-8828203/
Last cover was composite and was duled by the sun so I`m trying a powdercoated aluminum this time around see how it holds up .
Thanx for all the feedback
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I just installed a bakflip2 on my new ranger. What a pain..the sealed box had old style stuff with new style parts, no instruction on old style stuff, two left brackets, no right brackets. Customer service sent out bags of stuff. Their agents do not communicate with each other......I fabricated my own bracket. Threw the instructions in the trash and its installed..........so there ya go



