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First off I want to state that I ordered the Gator MT from Realtruck and they have been great with customer service so far. With that being said, my cover came slightly damaged. The email they sent to me even states to contact Roll N Lock for warranty claims.
Install: Since my cover came slightly damaged the metal guide that the rail inserts into the cover was slightly bent and made it a little difficult to square the rails up. But in my opinion if it didn't come slightly damaged install would take maybe 40 minutes and is pretty easy to do by yourself. Also to note the brackets supposedly will not sit completely flush on all 4 sides, I torqued it down to the exact specs they call for and 3 out of the 4 dont sit flush.
Build quality: Everything seems very sold though it was damaged during shipping it seems. The spring mechanism to lock it is very very strong, I doubt someone can open it easily without the key. The cover itself slides pretty easily. No issues on the highway with it when it is closed, I dont notice any weird sounds when doing insterstate speed or excessive flexing.
Ease of Use: the included pull strap is really nice makes it really easy to use, but the spring for the locking mechanism being very very strong you have to be careful with your fingers. Overall it is easy to use.
Some other thoughts: If you want to use a tailgate pad with a mountain bike you will have to settle with 2 bikes max and they will need to be angled diagonally. I generally have bikes with Medium Frames so those with larger frames might have more issues. You will not be able to close the cover with a tailgate pad or at least not the Race face T2. This is identical in spec and dimmension to the Roll n Lock A series XT.
This is how much space it takes up:
The rear rubber seals doesnt sit evenly on the tailgate, initiall I thought it would have issues with water leaking but I ran it through a car wash twice and no issues.
I did not get any weatherproof strips, not sure if I am supposed to or not. The bulkhead I would think needs something to seal it but theres nothing.
I will update this thread when I get more info about the replacement. If you guys have any questions feel free to ask.
Install: Since my cover came slightly damaged the metal guide that the rail inserts into the cover was slightly bent and made it a little difficult to square the rails up. But in my opinion if it didn't come slightly damaged install would take maybe 40 minutes and is pretty easy to do by yourself. Also to note the brackets supposedly will not sit completely flush on all 4 sides, I torqued it down to the exact specs they call for and 3 out of the 4 dont sit flush.
Build quality: Everything seems very sold though it was damaged during shipping it seems. The spring mechanism to lock it is very very strong, I doubt someone can open it easily without the key. The cover itself slides pretty easily. No issues on the highway with it when it is closed, I dont notice any weird sounds when doing insterstate speed or excessive flexing.
Ease of Use: the included pull strap is really nice makes it really easy to use, but the spring for the locking mechanism being very very strong you have to be careful with your fingers. Overall it is easy to use.
Some other thoughts: If you want to use a tailgate pad with a mountain bike you will have to settle with 2 bikes max and they will need to be angled diagonally. I generally have bikes with Medium Frames so those with larger frames might have more issues. You will not be able to close the cover with a tailgate pad or at least not the Race face T2. This is identical in spec and dimmension to the Roll n Lock A series XT.
This is how much space it takes up:
The rear rubber seals doesnt sit evenly on the tailgate, initiall I thought it would have issues with water leaking but I ran it through a car wash twice and no issues.
I did not get any weatherproof strips, not sure if I am supposed to or not. The bulkhead I would think needs something to seal it but theres nothing.
I will update this thread when I get more info about the replacement. If you guys have any questions feel free to ask.
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