NateGate
More than a tailgate. More ways to use the pickup you already own.
NateGate is designed to make any pickup more versatile. Its multi-position tailgate works with interchangeable bed extension, toolbox, and loading ramps to adapt the truck for farm work, equipment, side-by-sides, construction materials, and everyday hauling.
NateGate — Multi-Position Tailgate System
One tailgate. Multiple configurations. More usable truck.
NateGate transforms a conventional pickup bed into a more versatile hauling platform through its adjustable, multi-position design.
- Standard tailgate: Opens and closes at the truck's original bed length.
- Extended tailgate: Opens and closes in an extended configuration to accommodate different loads.
- Mid-length configuration: The extension stands upright as a secondary gate while the main tailgate closes. This creates a short, approximately 20-inch covered section at the rear that remains open to the rest of the truck bed.
- Full-length extension: Extends an 8-foot truck bed to approximately 11 feet 6 inches with the tailgate lowered.
- Additional load height: Raises the rear load barrier by approximately 20 inches, allowing taller loads to be secured at the rear of the bed rather than relying on the front bulkhead.
- Long materials: The extended configuration provides additional support for hauling long construction materials, including 12-foot lumber and other building supplies.
- ATV hauling: The fully lowered and extended configuration provides room for two four-wheelers to be loaded and transported on their wheels rather than stood upright.
Short-bed trucks benefit, too. On a 6-foot pickup bed, NateGate can provide approximately 8 feet of usable length with a gate at the end, or nearly 10 feet with the tailgate fully lowered and extended.
NateGate isn't simply a replacement tailgate. It's a configurable system designed to make more of the truck you already own.
NateGate — Removable Bed Extension
The removable bed extension is an interchangeable component of the NateGate system. It slides into the shared mounting positions and can be repositioned or removed entirely to suit different hauling needs.
One component. Multiple possibilities.
The extension’s short legs drop into integrated mounting positions and are secured with pins—no separate attachment required. See the lowered-and-extended photo above.
NateGate — Interchangeable Toolbox
Storage that works as part of the system.
The NateGate toolbox slides into the same mounting positions as the bed extension and loading ramps.
It provides storage for tools and equipment, with provisions for securing them inside. Like the standard extension, the toolbox can also stand upright as a secondary gate or serve as part of an extended-bed configuration.
More than storage. Another way to use NateGate.
“You can’t always get the tractor to the tools, but NateGate helps you get the tools to the tractor.”
NateGate — Interchangeable Loading Ramps
One mounting system. More ways to use your truck.
NateGate's loading ramps are designed as interchangeable components of the system and can be constructed from aluminum or steel.
The bed extension can be removed and replaced with a pair of loading ramps. The ramps slide into the same mounting positions used by the extension and toolbox, eliminating the need for a separate mounting system.
This interchangeable design provides greater flexibility for loading equipment while allowing the truck to be reconfigured for different hauling needs.
Remove. Replace. Reconfigure.
Photos show real prototype configurations.
Original one-minute NateGate animated demonstration.
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The original animation helps show how the overall concept works together.
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