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DScott 02-22-2012 08:37:53 70.43.242.34 Report to Moderator	Quoting Removed, click Modern View to see Ray, Mine has the coil springs also and they helped but like you said they are still heavy. When I was 30 I didn't think much about this kind of stuff but at 59,,, I think about it. Most of the material was steel I had laying around the shop. I fabricated the brackets from that. Go to Ebay and type in "12v hydraulic pump" and you will see units that come with the pump, reservoir and controls. I bought one with a two gallon reservoir which seems to be plenty and mounted it up under the trailer up out of the way. The cylinder had a 36 inch travel which I figured was enough for my case and it worked out good. The hoses I had made locally to my measurements. Here is a link to my photobucket album that has some close up pictures where you might see more detail. Don't laugh at my welding, it isn't pretty but it's strong enough. http://s403.photobucket.com/albums/pp112/scotd1/Gatormade%20Gooseneck%20Trailer/ [Reply]   [No Email]
batractorman 02-23-2012 05:53:29 74.243.177.237 Report to Moderator	Re: Hydraulic Tailgate in reply to DScott, 02-22-2012 08:37:53   Did you leave the helper springs in place? Just wondering if that would take some of the load off the cylinder so you wouldn"t need such a heavy cylinder. This is all new to me so I"m just trying to find out all I can. Thanks, BA [Reply]  [No Email]