Heininger 4016 HitchMate Cargo Stabilizer Bar for Full-Size Trucks,Black

This is a true Heavy Duty Cargo Stabilizer Bar and it's all metal except for the rubber pads which are molded completely around metal supports. Each pad rotates freely on a pivot bolt. The rack (geared horizontal section) is also heavy duty metal with its terminus firmly thru-bolted to the inner tube. The small silver "lever" located on the side of the housing holding the geared handle is basically a spring-loaded "catch" to prevent the handle from moving once secured. The inner tube appears to be coated with some type of translucent gold colored coating, possibly to make it resistant to corrosion. The outer tube and rack are painted black and while the rack and the handle assembly appear not to be a powder coated finish, it seems to be a good coat. The outer tube appears to be powder coated. Will this damage your truck bed? The shortest width bed this can handle once latched is 59-1/2 inches, so if your bed is narrower than this then the answer to your question is definitely yes. The force this unit can apply if one isn't paying attention and just applying brute force is sufficient to possibly force the sides outward. Once a tooth is selected the inner tube will travel 1-1/8 inches outward during the full-engagement/lever catch process. So divide this by 2, and thus the deflection toward each side wall is 9/16 inches. Each "tooth" you move the inner bar inward results in a minus 1/4 inch total length. So, if your bed width is 64 inches and you extend the bar to 64 inches and close the handle the final length installed will be 65-1/8 inches. Move the inner bar inward to catch the next tooth reduces that engaged total length to 64-7/8 inches, and so on. So you can adjust how much tension you put on your bed sidewalls. My suggestion is have someone assist the first time this bar is used. Place it in one of the desired locations in the bed and install it with the amount of tension to firmly secure the bar. Then while it is installed, measure 1-1/8 inches away from the end of the floating portion of the toothed rack (the part that floats above the outer tube) and use colored vinyl electrical tape to place one wrap around the outer tube such that the edge of the tape is aligned with the aforementioned measurement. To check proper placement of the tape, release the handle and slowly swing it open, and as the bar shortens the end of the rack should line up with that tape's edge. If not, try again. For subsequent uses, just slide out the inner tube until the end of the rack aligns with the tape's edge and close the handle. You can repeat this process for multiple fit locations. Due to its weight, it is a bit awkward for one person to install, however it can be done and the trick is to find its balance point with length about where it's needed, lift it into place and secure handle.

Works well and heavy duty. I think this will hold unlike the last truck bed bar I purchased from another vendor with cutouts in the bar itself. I use it all the time to keep stuff from sliding around in the bed. I even tried using it on a ton of pellets with no success but it didn’t break. As noted above because it is heavy duty it is a little heavy, which isn’t a bad thing.

This is by far the best laid bar you can use in a full size pickup. It is way more durable and well built than others that are out there.

Very sturdy, functional and high quality. Would recommend to anyone for cargo management.

This is a heavy duty bar. Fits great. I quick learn g curve. I did not want to bulge the inner walls of my pick up. Adjustment is quick and easy. Sticks good on the interior walls of the truck bed.

So I initially bought one of those crappy ratchet bars which sorta held but was flimsy and just garbage. So for a little more $$ I saw this one. I like to read through the negative reviews and saw a lot of people complaining it was hard to put in place, they couldn't adjust it properly, was either too tight or too loose, etc. All I can say is don't listen to all that BS unless you're very weak or have very poor coordination. I literally just came in from installing this bar for the first time and it took me 30 seconds tops. It was so easy. All I did was release the handle, Slide it out until it had a small space, push the left side over against the bed with my left hand and with my right hand pulled the handle. Done, that was it. As long as you consistently eyeball a small space on one side I see no reason why this should be any kind of chore. So yeah I have used it once and can already tell its a million times better than the other flimsy bar. I spent way more time screwing with the flimsy bar cause it never wanted to get tight, the ratchet would just pop up and out. Edit: 2 month update: This bar is amazing! I've moved it from the front to the back, taken it out. Load stuff up put it back. It's easy to use. It's strong as hell and it doesn't go anywhere. It's easy to press it against one wall, leave a slight gap on the other side and flip the bar down. I really don't see how people struggle with this???

Excellent way to keep items from flying around in the truck bed. I found it to be light and very easy to use, especially when removing it.

Excelente

Excellent, very powerful, practical and easy to use. I recommend it

Just what I was looking for. I bought one of the cheaper ones and that what I got (CHEAP). First time I used it with a little weight it bent. This one is way bigger and stronger more like the commercial semi truck ones. I read the reviews and people said it was hard to set up and tighten. Maybe I'm used to it as years and years ago I used them driving truck but if you leave it just an inch or so from the sides it works great and doesn't bend with something floating around the box. Great product and will be buying another in the future.

Very good quality truck bed restraint bar. I prefer this locking mechanism to some that more pure ratchet mechanisms rendering them tougher to remove than to install. This one pushes out a bit as you close the mechanism, meaning you ideally leave it just a bit loose before locking it and it snugs up. It is much easier to remove this way. Very solid unit when installed in my Tacoma truck bed!

Tenía dos opciones en la página, primero me fui por la más sencilla de otra marca y realmente dejó que desear, la cambié por esta y buenísima, es sólida, ciertamente un poco pesada recomiendo ponerla entre dos y como dicen otras opiniones, si no te pones buzo doblas la lámina porque esta muy sólida, pero no hace falta tan apretada para que ajuste, quedó perfecta que hasta compré otra.

Excelente calidad de producto, queda un poco chica en la caja de una VW Amarok pero hasta la fecha a funcionado correctamente.