Destroyed my tailgate, what are my options?

[Phylodog]

Doing some tractor work tday and managed to snag the edge of my lowered tailgate with the corner of my front end loader bucket this afternoon and she's toast. I don't have the money to replace it with a nice one and this one isn't going to be worth repairing so I figured I'd see if anyone else has found something decent. I don't have a 5th wheel or gooseneck in my 2500 so while it would be silly to have one of those drop tailgates, it would be a better option than nothing. I'm not opposed to the cargo net type (knowing it'll likely hurt economy) but I don't want to buy a cheap universal fit hunk of crap that'll sag and look like garbage let alone be incapable to securing anytihng but itself.

Anyone aware of any decent options out there? I'll probably keep one eye on the FB marketplace just in case a good used one pops up but I'm guessing I'm not going to have a regular tailgate for some time.

 

[JHoward]

Doing some tractor work tday and managed to snag the edge of my lowered tailgate with the corner of my front end loader bucket this afternoon and she's toast. I don't have the money to replace it with a nice one and this one isn't going to be worth repairing so I figured I'd see if anyone else has found something decent. I don't have a 5th wheel or gooseneck in my 2500 so while it would be silly to have one of those drop tailgates, it would be a better option than nothing. I'm not opposed to the cargo net type (knowing it'll likely hurt economy) but I don't want to buy a cheap universal fit hunk of crap that'll sag and look like garbage let alone be incapable to securing anytihng but itself.

Anyone aware of any decent options out there? I'll probably keep one eye on the FB marketplace just in case a good used one pops up but I'm guessing I'm not going to have a regular tailgate for some time.

Yeh, salvage/wrecking yard could be an cheaper route to go, put some money aside until you have enough to have the replacement painted?