Pickup bed tonneau cover

[oosik]

I want a pickup bed tonneau cover for my new Ram Power Wagon. I have a roll up one on my Ford. I would like a slide up/fold up type hard tonneau cover. I see they range in price from $400 to $4000. The $4K model better have features that I dare not mention here on TBN.

What have you guys found to be acceptable and for less than $1500? The PW will be garaged except when in use.

 

[mrmikey]

I've got a Back Flip hard folding tonneau cover BakFlip Tonneau Cover | Truck Tonneau Covers on my Frontier. Ridgid cover, when folded up you only loose 6" or so in bed length, if you're tailgate is lockable the bed will be secure................Mike

 

[oosik]

Amazing. Mrmikey - I was considering the Back Flip MX4. The bed of the PW may be somewhat unique having a RamBox Cargo Mgmt System. The tech that I talked to said they had two models that could fit( 6' or 6.5' ). I'm going to wait til it gets here and do an actual bed measurement, look/see, myself. The language Ram uses is not familiar to me. They call the bed of the PW - a six foot cargo box. I don't know if that means an actual 6' bed or a 6.5 foot bed reduced to 6' because of this Cargo Mgmt system.

The price is right and I sure like the way it looks. Thanks Happy New Year Oosik

 

[George2615]

I have the Peragon cover on my truck. Just about 3 years old now with no problems. Cost was under 1K and it is lockable. It only takes up a few inches of the front of the bed and is easily removable if needed.

Retractable Pickup Truck Bed Covers | Tonneau Covers | Peragon(R)

 

[oosik]

George - I looked at those Peragons also. Tech said, unfortunately, they don't have a model that will fit.

 

[mrmikey]

If I remember right Oosik, Ram beds are a bit shorter than the norm.....Mike

 

[oosik]

Mike - I'm beginning to wonder if that's not the case.

 

[George2615]

I looked it up on the site for your Ram and they list three bed lengths for the Ram 2500. What did the tech say wouldn't fit.
? Is the Ram Box something different than a regular bed?

 

[oosik]

George - the tech said they had not yet designed/built a tonneau cover that would work with this Cargo Mgmt system. And, since I have never seen one, I have no idea if there might be a difference or not. However - I will go with what the tech indicated, for now.

I can wait until I get the pickup and THEN I will have a better idea. I get the feeling this Cargo Mgmt system might be somewhat of a different animal. I also feel that even though the PW is a 2500 series Ram, it might have a slightly different bed design than the standard Ram 2500. As far as I can tell, the PW has only one bed length and presently only comes as a crew cab. No extended cab or standard cab models.

The Paragon is a nice looking unit also.

 

[mcfarmall]

I have an Extang Solid Fold that I really like but it's on a Ford 6.5' box...no cargo management system...just a plain old truck bed. I paid around $1500 for it.

 

[George2615]

George - the tech said they had not yet designed/built a tonneau cover that would work with this Cargo Mgmt system. And, since I have never seen one, I have no idea if there might be a difference or not. However - I will go with what the tech indicated, for now.

I can wait until I get the pickup and THEN I will have a better idea. I get the feeling this Cargo Mgmt system might be somewhat of a different animal. I also feel that even though the PW is a 2500 series Ram, it might have a slightly different bed design than the standard Ram 2500. As far as I can tell, the PW has only one bed length and presently only comes as a crew cab. No extended cab or standard cab models.

The Paragon is a nice looking unit also.

Understood. I didn't realize your truck had a cargo management system.

 

[Deerherd]

I have the Bakflip MX4 and really like it. On my old truck I had the Bakflip G2, but on that one you had to open the top to close the tailgate. On the MX4 you can close the tailgate without opening the top.

 

[oosik]

Believe me, George. All I know about the cargo mgmt system is the words. Never seen the animal.

 

[mrmikey]

Looking at a video for the PW system, I can't see what would work. It looks as near as I can tell, the cover for the side storage bins goes right up to the inner box, could be wrong tho............Mike

 

[George2615]

Here's a cheap cover that appears to be compatible with the cargo management system. Says it will work with and without Rambox. Might give them a call to verify.

TruXedo 54791 - TruXedo Lo Pro Soft Roll-Up Tonneau Cover - FREE SHIPPING!

 

[skipperbrown]

I have a flip back that will be 10 yrs old come July. It was the economy model and it still looks pretty good and functions as it should. I would buy another one but would probably get one I could walk on (if they make such a critter).

 

[Ford850]

Are you sure you want a hard cover? I had a fold up hard cover on my previous truck, and while it was secure and a nice snug fit, it always seemed to be in the way if I wanted to haul something. It was not nearly as easy to remove as the Truxedo soft cover I have on my current truck. I love this soft cover, and I can easily remove it myself or I can roll it out of the way as needed.

 

[TractorGuy]

I've got the Undercover brand on my truck. It keeps the cargo area pretty dry. The only downside is having to remove it to haul anything tall. It's pretty easy to remove. I have hauled some stuff and just left it open. I did have to rivet one of the hinges back on. This was probably due to hauling with it open which I continue to do. I used steel rivets with backup washers and so far, so good.

 

[oosik]

I guess, I could say - at this point, I just want a tonneau cover. I found a video on the internet. After a couple minuets, I muted the video. The guy had a beautiful Ram Power Wagon. His audio was "trying" to say the least.

He did have a Tri-Fold hard tonneau cover. No idea if his truck had the cargo mgmt system.

My F-150 has a Truxedo soft tonneau cover. Been on it for - - 13 years now. Still in great shape.

Time will tell.........

 

[oosik]

218 ram 25 power wagon videos - Bing video

OK - this is a corporate video of the 2018 PW. The tonneau cover looks just like the Truxedo I have on my F-150.