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I have a Sportsman 450 HO and almost killed my self when loading it on my truck with ramps.  It rolled off the top of the ramps and tailgate and nearly landed on me.  I now want to winch the ATV in to the truck.  My question is are the front side bed tiedowns in my 2011 RAM strong enough to winch to without distorting the hooks or sides of the bed?

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Man that's scary. Good to hear you didn't get hurt.  If the hooks are factory I would think they  are strong enough to pull the atv up especially if its in neutral and going up with the winch.  
I'll tell you this, i load plenty of atvs in the bed of my truck and still to this day get a nervy feeling when doing so.  I have a trailer but sometimes need to hop in the truck and go  when i find a good deal. Never gets old going up the ramps.  I do however strap my ramps so they don't move.   But i actually though of installing a winch in the bed of the truck so its there all the time.   

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