Will lifting a refrigerator on to a pickup hurt the tailgate?

Question

Will lifting a refrigerator on to a pickup hurt the tailgate?

Answer 1

If the tailgatee has cables yes, if the tailgat has metal arms no..

It is always better to remove the tailgate and just use the bed..

Answer 2

Not unless all the weight is on the tailgate.

Let me rephrase that.  If all the weight is on the tailgate then yes it can but if you have half on tailgate and half on the truck itself then no it shouldn't break the tailgate.