Deuce Loading Ramps?

[Vintage iron]

I roll 375lb 1400/20 tires with rims up and down mine ramp all the time. Having a ramp is hands down the best thing I have ever done for my 5 ton. Well that and the boarding ladder

 

[hunderliggur]

I am considering the 12', 5000# flat plate ramps from http://www.discountramps.com/truck-trailer-ramps.htm for $879. I want to be able to load my Bobcat Toolcat 5600 or my M1009 safely.

 

[barefootin]

These are the ones I was originally going to buy as well. I'd seriously call some local moving companies and see if they have any used ones they want to get rid of. It's been a while, but I think I gave around $125 a pair for mine. I know I got all 5 of my ramps for under $300.....

 

[Adrian A]

So i finished mine tonight. These are going to be just right. I can move them around myself pretty easily. Im surprised they dont weigh more. They are about forty pounds each. Im very happy. Ill drive my truck up tomorrow to see for sure.

 

[Vintage iron]

nice work! I like the design. truss design will carry a lot of weight.

 

[Lonesome715]

Very cool.

 

[Adrian A]

Thank you. The expanded mesh provides lots of traction too.

 

[Lonesome715]

Would you mind posting some more details photographs?

 

[Adrian A]

I will tonight. I made these ten inches wide and 10 ft long. I wanted them to be just big enough to load my jeep, without being too heavy. They are just the right size that i can toss them around and still be strong enough. I welded every thing solid so it would be as stiff as possible. About six hours of welding continuously, not including cutting and fitting. Good thing i dont mind welding.

 

[rolling18]

those do look great!
I'd like to see the breakover/ highcenter angle...

mine would have to be nearly 15ft long to keep a stock grand cherokee from high centering.


the ramps for the bronco in my picture are only 8ft hehe obviously very high breakover

 

[Lonesome715]

That is the part I am wondering about as well. I wonder how much of a difference two more feet would make.

 

[rolling18]

guess could always make 2 8ft. sections that somehow fit together, maybe telescopic type.. getting exotic and complicated here hehe

 

[Lonesome715]

I like the simple design Adrian came up with.

 

[USAFSS-ColdWarrior]

Great discussion!

Length really does matter, huh?

All jokes aside, this is all assuming you're loading/positioning ramps on level ground. Frequently, a handy depression, bump or ditch can be used to either drop your tailgate closer to the ground, or raise the low end of your ramps (think: backing into a ditch so your tailgate meets the other side embankment).

I've got a 1990 Ford Probe that I need to put in the back of our deuce sometime just for the grins of it. I'll post up some pics when I do it "sans ramps".

 

[Adrian A]

These work flawlessly. 1" square tubing. Thin wall. Ten ft ramps and this truck had 4" min. Clearance as it crested the deck. These show no obvious flex.

 

[cattlerepairman]

Wow...and they rest on the tailgate? I would have thought the weight of a pickup could shear those tailgate bolts right off.

 

[Adrian A]

Those pins are pretty good size. The angle iron hangs on the gate and the end of the angle rests against the rear panel of the bed. My geometric guess is that the hinges share the load of the ramp around 60% with the rear panel. Every thing is very solid. My jeep weighs significantly less than my truck. I will not likely ever put any thing that heavy on those ramps again. I just figured if the truck can do it. So can anything else. The bumper of my truck was sticking into the cab of the deuce.

 

[Lonesome715]

I was wondering if my Ranger would fit in a deuce bed.

 

[Lonesome715]

i meant to ask, how much money in materials would we be looking at spending?

 

[Adrian A]

Ive got about $300 total in mine.