Golf cart ramps

[goatijoe]

Has any one made or know what I will need in length to build a set or ramps to load into the back of my m35a2? I don't know how long to make them or what boards I will need to make them work safely. The truck os still at stock height Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again Thomas

 

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I'd contact Colin Kendrick at American Grating, LLC, 702-567-0303, sales@amgrating.com

They make a Molded Grating, General Purpose Resin, 2" deep, 2" square mesh, Yellow, Green or Light grey, Grit surface, 4' x 12' panel size = $520.00

I was looking for a couple of 6'X2' ramps that could hold 3,000 lbs each, as CUCV bridging material and sand mats. They said they can make me 4 22"X70" pieces, closed on all 4 sides, out of one of these 4'X12' panels. Presumably they could make you 2 22"X12' panels. You'd have to ask them what the weight capacity would be for whatever length you choose. You didn't specify the weight you want your ramp to handle.

 

[73m819]

Has any one made or know what I will need in length to build a set or ramps to load into the back of my m35a2? I don't know how long to make them or what boards I will need to make them work safely. The truck os still at stock height Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again Thomas

Make them LONG ENOUGH so the cart can pull the grade, ALL carts are different, which means they all can pull a DIFFERENT grade , also pulling the grade depends on ramp surface and wet or dry.

 

[swbradley1]

Make the ramps short and use a ditch or a dirt embankment to load/unload. Although not always possible it is easier than trying to make a set of ramps to support a load and still be man portable.



Or end up like last year's Haspin when someone tried to unload an ATV out of the back of an M813 on a hill WITHOUT ramps. From our viewpoint said person rolling down the hill (without ATV) was priceless. (No one hurt.)

 

[Floridianson]

Here are some folding ramps I bought to get my ATV into the back of my Silverado. They claim to hold 1200lbs but each ramp says 600 lbs. The tailgate is 3 feet high and the ramps just about 8 feet. I will tell you this it is still a hold your breath going up and cutting nails with your but coming down. A golf cart does not have 4x4 and is going to need wide ramps and very long. Be careful you tube is full of ramp wrecks.

 

[swbradley1]

Here are some folding ramps I bought to get my ATV into the back of my Silverado. They claim to hold 1200lbs but each ramp says 600 lbs. The tailgate is 3 feet high and the ramps just about 8 feet. I will tell you this it is still a hold your breath going up and cutting nails with your but coming down. A golf cart does not have 4x4 and is going to need wide ramps and very long. Be careful you tube is full of ramp wrecks.

You're right James, I have a set of ramps for the ATV and my pickup and it is Mr Toad's Wild Ride every time I load/unload.

 

[Tornadogt]

If you want to modify the back of the bed you can store up to 12 feet of ramp (or anythings else) under the bed between the C-Channel that the bed is made of (just above and between the trucks frame..) Handy little extra compartment..

 

[goatijoe]

Make them LONG ENOUGH so the cart can pull the grade, ALL carts are different, which means they all can pull a DIFFERENT grade , also pulling the grade depends on ramp surface and wet or dry.

Yea the cart is a old gas so it has plenty of pep for pulling a hill. The thing I am worried about is how long so they it will not hang up when it tops the bed and does not high center while loading and I was going to make a channel so they can't jump over the sides if I could figure out what need is how to figure the angle I need to be able to go in without hanging it up. If I have to I will use a come along to pull them back in the truck and use a safety strap to keep them from floping back out and causing a disaster.

 

[Floridianson]

Get a piece of string and tape it to the end of the bed where the tail gate is. Have someone stretch it out to the ground and keep going till you have a angle that looks like it will work well then add some. lol My guess your looking at close to 16 feet.

 

[goatijoe]

Get a piece of string and tape it to the end of the bed where the tail gate is. Have someone stretch it out to the ground and keep going till you have a angle that looks like it will work well then add some. lol My guess your looking at close to 16 feet.

How would I figure up the top angle from high center so I have the clearance?

 

[swbradley1]

Simulation

Put a couple of boards down onto a small platform about three feet high or so.

Drive the cart up and let it break over the edge and if it will clear you have the right angle, if not then use longer/shorter boards.


Yes, I do things the simple (and usually harder) way.

 

[Easyeight13]

Yeah probably a longer set of ramps, too short and the grade will be steep enough that you might scrape.

 

[Floridianson]

Or get ride of the old folks golf cart and buy a 1000 cc side by side. Then you will not need long ramps and plenty ground clearance.

 

[Valence]

How would I figure up the top angle from high center so I have the clearance?

My guess would be through a practical application of Algebra & Geometry *ahem* er trigonometry.

**Deleted long explanation due to being incorrect**

My previously written fancy calculations would have been correct for going up and then back down again on the same angle of ramp, but not the flat bed of a truck.


Just use this online calculator:

http://www.raymondsocal.com/calculators/rampcalculator.html

 

[swbradley1]

That was great but that is Trigonometry and not Geometry.

 

[Valence]

That was great but that is Trigonometry and not Geometry.

There were shapes involved!


But of course, you're absolutely correct!

 

[Flyingvan911]

Just smoked my brain. We use short ramps and loading docks/hills to put the Mutts in the back of our deuces.

 

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from http://www.ridertailgate.com/securing-vehicle-using-tie-down-straps-s2/

Q. Why are some ramps arched and some ramps straight?
A. Arched ramps are required when you are loading and unloading low ground clearance vehicles such as Harley-Davidson Motorcycles or lawn tractors. If the ramps are long enough relative to the VBL wheelbase, the arch causes the trailing wheel or wheels to rise enough to prevent the vehicle from hanging up on the tailgate.

The downside of arched ramps is that while the slope is flatter on the upper end than a straight ramp, it is steeper on the lower end. See figure below.


You can build an arched ramp by gluing thin layers of plywood together while they're clamped into the arch shape you desire. Once the glue sets, they'll retain the arch shape. It also helps to give them a "spine" or 2, using longitudinal stiffeners shaped to conform to the arch.

 

[Recovry4x4]

Post a pic or tell us what kind of cart you have. Stock? I know a thing or two about carts and ramps.

 

[Jeepsinker]

If it were me I would weld a lifting tab to the cart and install a bed crane to lift it into the truck. Multipurpose that way.