From: David Cole (DavidCole@tk7.net)
Date: Fri Dec 05 2003 - 19:06:07 PST
How about making the bed a roll back? More work, but probably worth the
effort.
Dave
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On Thu, 4 Dec 2003 22:43:46 -0500, Ryan Gill <rmgill@mindspring.com> wrote:
> At 7:16 PM -0800 12/4/03, Richard wrote:
>> man, all I can tell ya is that 10' long ramps
>> capable of safely supporting that thing, including
>> the shock-loading when it backs off the bed, tilts
>> through the air, and LANDS on the ramps...will
>> be REALLY heavy. <g>
>
> We'll you can drive them really slow. They've got a 5mph low gear so they
> do track slowly.
>
>
> One of the local MV guys has some 12' ramps. We'll try his ferret on his
> 2.5 ton's bed and see if they work.
>
>>
>> I drove a 7-ton Michigan wheel-loader up onto a
>> tilt-bed truck this fall, cuz the winch didn't have
>> enough oomph, and I'll tell ya, I did not enjoy it! <g>
>>
>> Had to have been 30 degrees....tires hanging over
>> the deck-sides....yuck.
>
>
> Try Driving a Bren carrier up on a low-boy trailer over the wheels so
> that its 1st road wheel is on the last platform of the trailer. You're
> edging forwards relying on the spotter with the road wheel 3' up in the
> air while you're looking out forwards
>
>
>> If it was me, I'd make those ramps the full length
>> of your bed...i.e. as long as practical. I would also
>> design them with a center support to the ground;
>> and with VERY stout attachments where they hook
>> to the bed-end. Good luck with it. What an impressive
>> monster that'll be pulling into the fairgrounds <g>.
>
> The two piece ones I'm looking at have a center support at the attachment
> point. Think fo a ramp that hinges one direction (upwards) and has a
> longer than needed pin that fits into a leg or two that is adjustable for
> ground height. Either a screwjack of some sort or sleeved box section
> legs with cotter pins for the height adjustments.
>
> Thanks.
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> Ryan Gill rmgill@SPAMmindspring.com
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