Loading Sleds into a Pickup Bed- What Ramp to use?

[snow hawk gal]

We just use a dirt bike ramp. Very easy and we pack two in the back of our new Tundra.
Cheaper option then ramps, lifts and gets us into the tight areas that would be a pain with a trailer.

 

[Cyle]

Wow 2 in a box? Do you have a few pics of that? I don't see how they could fit unless 1 is backwards.

 

[Yamadoo04]

They have snow hawks. Not real sleds.

J/K Snow Hawk Gal. Just messin with ya.

 

[F-Bomb]

The one I stole from Blizzard Ice came from Harbor Freight and I've used the heck out of it. So much easier hauling a sled around town then hooking up the goose and trying to manuever around. I even loaded the worlds heaviest sled on it a couple of times. (trust me here...no two normal humans will be lifting any adult Yamaha sled into any pickup beds) We used a fork lift and it almost couldn't handle it! But the cheapo ramp held up great (so far). Two more loadings to go. Since its a customers sled I sure hope it continues to work.

 

[Top That]

pick that pig up hoser!

 

[NWGooser]

go to www.discountramps.com and look at the extra long tri-fold. Another option, there was a guy at the Puyallup sled show this year selling a pretty slick deck for one sled. It fit down inside the bed of your truck (you could close the tailgate) and the ramp tucked in underneath. They are only $600. A good ramp will cost close to $200. I have his card somewhere around here. Send me a pm if you want a phone #.

 

[IdahoMike]

I have a lifted truck and needed a ramp longer than 90"+ so I bought a nice bi-fold ATV ramp off this dude on eBay, fitted it with some Superglides and it works like a champ. Whole setup cost me less than $250.

Check out my thread on the old forum on this:
http://www.snowest.com/fusetalk/mes...threadid=338785&highlight_key=y&keyword1=ramp

Hey that is one sweet looking ramp. How long is that thing? It looks like it's about 12 feet long or better in the picture. Any problems with it hanging out the back of the truck to far?

 

[SaberKitty]

To unload, a ramp is not necessary.

Start.
Reverse.
Goose it.
Done.

Video

Now if it only worked that easy to load it.

 

[F-Bomb]

The reverse jumping/drop method is fine for normal sleds. I don't want to off set the rotation of the earth by dropping this yamaha that way. Not to mention the risk to my concrete! I wonder if Yamaha will mind about their demo sled? I might also try simply popping a wheelie with my F-350 crew cab duellie and having it slide out nicely! If it wasn't a diesel I know I could do it...that added engine weight is counter balancing the Yamaha too much!

 

[sledskiing]

Here is what i use

http://www.oxlite.com/snowmobile.htm

 

[madmin]

I've got the Oxlite 88" also. I riveted a piece of aluminum along both sides to keep the skis on the ramp. Used two of the bed bolts to hold the plywood in the bed and a couple of clevis pins to hold the ramp to the plywood(drilled holes through the ramp fingers and plywood).