I need a ramp to load my sled in the truck. I have a lifted duramax with a short box. What do you have that works well? I want to be able to ride it in, and something so the skiis don't catch. Thanks.
Ramps for the truck
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When I hauled the sled in the back of the truck I used a set of tri-fold ramps with plywood screwed to the two outside sections.
You could get 2 ea 2x8x8'(or10') boards, and 1ea 2x10(or12).
Screw 1 or 2 1.5" pvc pipe to each 8" board, or if you have tunnel skis one pvc in the middle of the board. For the 10" board, screw some traction strips (old belt sections, etc) to the surface and install a ramp end to hold it flush on the tailgate and secure with at least one strap.
Set the outside boards so they extend about a foot above the tailgate. Drive the sled up till the pivot point is above the tailgate. Lock the brake, then lift each outside board up and slide it into the truck bed. Drive the sled into the truck. Reverse to unload.
Alternate method is to put two more boards in the bed, in addition to the two ramp boards, then use a hinge with removable pin to lock the ends together.
Screw 1 or 2 1.5" pvc pipe to each 8" board, or if you have tunnel skis one pvc in the middle of the board. For the 10" board, screw some traction strips (old belt sections, etc) to the surface and install a ramp end to hold it flush on the tailgate and secure with at least one strap.
Set the outside boards so they extend about a foot above the tailgate. Drive the sled up till the pivot point is above the tailgate. Lock the brake, then lift each outside board up and slide it into the truck bed. Drive the sled into the truck. Reverse to unload.
Alternate method is to put two more boards in the bed, in addition to the two ramp boards, then use a hinge with removable pin to lock the ends together.
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Oxlite. A little spendy but well worth it.
Got mine through ... good customer service, but due to a backorder I didn't get it for a month or so.
Wound up getting teh 11889, works real well. Just make sure you've got it secured to the truck before loading
I am also needing a ramp for the truck, my question has always been how long? With a 154" sled to load, will a 7' ramp be enough? Or is an 8' necessary?
I've got an 8" lift on a ford and used a 6' tri folding ramp that worked. Had to be careful though cause if the truck wasn't square sometimes I'd end up a little off kilter going into the box! Some kind of plastic on the sides is definately a must. They sell em at the Doo dealer in Squamish,BC.
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Buy a sled deck and then you can haul two sleds
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Oxlite. A little spendy but well worth it.
Got mine through handiramp.net... good customer service, but due to a backorder I didn't get it for a month or so.
Wound up getting teh 11889, works real well. Just make sure you've got it secured to the truck before loading
Got the same ramp, works like a charm! Like mule says make sure its strapped in place!
I like to repost this info. DIY yourself up a ramp and save some cash.
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, rivetd up some Superglides and it works like a champ. Whole setup cost me less than $250.
The sellers name is "discount_powersports" on eBay. He's got the same ramps still:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Alum...m14QQhashZitem120310528644QQitemZ120310528644
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, rivetd up some Superglides and it works like a champ. Whole setup cost me less than $250.
The sellers name is "discount_powersports" on eBay. He's got the same ramps still:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Alum...m14QQhashZitem120310528644QQitemZ120310528644
Don't know how much you need but I use a set of normal 6.5' ramps for loading my atv and sled. I have to run ski boots so the ski's don't catch on the aluminum cross bars but you also could run some wood or plastic for the winter on the ramps as well.
Length, maybe 8' would do the trick but they would be sticking out to the end of your tail gate at all times.
i just bought some tri-fold ramps and put strips of the plastic bedliner on both sides works just fine
I use an Oxlite bifold ATV/Snowmobile ramp with some aluminum I riveted to the sides. It's about 88" long and tailgate is 36" off the ground. Ran about $325 total.
Loaded up. Overhang ain't no thang when you've already got a 153" hanging out the back. Secure your load and call it good.
hows your skis look?
They are usually just barely pressed against the back of the bed. I don't bend them up or anything. I'll try to remember some pics next I load up, right now, the sled, she's in pieces in the garage as I install this seasons new gimmicks.
Madmin, I like your wood bed setup. Do you have that wood layer bolted into the bed somehow? What about that diamond plate? That looks like it could really help, on err fat throttling the ramp.
I'm starting to get some good gouges in my LineX, esp on the tailgate. I'm thinking a sheet of ply and a afternoon of ingenuity is a lot cheaper than another layer of LineX.
They are usually just barely pressed against the back of the bed. I don't bend them up or anything. I'll try to remember some pics next I load up, right now, the sled, she's in pieces in the garage as I install this seasons new gimmicks.
Madmin, I like your wood bed setup. Do you have that wood layer bolted into the bed somehow? What about that diamond plate? That looks like it could really help, on err fat throttling the ramp.
I'm starting to get some good gouges in my LineX, esp on the tailgate. I'm thinking a sheet of ply and a afternoon of ingenuity is a lot cheaper than another layer of LineX.
im wondering about the bottoms of the skis from running along the aluminum. i had a ramp like that and it chewed the skis and carbides up.
i just use a snowbank now.
No pics for ya right now but, have a lifted dodge and when I dont run with my sled deck and 10' two piece ramp, I have an 8' ramp and a wooden platform made of some 3/4" plywood with 2 x 4's screwed to the sides that sits in the bed so when I ride the sled up on top of the wood platform I can just slide the ramp under the platform and its under the sled as well. Basically just did it so I dont have a ramp standing on its side banging back and forth.
Something else I do now since my buddy launched his sled and himself into the back of his truck when his tailgate straps snapped is I hook one end of a tie down (one on each side) to the stake holes in the top of the bed and then hook the other end of each strap into the opening where the tailgate clasps to the bed when closed. Just gives me a bit more of a secure feeling after that happened to him.
The dealer repaired the truck under warranty since it was only a 2 yr old chev. They figured that when the gate is closed the straps form a "U", with one end attached as you know to the inside of the bed and the other end attached to the tailgate. So water/moisture leaked into the rubber coating of the straps and sat at the bottom of the "U", corroding the metal inside. Then when sled weight, say 500lbs, and him, 240 with gear hit the ramp at 5mph or so both straps failed, flipping him over the bars into the bed of the truck and destroying the front of his sled under his bent tailgate. In hindsight it would have been great video footage.
Something else I do now since my buddy launched his sled and himself into the back of his truck when his tailgate straps snapped is I hook one end of a tie down (one on each side) to the stake holes in the top of the bed and then hook the other end of each strap into the opening where the tailgate clasps to the bed when closed. Just gives me a bit more of a secure feeling after that happened to him.
The dealer repaired the truck under warranty since it was only a 2 yr old chev. They figured that when the gate is closed the straps form a "U", with one end attached as you know to the inside of the bed and the other end attached to the tailgate. So water/moisture leaked into the rubber coating of the straps and sat at the bottom of the "U", corroding the metal inside. Then when sled weight, say 500lbs, and him, 240 with gear hit the ramp at 5mph or so both straps failed, flipping him over the bars into the bed of the truck and destroying the front of his sled under his bent tailgate. In hindsight it would have been great video footage.
Notice Superglides on my ramp. Skis never touch aluminium. Buy ATV ramp, box of Superglides and rivet them to the ramp. Done. My carbides are golden and Superglides are hella tough.
