sled deck

[Demond]

I have a short box 03 dodge cummins with 6inch lift with 37in tires and was thinking about putting a sled deck on it but all my friends tell me not to so i was wondering if anyone had one on a lifted truck

 

[vdog0531]

not only is your center of gravity much higher than a lifted truck, the approach angle is gonna be pretty bad. there are gonna be guys that jump on this thread and say "oh no, it's not bad at all... it's way easy, blah blah" but i mean, in all honesty, yes, it's gonna be steep and a little sketchy to load, especially when you are in an icy snow park and have limited traction... it will require a pretty good run at it. having an expandable ramp would help, but those are pretty much a huge pain in the *** and a two man job to operate

 

[Demond]

ok so how long of a ramp to work right


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[Scott]

On a 6" lift and 37" tires, there might be some that say an 8' ramp is enough.
I'll even predict some boner will come on and say that he does it with a 6' ramp.

Yeah, it can probably be done with an 8, I don't know. No experience with that much lift and those big of tires.
You are REALLY going to want 10' for sure.

I have a Ford superduty with 2.5" lift and 35" tires. I started with an 8' er and opted to get the 2' extension.

 

[Marathon Truck Decks]

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[makaio]

On a 6" lift and 37" tires, there might be some that say an 8' ramp is enough.
I'll even predict some boner will come on and say that he does it with a 6' ramp.

Yeah, it can probably be done with an 8, I don't know. No experience with that much lift and those big of tires.
You are REALLY going to want 10' for sure.

I have a Ford superduty with 2.5" lift and 35" tires. I started with an 8' er and opted to get the 2' extension.

I'm with Scott. My Cummins is stock height on 33's and with a 8' ramp on a beaver tailed long box deck, it's just right. Any taller or shorter ramp and it would be sketch.

 

[colsnowtex]

Sled Deck

Please check out tufflift.net. These can be made for short box as well.

 

[347strokin]

The X Decks use a 10' 8" ramp with an angle change near the top that helps with loading. They use this same ramp on the short or long box trucks.

I run a 10' Dodge 2500 with a 4.5" lift and 35's and never had a deck before. Any amateur can easily get their sleds up on my truck. You just need to carry enough momentum to get the track on the ramp, then the sled can pull itself up even from a dead stop.


The decks are awesome for the price but because the ramps are a trifold design, they are a bit cumbersome to use by yourself. They are rated at 1650lbs though.


Here's a pic with the ramp out, my truck is on the left.

 

[Clumax]

I have a 6'' lift on 35's. My 10' ramp is a mellow slop.
Small amount of momentum required.
Now I did make a 'traction mat' that attaches to my receiver hitch to assist me in icy loading areas

 

[Demond]

thanks guys i think i will get a ten foot ramp and go from there


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[truckdeck]

x ramp

x truck decks use an exclusive tri folding x ramp . The top section has a different angle than the lower sections enabling easy and safer loading especially on lifted trucks

http://www.truckdeck.ca/x-ramp.html

 

[colsnowtex]

tufflift.net

check out tufflift.net. Cakk Tim and discuss it with him. He can custom make whatever you need