Looking for some help on loading ramps for my truck. Want to be able to load a 4wheeler, etc in the back of my SCrew. I've seen a lot of different models out there and want to hear some "real life" stories. Which ones work well, which styles to avoid, any problems with one or the other? Prices?

Thx.

 

Check out http://www.discountramps.com/

I bought their 8' Dresser ramp and love it. I can't imagine using anything else. There's no way I would try loading my motorcycle into the truck using a 2x6.

Enjoy,

 

the ones i've been using for the last five years are those aluminum ends that you put on a 2X8, actually i used a 2X12 more space for wheels,
i've used these for everything from my sons little dirtbike to my quad to my stepdads goldwing. haven't let me down yet.
oh yeah the cost was roughly $20 plus 2 boards.
the fancy ones look nice but i can't see spending upwords of $200 for something so simple.

terry

 

ripf350, wildchild,
thx for the info.

wildchild, any problems with the boards getting "slick" when it rains or the tires are wet? do you winch/walk or ride it up the ramps?

anybody else out there?

 

I have two 2x10's with the aluminum ends. Here's the drawback, you cut them under 6' and the grade is too steep. You go 8' or more and they bow too much from the weight. Mine are about 7' to keep them stiffer and I look for a spot to load/unload where I can get the truck a little lower than where the ramps touch, like a curb to take out some of the grade.

Since you have a 5.5' bed, you might want to invest in the folding ramps for transporting issues.

 

I like the folding aluminum ramps... Just remember that whatever you use,make sure it has a safety line in ot so that if it slipps, it won't pull off the tailgate... It's a good way to damage your toys & hurt yourself. I had a set of aluminium ones to load a 4-wheeler (king quad i think, forget now) and it had a saftey line u put up underneith the bumper to keep them from flying out from underneith of you.

If you do go for one that uses boards, use a nice piece of hardwood to keep em from bowing as much, and if they are too slipery, mix a few handfuls of sand in some old paint, and paint them excelent anti-slip trick :P