pickup truck ramp

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karam a

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I'm thinking of going to Sturgis next year and want to take my kids trailer, I want to put my UC in the bed of the truck to haul it.
what is the best method for ramps and wenches to get this done.
I figure someone in here has already mastered this one!
 
I load my FHTCU into the 8' bed of my pickup using a big boy II ramp available from discountramps.com. I have a winch installed in the front of the bed of the truck. I converted my condor ramp into a "wagon".
Drive the bike onto the wagon. tie it down. attach the wagon to the winch, push the up button, up it goes Then tie the bike to the trailer.

Go to the condor web site to view their version on the wagon. I made my own because the wheel width on theirs was wider than my ramp. I later found out that they will change their wagon to fit your needs. However, I convert the wagon back to it's original chock to store my bike in the garage
 
I have a aluminum ramp that I have used in the past. But it is only 6' long and the grade or angle is to great for a dresser. So I have used some kind of extensions of at least six feet, or backed the truck into the side of a hill to make it relatively level. You dont want to take a 700 pound bike through your cab.
 
I was assigned to travel to Sierra Vista, AZ for several months of work last April and wanted to take the scooter along. I had a bunch of other stuff to take with me that wouldn't fit on the bike plus I needed the truck for other stuff as well. I didn't want to pull a trailer to keep secure while in AZ and I didn't want to have to search out a hill or ditch to unload the bike so I designed this loading and unloading system. I put a plank in the bed of the truck to support the bike as the rear tire was resting on the tailgate. I mounted a front tire support on the front of the bed to hold the bike upright after loading so I could tie the bike down without the requirement of a second person to hold the bike upright. The ramp has an additional wood block under the hinge joint for support. The two wood ramps are used to walk the bike up under power and roll the bike off under gravity. Quite simple and effective. Just make sure the tailgate doesn't carry the load of the bike or you may suffer a collapse of it.
 
I bought the Black Widow ramp from Discount Ramps. We have a GMC Colorado with a 6' bed. I bought a simple Pingel wheel chock, bolted it down to a piece of 3/4" plywood that extended out to the end of the tailgate when down. Rode my RG up and down no problem. Only issue I have is bringing the ramp with you, definitely a little big. So far ever time I have needed to truck the bike, someone at the other end had something I could use to unload and I have never needed to bring the ramp with me.
 
I was limited on space in the bed of the Ford Ranger, so my design had to use the smaller profile ramps. I also added some leaf spring supports to increase the load capacity of the truck by a couple hundred pounds.
 
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