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[Clete]

I use two ramps, but the flimsy aluminum folding ones I have flex so much at the hinge point, I feel like I'm going to go through it.
I had to haul the Terra recently, and trying to push that up that the arched ramp was a "no go". Had to move the truck to where there was a slight incline.

The step definitely looks more solid, and stable

 

[dartyppyt]

Not any more! Too many bad memories.
1978. A 1966 Chevy 1/2 ton, A 2x6, A Honda cr250 and me at 195 lbs. My buddy who had a 125 yz and weighed about 140 lbs. said I couldn't ride up the 2x6 into the truck. Well I got the half the bike into the truck when the board broke. The frame caught the tailgate right at the swingarm pivot of course and over backwards we went. I ended up on my back with the handlebars on my neck. Scratch another rear fender.

Look at the good side. Now we can add you to the Travis Pastrana back flip club. Next time do it over a foam pit so you can go to work the next day.

 

[mikebru]

I'm pretty cheap when it comes to this kind of stuff. When I bought my first dirt bike about 5 or 6 years ago I went the cheap ramp route.

Bought the ramp ends from Lowes and a 2x12 and 2x8 (to save the $5!). Also got some stair tread tape for the 2x8 that I walk up.

This many years later they are still going strong. I walk the bike up in 1st gear. Usually pretty easy. Walking down backwards is pretty easy, too, while grabbing the front brake.

My truck is a 2005 Nissan Frontier. Not real high but not low, either.

 

[Cosmokenney]

My truck is a 2005 Nissan Frontier. Not real high but not low, either.

My truck is a 2008 Fronty, but I put a lift kit and 285/75 17s on it. So the bed is pretty high. I need to do something like this with a 2x12 or 2x8. I usually try to find somewhere to park so the rear wheels are lower than the front. That way the ramp isn't so steep.

 

[268fords]

A buddy had given me a 6' tri-fold ATV ramp from harbor freight. I have a F350 with 6" lift and 35"s. My bed is not the shortest around. I started brainstorming and came up with this. I drilled the rivets out of the flimsy hinges and had 3, 5' ramps. I bought a 10' stick of 1" black iron pipe for gas lines from Home Depot( will eventually get a galvanized stick). Cut the pipe in half. Bought 4 carriage bolts. Drilled each ramp at 2 1/2' and put the carriage bolts through. Stick each piece of pipe inside the square stock of the ramp. I had a clevis pin laying around so I drilled a hole through each end of the two ramps so when there together, they won't come apart. The pipes keep the flex down to almost nothing. I cut the last rung off of one of the ramps because It got kind of bent. Now I have a 11' ramp for almost nothing. The third ramp(not pictured) is used as my ladder.

I can load and unload my bike by myself now and not have to worry about a trailer.

 

[djdougiedoug]

Who needs a ramp, just saw this for you rich guys!
http://www.gizmag.com/spitzlift-mini-crane/31556/