Toy haulers and loading

[BadDawg Bill]

I just loaded and un loaded the BD on my 5th wheel. I built a 2' wide ramp and raise the door up about 8". The bike still hit on the ramp grade and the back of the door. How do you guys get them loaded? Ideas???

Thanks

 

[liferider]

Ride it! Ha ha! No seriously, use a 4x4 and let your door lower down on it and make a ramp about 4' long to get you on it.

 

[BadDawg Bill]

I made a ramp out of 2 x 8's 3' long with a 3/4 inch plywood top and put a 4 x 4 under that. The frame still hits on the diamond plate flap and the door hinges. I didn't have this problem with my other bike but it wasn't raked. Took 3 of us to lift the bike up to get it out and I just powered it in.

 

[grizfish]

I load my KS built Dog in my OK built trailer, just like my OK bred Quarter Horse. Sooner builds 'em close to the ground. Doesn't need much of a ramp.:up:

 

[ChoppaNoob]

Ride it! Ha ha! No seriously, use a 4x4 and let your door lower down on it and make a ramp about 4' long to get you on it.

+1 my door lowers onto a stack of blocks about 6 - 8" high, then I have an aluminum ramp to get up to the door height. Trial and error to get the right angle that doesnt scrape the bottom of the bike.

Or this...

 

[KnotSo]

Most toy haulers are fairly high and have seen ppl flip quads over trying to ride up, some are very steep.

Bottom of my hauler is 19" high and ramp is 8' long, and don't see a problem riding bike in if I raise the front of trailer. Either do this by using the electric landing leg or driving rear of truck up onto ramps or blocks.
Has not been an issue as the bike has never been in the trailer.

Show some pics of what you are dealing with.

 

[popsicle069]

I have a 2x8 that is about 4 feet long. I lay that at the hindge of the door and ride up on that. If I don't the bike will catch also.

 

[RottyJohn]

Whats a trailer? Are not they for horses.
RJ

 

[mastiffdave]

I load my KS built Dog in my OK built trailer, just like my OK bred Quarter Horse. Sooner builds 'em close to the ground. Doesn't need much of a ramp.:up:

Nice set up Grizfish , is that a fl70 on the pulling end?

 

[grizfish]

Not quite Dave. They wanted too much for the medium size trucks. So, I bought a 4 year old heavy hauler. Had the front tandem axle removed. Moved the rear tandem forward. New driveshaft. Cut the frame and added a 5th wheel ball. Had to jump through hoops to get legal registration in CA.

Volvo VNL610 with 60 series Detroit Diesel, 1650 ft-lb. of torque. Eaton-Fuller 10-speed trans. Tighter turn radius and better fuel mileage than my 1-ton chevy dually (an old gasser). Takes me anywhere I want to go on-road. The huge size and no off-road traction are the only drawbacks. Been driving it for over 10 years. Wouldn't do it again because the new 1-tons will handle the job today and the state regulations are too much to deal with again.

 

[KnotSo]

Grizfish is right, newer trucks are amazing, here is my big trailer and loaded with off road toys we are just under 28,000 lbs, tows fine

 

[Diesel Dan]

Volvo VNL610 with 60 series Detroit Diesel, 1650 ft-lb. of torque. Eaton-Fuller 10-speed trans.

HELL YEAH!!!!:2thumbs::2thumbs: Detroit Diesel 60 Series make incredible power........

 

[bearman]

.... The frame still hits on the diamond plate flap and the door hinges........

what I did was screw a strip of 1/2" plywood 3 feet wide (front to back), then another 2 foot wide on that, then another 1 foot wide on top of that. so that I have a 1-1/2" mound on my ramp that is located so that my back tire is on it when my frame used to hit by the hinges. now it doesn't hit because my frame is higher when my rear tire is on the hump. Hope that makes sense.

 

[BadDawg Bill]

what I did was screw a strip of 1/2" plywood 3 feet wide (front to back), then another 2 foot wide on that, then another 1 foot wide on top of that. so that I have a 1-1/2" mound on my ramp that is located so that my back tire is on it when my frame used to hit by the hinges. now it doesn't hit because my frame is higher when my rear tire is on the hump. Hope that makes sense.

Yes it does. Isn't it hard to get the front wheel over it?