Heavy duty Pick up truck ramps for removing really heavy stuff...

You might want to check into the tailgate weight capacity for your truck. For pickups like yours there were some years that they were rated at 200-300lbs or something wimpy like that.
Just a heads up!

G Vavra

We design ramps for rolling products onto and off of crates, for use when equipment is shipped to facilities with not handling equipment or docs.

Safety concerns always abound, as you can pick up some serious momentum rolling heavy weights down ramps…. especially if your the lucky guy at the bottom of the ramp.

Be careful out there.

-- It’s the knowledge in your head, skill in your hands and motivation to create in you heart that makes you a woodworker. - Mainiac Matt

@Kimosaw boy
Good point! The weight capacity of the tailgate should be considered.. This ramp will sit on the tail gate, or the bed of the truck…

@ Mainiac Matt

I used a come-along to let the welder down easy for this very reason… good comment.

Check out the video!

I agree with you K. It could be a costly mistake.
Would support braces under the ramp help keep the weight off the tailgate?

-- Desert_Woodworker

Thankfully, your truck looks newer than mine was when I was rolling a garden tractor off the tailgate in a similar manner. Apparently the cables were rusty where they intersected with the mounting loops. One cable snapped and the tailgate tipped to the broken side, bent as it folded over the step bumper and the mower rolled off the side. It never occurred to me that the weak point in my plan was the cables.

So, your point that cable failure is a potential concern is noted… Please don’t try to load a 14K# forklift into the bed of a truck using the tail gate as your entry ramp… Your going to have a bad day…

With that said, I think that we may be understating the capability of these cables a bit by assigning a max capacity at 300lbs… Unless you have major damage or drive a Toyota you should not be seeing failures under a 300# tailgate load… Just saying..

Thanks for the comment.

I’m just surprised that no one commented when I hit my head at 01:35… lol!

J- we need blood! I am glad it worked for you:) I commented because the guys who load my truck, when I pick up sheet goods, place a 2x at the end of the bed before the tail gate ( 6-8 sheets per load) They told me it is to keep the load from the tail gate. These guys load all day long…
ps this way the load stays on the bed and tilts it towards the cab..

-- Desert_Woodworker

I agree… Good comment.

Thanks

As I say Goodevening- I see that you made #6 The reason I say this; I hope more people, who don’t know, can pick up a tid-bit of knowledge on “How to load or unload, from a pick-up truck” and as Clippenger says Share the Love Share the Knowledge

-- Desert_Woodworker

This is why I enjoy LJ so much. Look at all the great comments reminding us to be safe and how to accomplish the task. As much as I’d note the weight limit of the tailgate, I’d totally miss the cables or their condition.. Placing the 2x at the end is a great way to place limits on disasters.

-- DonB