Trailer Ramps

[greyfang]

after just reading about overloading lifts, I am once again thinking about my enclosed trailer ramp door. I have had two heavy touring bikes in and out several times but not my trike as of yet. The size of the trailer is 7X12. and I cant find out the weight capacity of the ramp. I have heard anywhere between 1000 and 1200 pounds. this doesnt seem to be quite enough unless there is a fudge facter built in . has anyone beefed their ramps up or had problems with loading their trikes?

 

[Scalp Hunter]

I have a 7x16' wells cargo and have loaded my trike several tmes with no problems. I do know that the ramp is made of steel beams covered with 1/2 or 3/4" plywood. Hope this helps.

John

 

[greyfang]

thanks for the info John, I do know that the floor of the ramp is 3/4s, but dont know what is under that. The trailer I have doesnt have the rep that yours does but hopefully I can load it up without any problems.

 

[sporter]

Greyfang,<br />
How does that size trailer work for you? I'm thinking about getting that size for my trike (9.5' x 56") and using it for hauling the trike as well as a garage for it> Whatcha think of that?

 

[bounder04]

I have a tandem 12'x7' V-nose trailer with 3/4" plywood floor and have used it with my trike on several trips as well as a permanent "Garage" for my trike without any problems at all! <br />
You should'nt have any problems.... You can see my trailer in my pic gallery.

 

[greyfang]

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<div class="message">Greyfang,<br />
How does that size trailer work for you? I'm thinking about getting that size for my trike (9.5' x 56") and using it for hauling the trike as well as a garage for it> Whatcha think of that?</div>

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</div>With the dimensions of my trike and the size of the ramp door, it should be an easy fit. my only concern is for the extra weight on the door as I,m loading it. It should work well as a storage unit too. looks like you are just a shade wider than me but you still should have 6 inches on each side.

 

[ladyff1481]

MY trike kept scraping the trailer door so he bought an electric jack which really gets the trailer nose up high and I don't scrape the door anymore. He tried trailer ramps first but after the Trike slipped off he bought the jack.

 

[bikerbill]

i recently bought a 6x12 'worksport' enclosed trailer ( made by Pace) from Home Depot, a plain jane, relatively low cost trailer. Put triglide in there once so far, plenty of room and no obvious weight problem with the ramp, however the mufflers scrape the ground when the triglide tilts as it moves up the ramp.i think some ramp extensions should fix that.
The payload capacity for that trailer is 1830 lbs;no figure given for the ramp.

 

[Greydog]

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<div class="message">With the dimensions of my trike and the size of the ramp door, it should be an easy fit. my only concern is for the extra weight on the door as I,m loading it. It should work well as a storage unit too. looks like you are just a shade wider than me but you still should have 6 inches on each side.</div>

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</div>Not a good idea to garage your bike/trike in an enclosed trailer for extended periods. Temperature changes cause moisture to collect on the cooler metal surfaces due to poor air circulation and will cause corrosion.....especially to nicked/scratched painted surfaces. Electrical connectors can and will also be affected my moisture.

 

[Loner]

I had some reserve about continuous load/upload of trikes on my drop down trailer door, so I went about 1/2 up the door and added two little external 2x4 leg supports on hinges that drop down when the door is lowered and were cut to just the right length to support the door at the 1/2 way point(s). On another similar trailer where my trikes dragged at the door hinge, I made an additional ramp that folded inside the upper part of the door and had support legs at the addition's hinge point. Drop the trailer door and flip out the added leaf on the way down and the entry angle was split into two lesser angles and solved any dragging problems.