rickeieio Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 We've carried our ramps a variety of ways, and have never been totally happy with it. Last week, we were piddling around in the shop and I had an idea. I called Carl Wagner as I thought he'd done something similar. He told me what he did, and why he no longer used it. Hmmm.. I went in another direction, and asked my bride to see if we had some light angle iron out in the storage rack. She came back without the metal, but had an idea of how to make Carls method work. She'd found an old "basket" of sorts that I'd built back in 4/90 (thus the numbers) to carry flood debris out of the fields. It was mounted on the front of a 4wd tractor and pivoted to dump. I shortened it and made a door in the passenger side. I also mounted a tube to slide in the receiver hitch. I discovered the hitch was out of square in all three planes. 😒 A test fit, put in four mounting bolts through the rear of the bed, and it's ready for paint. I moved it outside for painting. Where would you hang the door to paint? Installed, ramps loaded and secured. I made "skids" or runners from scraps of HDPE cut from old fertilizer tanks and plastic barrels to facilitate the in 'n out of the ramps. By using a heat gun, I was able to mold the strips so they "snap" onto the ramps, no fasteners neaded. Now we just need to hit the road and see if it all works. Quote KW T-680, POPEMOBILE Newmar X-Aire, VATICAN Lots of old motorcycles, Moto Guzzi Griso and Spyder F3 currently in the front row Young enough to play in the dirt as a retired farmer. contact me at rickeieio1@comcast.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radar274 Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 Awesome Job!!! Farmers are the King of Recycling LOL! It looks like it should hookup to the pickup as well. Many more uses than Just carrying your Ramps. Quote Bob&Kay 2012 VNL730 I Shift D13 2.47 ratio 2018 Mobile Suites 40 kssb4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennWest Posted April 24, 2020 Report Share Posted April 24, 2020 Nice. Mine are behind axle. Mine singled. I don't particularly like it either. Quote 2003 Teton Grand Freedom towed with 2006 Freightliner Century 120 across the beautiful USA welding pipe.https://photos.app.goo.gl/O32ZjgzSzgK7LAyt1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad NSW Posted April 25, 2020 Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 Nice job! I've got a "stinger box" off the hitch for firepit, wood and some bow targets, so wouldn't work on mine. I ended up putting the ramps vertical, alongside the drom. Nice to see how everyone solves their "build" to suit their needs. Quote 2010 Freightliner, DD15 Eaton Ultrashift, 2015 New Horizons 5th Wheel. Occupants - Dena/Brad/Hershey BLOG LINK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenandjon Posted April 25, 2020 Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 Your wife had an excellent idea. Oftentimes they truly are the better half! Quote Farmer, Trucker, Equipment operator, Mechanic Quando omni flunkus moritati-When all else fails, play dead I'm a man, but I can change, if I have to, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickeieio Posted April 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 1 minute ago, jenandjon said: Your wife had an excellent idea. Oftentimes they truly are the better half! She's been hitting some home runs lately, and we're getting the scrap pile trimmed down to size in the process. It's a game between us, to see what we can re-use and re-purpose. Quote KW T-680, POPEMOBILE Newmar X-Aire, VATICAN Lots of old motorcycles, Moto Guzzi Griso and Spyder F3 currently in the front row Young enough to play in the dirt as a retired farmer. contact me at rickeieio1@comcast.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan0043 Posted April 25, 2020 Report Share Posted April 25, 2020 Hi Rick, Nice project. It really happened because you have pictures. lol. 👍 😎 Al Quote 2012 Volvo VNL 630 w/ I-Shift; D13 engine; " Veeger " Redwood, model 3401R ; 5th Wheel Trailer, " Dead Wood " 2006 Smart Car " Killer Frog " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark&Bonnie Posted April 26, 2020 Report Share Posted April 26, 2020 Rick. Great minds think alike. This is the way we have always carried our ramps. I added a bracket on each side that bolts to the bed. There is a lot of slop in the receiver tubes. We made ours out of a carry basket made for receiver hitches. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickeieio Posted April 26, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2020 Another reason for mounting this way is that it gives me a surface to attach additional mud flaps, full width. Stone chips in the fiver suck. Quote KW T-680, POPEMOBILE Newmar X-Aire, VATICAN Lots of old motorcycles, Moto Guzzi Griso and Spyder F3 currently in the front row Young enough to play in the dirt as a retired farmer. contact me at rickeieio1@comcast.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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