New sled load fail
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maxwell
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"did you get it" "yup!" lmao
Rbrduk
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He just didn't want it hanging off the back of the deck. Lmfao.
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That was phucking funny!!!!!!!!!!!
Has anyone here done anything like that?
I lost it many years ago riding my WR250, up on the deck in the summer. Not a lot of places to put your foot down, on a bike 1/2 way up!!! LOL
Has anyone here done anything like that?
I lost it many years ago riding my WR250, up on the deck in the summer. Not a lot of places to put your foot down, on a bike 1/2 way up!!! LOL
I have. my dad and I had just built this new ramp to load the sled with angle iron for traction.....anyways I got more traction that I anticipated and it catwalked up and I let off just in time for my bumper to smash into the headache rack, snapped all but one weld, I was sent over the bars and broke both my hands on the steel rack and still had a 4 hour drive home and my truck is a manual lol worst day ever
SIRsleeper
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At least the shiny new sled is ok!
knee deep in it
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if anyone is good at welding, I think there is an easy fix to steep loading ramps. A narrower ramp hooked up to about the third rung of the main ramp. The skis would not touch it, only the track. Once the skis are on the ramp and the track is making contact, you can almost idle up. The problem is you have to carry enough speed to get the track to the ramp.
Adding a 2nd ramp for the track would make this a lot easier. I tried it with a piece of 2x10 lumber with some grip bars and it worked very well. not strong enough to hold up and the connection between the two ramps wasn't strong enough but the concept worked for sure. I loaded without being much over idle, about 2-3 mph
i posted some info on the idea here: https://www.snowandmud.com/snowmobile-chat-14/simple-solution-steep-loading-ramps-41116.html
Adding a 2nd ramp for the track would make this a lot easier. I tried it with a piece of 2x10 lumber with some grip bars and it worked very well. not strong enough to hold up and the connection between the two ramps wasn't strong enough but the concept worked for sure. I loaded without being much over idle, about 2-3 mph
i posted some info on the idea here: https://www.snowandmud.com/snowmobile-chat-14/simple-solution-steep-loading-ramps-41116.html
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Korey
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knee deep in it
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yes, that is exactly what I meant. I am definately going to buy one of those since I thought it was such a good idea 3 years ago
Why would you have to flip the center track grip section linkages for loading / unloading??
knee deep in it
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same reason as loading, if you pull the sled off or go slowly, when the track touches the ground it just spins. the reason is that only the back end of the track is on the ground. This is even more pronounced when you are unloading onto pavement. You have to get off the sled and pull the back end so that your track is flat on the ground and then back up.
It is not as big a deal as loading unless you have a bad back. Ask someone who has a bad back how much fun it is to give that tug to get the sled onto a flat surface.
It is not as big a deal as loading unless you have a bad back. Ask someone who has a bad back how much fun it is to give that tug to get the sled onto a flat surface.
No no, you missed my point. Watch the video again, the track grip section has flat bar pieces that positions the center grip section differently for loading and unloading. Watch @ 36 seconds and @ 56 seconds.
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Korey
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First I'm not sure what knee deep is referring to. I personally have never had an issue with my sled getting stuck taking it off my truck but maybe that's just me. As to your question it has to do with the direction the track is spinning. When loading your track will be trying too "pull" the ramp away from the truck when offloading it would try to "push" towards the truck. The way it's designed for storage makes the long hinge necessary so switching the position would just stop it from jumping out of place and avoid possible damage. Or at least that's my best guess. .. makes sense in my head anyway? ?¿
knee deep in it
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sorry, I missed your point. I don't know for sure but I would guess it because the track will want to pull or push the smaller ramp section depending on whether you are loading or unloading.
When I built mine, I spun the extension ramp back about 30 feet the first time. I did not attach it strong enough to the main ramp. When unloading, your track will want to spin the extension under the truck if it isn't attached correctly.
I am guessing that moving the extension changes the way the extension deals with the force exerted on it by the sled track spinning in either direction.
When I built mine, I spun the extension ramp back about 30 feet the first time. I did not attach it strong enough to the main ramp. When unloading, your track will want to spin the extension under the truck if it isn't attached correctly.
I am guessing that moving the extension changes the way the extension deals with the force exerted on it by the sled track spinning in either direction.
Cliff Hanger
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I believe the truck belonged to his buddy's dad. You had to have been there to believe it actually happened.
papajake
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made that for my ramp 8 years ago works great had a guy watch me load then took pics and then they were being sold the next year. the nice part i found was i can stop part way up the ramp then load at a slower speed, made mine after driving off the side of the deck
knee deep in it
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Agreed Jake.
I thought of doing this as well but I don't trust my own fabrication ability. I just ordered one of the rev arc ramps. A decent trifold is a couple of hundred so the extra is less than $150 for something that may be a lot safer. I will be doing a complete test of it and will be posting lots of pics and videos. I hope it works as good as the ad shows because this ramp has the potential to save a lot of injuries.
I work in the oil patch and stuff like this is almost mandatory. I have seem way to many people get hurt doing safer stuff than loading / unloading sleds.
I thought of doing this as well but I don't trust my own fabrication ability. I just ordered one of the rev arc ramps. A decent trifold is a couple of hundred so the extra is less than $150 for something that may be a lot safer. I will be doing a complete test of it and will be posting lots of pics and videos. I hope it works as good as the ad shows because this ramp has the potential to save a lot of injuries.
I work in the oil patch and stuff like this is almost mandatory. I have seem way to many people get hurt doing safer stuff than loading / unloading sleds.
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