Pretty good idea for ramps.

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Looks interesting for sure, would wonder what the total folded length is past bumper as it would need to be flagged or lited for dot.... Saftey like a sled on a deck :)
 

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I would remove the endgate and put a home made one on in its place
or wait till dodge starts putting ramps in their truck beds
 

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Although a good idea, the approach angle for lower trucks is not great. ****s gonna get wrecked and people gonna get frustrated,.. not everyone rides the hardtop to the front door of an OHV park.
 

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There's a lot of leverage on the receiver. Even if the weight is few hundred pounds the receiver is going to take a sh#t kicking with a quad bouncing around on a 3 ft leaver. Stick to smooth clean roads or drive a beater if you use this contraption.
 

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There's a lot of leverage on the receiver. Even if the weight is few hundred pounds the receiver is going to take a sh#t kicking with a quad bouncing around on a 3 ft leaver. Stick to smooth clean roads or drive a beater if you use this contraption.

Can't be more than a trailer? Lots of guys use the hitch as a support for weight hanging over the tailgate anyways since they don't trust the tailgate cables.


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There's a lot of leverage on the receiver. Even if the weight is few hundred pounds the receiver is going to take a sh#t kicking with a quad bouncing around on a 3 ft leaver. Stick to smooth clean roads or drive a beater if you use this contraption.

If you tie it down properly, there should NEVER be any "bouncing around".
 

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Its not the weight its the leverage. Say for argument sakes the average trailer hitch is 12" long and this contraption is 36" long. Even if the weight remains constant the effective twisting motion on the hitch will be 3 times as much at 36" then at 12" so 200 lbs. acts like 600 lbs. it is simply math. This also does not account for the dynamic load created by the whipping motion at the back of the bus and the flex In the contraption its self which further compounds the load. Having broke a couple of hitch's one on a Dodge and one on a GMC (both from repetitive over loading off road hauling round bales). I would be very careful if I were to use this carrier and inspect the hitch from time to time for cracks. Both hitch failures I experienced had pre-existing cracks (rust in the cracks that eventually failed).
Can't be more than a trailer? Lots of guys use the hitch as a support for weight hanging over the tailgate anyways since they don't trust the tailgate cables.


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If you tie it down properly, there should NEVER be any "bouncing around".
I have a Foreman with a straight axel in the back which I strap over and the front I strap through the frame. I don't like bottom out the suspension I think it will sag over time if I have it compressed to the bumpers. What do you do?
 
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I saw one in Idaho a couple of weeks ago
the guy said it was great
it looked ok but it makes me nervous
 
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