Posted by Steve@Advance on February 16, 2014 at 21:04:34 from (107.203.134.67):
In Reply to: 16ft. trailer posted by dewy on February 16, 2014 at 19:36:31:
Depends on several variables...
The height of the trailer. The ground clearance of the vehicle being loaded.
I have a 16' trailer, probably about 18"-20" high at the back. My ramps are about 4' long.
Just about anything I try to drive/winch on will drag high center unless it's something like a jeep or tractor.
The ramps are already a handful, any longer and they would be even heavier and harder to store/transport.
The best solution was a heavy duty tongue jack with an extendable drop leg so the front of the trailer can be jacked up to get sufficient clearance under the vehicle.
Feet on the ramps are only good for loading heavy vehicles with a LOT of ground clearance. They keep the trailer from lifting the back of the truck off the ground.
How do I know this? Driving the Bobcat on the trailer hooked to my 1/2 ton! LOL
So, if you will only be using this trailer to haul a certain vehicle, you can design the ramps accordingly. But, most of us haul whatever we have to, so there is no one fit all solution.
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