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Ramps for skid steer don't fit in truck - what to do?

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Photos of machine in truck

Photo of loader in truck. Shows how little room there is either side. Not enough room to slide ramps in as well.

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mouse

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your intended concept sounds about right - my only thought is what happens when your tracks sag? though i guess you just tilt your bucket down further...
 
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you, cal, must be one small fella. i have enough problems with the front door, i look at the back window and think to myself i hope like hell i never need to use it as an exit...

ah - the mouse tag disguises the fact that i am 6'5" and about 300 pounds +/- 10 percent.

Well, I do weigh less now 3 years after the stomach bypass surgery 5' 10" 188# but before the loss, I was same height and 366#. The lap bar was too small for me to fit behind unless I started to lower it before I was sitting in the seat and the bar and myself went down together. It was such a squeeze that I suppose I didn't need the lap belt! I did use the "window" even then but it was a "bit" harder LOL! Now I have enough room to practically run laps in the cab. It is also MUCH easier to operate the parking brake on the bobcat!:thumbsup
 

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My thinking here is to make up some brackets that fit on the sides (removable so you can load dirt) and then slide the ramps onto them. So basically the ramps sit on top of the tipper sides whilst in transport mode.
You may have to place the ramps in the back brackets and then get on top of the truck and pull them fully into position.
 

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why dint u just modify your ramps. Maybe make the rams so they can fold in half then u can store them in the bucket. It would not be hard to make a hinge system on your ramps then u do not have to modify your truck at all.
 

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Would you be able to pick the bucket up and put the ramps under the skid steer then set the bucket on top of them to keep them from sliding out?
I think the ramps are too wide to sit under the machine.
However it may be possible to get some custom ones made up that are not as wide and fat.
This is something that has to be discussed with a ramp manufacturer.
 

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why dint u just modify your ramps. Maybe make the rams so they can fold in half then u can store them in the bucket. It would not be hard to make a hinge system on your ramps then u do not have to modify your truck at all.
There are a lot of problems with this, the main one is strength, once you put a hinge into a ramp you lose a lot of load rating and the length may still be too great but once again this is something for a ramp manufacturer to think about.
 

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U would have to renforce at the hinged part. I have seen them done around here. I have a buddy that owns a local welding shop he has done a pair. Does your ramp have to be so long, maybe u can cut some off the end, that machine will have no prob climing up a steeper ramp.
 
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Thanks for all the ideas. I have asked the ramp builder about hinging but they say that can only be done safely for lower load rating - up to 2.5t max. They say no way for 4.5t+ machine.

I looked in Hendriks idea of racking them but I am trying to limit the lifting side of things, not hard to put your back out lifting 50 odd kgs. There is also not enough room to have then laying flat, they would need to be racked on their sides. Will put more thought into this option though.
 

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Thanks for all the ideas. I have asked the ramp builder about hinging but they say that can only be done safely for lower load rating - up to 2.5t max. They say no way for 4.5t+ machine.

I looked in Hendriks idea of racking them but I am trying to limit the lifting side of things, not hard to put your back out lifting 50 odd kgs. There is also not enough room to have then laying flat, they would need to be racked on their sides. Will put more thought into this option though.
50 odd kgs?????????
I have a set of ramps that are rated at 4.5 tonne for the pair and have to lift one on top of the other in order to fit them on the truck, which is a height of about 5 foot.
I am not sure of the exact weight of the ramps but I guess it is about 25-30 kilos (feels like a 100 at the end of the day) but I can lift them by myself.
However I did suggest that the rear bracket be placed in such a position that the front of the ramp can be placed in it and then drag the ramp up into the second bracket (whilst standing on the skiddy tracks), thus you are only lifting one end of the ramp. That's sort of what I do with the first ramp to go into my truck, which is very easy. I have attached a photo of my set up to give you some idea of what i am talking about.
 

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Axel

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I'm thinking of getting a 2005 Fuso FG140
http://www.mitfuso.com/Content/Documents/pdf/Archive/SpecSheets05/2005_FG.pdf

What I would like to do is load my 863F operating weight 7,135lbs onto the dump bed.
Should I build ramps or is there a good source for buying some?
I'm about 90miles north of New York City

Seems like aluminum is the way to go so that the weight is manageable.
I can weld aluminum but have not yet welded anything to take 7k lbs.

are the rails in those ramps something like 6"x 3/8" aluminum channel?
and what about the steps?
Photo of loader in truck. Shows how little room there is either side. Not enough room to slide ramps in as well.

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monster76

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Why not make them slide into rails under the bed? Make a couple slots under the bed so all you have to do is pull them out and set them on the truck and slide them back in when you are done
 

Axel

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Maybe I'm a little off the original topic but that was not my question.
I just wanted to know how to build or where to buy ramps like that?

what are the stock aluminum sizes used to make them?
 
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