ramps for mini skid

I have a U Dump brand bumper pull dump roll off trailer with 6' long, straight steel ramps. I cannot load as is (high centering plus too tippy at the top), but there are workarounds.

I can tip the dump bed enough to smooth the transition from the ramps to the bed.

The mini almost looks like it wants to roll a bit when the bed is tipped. If I'm in any doubt, I just sling the dump control into the bin and lower it while I'm still at the mini controls.

I'm jonesing for a flatbed f350 so I can side load and stash the mini in front of the gooseneck hitch (I eventually want to upgrade to a big texas trailer-type gooseneck dump or dump roll off).

And yes, the steel ramps are too heavy, but I can usually schlep them around with the mini grapple while I rummage up funds for aluminum.
 
10', 44"...have to load with the heavy end downhill. I can ride it up the ramps, not a big deal, IMO.


load facing downhill, if possible. The rock-over is easy, there is some leeway. When you are approaching the transition get onto/ or off of the machine, push up or pull down a bit, tip the machine, get on, ride it down.

Personally, I ride it in both directions. My employees don't load/ unload it.

Different machines act differently.






Frank, I never caught the details of the near-miss with loading.
 
The idea of dumping the mini with the chips even if chained into a cubby hole seems sketchy to me. I can just see too many bad outcomes. It would be essentially like rolling your matching onto its side every time. What would the divider look like? What happens when chips get into that divider groove etc.? There was a cab over with a platform already built on here for sale. Good luck with the build.
 
My mini is a wheeled unit so I don't think the rock-over will be a big deal. My current ramps have a curve which I believe helps eliminate that as well.

@rugger01 the divider hasn't been designed yet, it's just an idea I was kicking around. I got the idea from the switch-n-go and hooklift trucks that you load the bed on after strapping down the equipment. Although I don't think loading a bed uses as steep of an angle as dumping. As for purchasing a truck I have one here that I got at an incredibly low price, it's an older truck but was kept in a barn. Fires up easily, has low miles and almost no rust.

It sounds like if I want to keep that extra chip capacity I'd be better off parking it in the back by the tailgate, and if I wanted a dedicated spot I'd be better off building a platform such as is typical.
 
southsoundtree said:
10', 44"...have to load with the heavy end downhill. I can ride it up the ramps, not a big deal, IMO.


load facing downhill, if possible. The rock-over is easy, there is some leeway. When you are approaching the transition get onto/ or off of the machine, push up or pull down a bit, tip the machine, get on, ride it down.

Personally, I ride it in both directions. My employees don't load/ unload it.

Different machines act differently.






Frank, I never caught the details of the near-miss with loading.
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Wet ramps, and turf tires, truck on side angle. I was heading up and got about waist high when it started sliding off ramps. Luckily it got caught on the undercarriage of the Dingo and did not come all the way off. I will admit there was a WHOLE LOT of stupid on my end.
 
monkeylove said:
Wet ramps, and turf tires, truck on side angle. I was heading up and got about waist high when it started sliding off ramps. Luckily it got caught on the undercarriage of the Dingo and did not come all the way off. I will admit there was a WHOLE LOT of stupid on my end.
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A lot of times there are things that seem ok but end up not. Loading 44” on ramps can be the same. I wasn’t unloading off the truck but this is costing us a week and a half without the truck just by unloading off a trailer on a hill. We all can have brain fog!
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No mater what or how you are loading care must be taken, every precaution must be taken and even then $hit can still go wrong. SO BE CAREFUL! Low and slow the first time!
 
Depending on ramps and wheels/ tracks, there can be some bounce. Go slow.

I have tracks and ramps with good bite. Ramp traction with turf tires is nothing I'd considered.



I never load on a side hill (crested street, for example).







Did the mini press down on the rear of the trailer, lifting the parking brake-held, rear wheels, causing the whole thing to slide?

I have welded support legs for the rear of my trailer, or use a wood block.

Some trailers use screw jacks to support the trailer tail.
 
southsoundtree said:
Did the mini press down on the rear of the trailer, lifting the parking brake-held, rear wheels, causing the whole thing to slide?

I have welded support legs for the rear of my trailer, or use a wood block.

Some trailers use screw jacks to support the trailer tail.
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That’s exactly what happened. One of the reasons we went with a bigger to vehicle. Lots of things could have prevented it, all available on this trailer (chock and rear jacks). We have had no issues until this incident. Probably just a little debris on the drive to get it started. There are now chocks on each fender and it’s standard op to place when loading and unloading!
 
Got some folding 9 footers from discount Ramps to get the dingo in the back of my ton truck. Pretty nice to have everything on one truck now!
 

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My 12' ramps seam about as steep as I would dare to load into my ram 5500.
I almost went with 10' to keep the ramp weight down, glad I didn't now.
 
Welcome Rml.

What deck height?






I have considered blocking up the low end of the ramp as an easy way to "cheat", if every needed.



Last night I was wondering if you could load a mini- loader, like a mini-x, without ramps, onto a trailer.

With a grip on a stationary object with the grapple, reversing the machine, I think the operator could lift the rear of the mini (nose wheelie), back the trailer up to the tracks/ rear wheels, then push the grapple down to lift the nose, backing the mini onto the trailer as someone reverses the truck and trailer.

Wheeled full size wheeled skid steers can pop a front wheelie, and load with the bucket. I don't know that I can front wheelie my tracked mini-loader.
 
Thank you! Deck height I believe is between 44 and 46"
I load my vermeer 925tx daily and I'd isnt a big deal after the first couple loadings. ( although I still don't let my employees load into the back of the chip truck)
 
My deck height is 42" and the 9' ramps don't feel sketchy at all. They're plenty wide and arched so the transition isn't bad when you get onto the truck bed. I wanted 12 footers but the price difference was substantial.
 
I see, mine are straight.Plus with the 9's you don't need to worry as much about them coming into contact with your chipper while turning!
That's something I hadn't thought threw, mine work but I need to remember to turn my chipper chute towards the rear or else I'll smoke it turning
 
Mine fold too. I'd have a hard time with anything that didn't. My chip box is really small. 9x8 but the actual floor is only 7x8 with the cut out for the tool box. Tight squeeze with the bmg.
 
They feel fine, I'll definitely be keeping an eye on them for cracks or bending.
It's a dingo 425 so with me and a bmg maybe 2500lbs. I may be wrong but it seems like tracked machines spread the load a little better than something on wheels
 
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