Damien W
Stainless
- Joined
- Aug 3, 2006
- Location
- Brisbane, Queensland
A friend of mine recently acquired an old Inter 4 x 4 light truck that he intends to use for transporting car wrecks and more useable vehicles. The truck will be fitted with an electric winch which will pull the vehicles up on to the bed.
The body/deck/bed is 14' long and about 4' off the ground. He is proposing to build what is called a beaver tail, fixed ramp making the loading ramps, often loose pieces which just hook on, short and light enough to manhandle about.
The challenges are several in this proposal, the most serious, in my opinion, being the 4' height of the bed. Does anyone know the optimum or maximum safe angle that the ramp or beaver tail should be?
I can see lots of benefits in a hydraulically operated two part ramp but cost might well rule this out. A search in the general forum did not reveal anything close to this topic.
Does anyone have any designs or recommended steel profiles likely to meet the service requirements? Do you have your ears on AAB?
The body/deck/bed is 14' long and about 4' off the ground. He is proposing to build what is called a beaver tail, fixed ramp making the loading ramps, often loose pieces which just hook on, short and light enough to manhandle about.
The challenges are several in this proposal, the most serious, in my opinion, being the 4' height of the bed. Does anyone know the optimum or maximum safe angle that the ramp or beaver tail should be?
I can see lots of benefits in a hydraulically operated two part ramp but cost might well rule this out. A search in the general forum did not reveal anything close to this topic.
Does anyone have any designs or recommended steel profiles likely to meet the service requirements? Do you have your ears on AAB?