Warning broke wood ramp
 

I had a not too fun thing happen today. I was unloading a tractor off the trailer today when the wood ramp we use broke and sent my shop tractor on top of me. Now my trailer is not so high. Off of a truck would have been worse. I feel like I went thru a cement mixer I am very sore but nothing broke as far as I know. So just a warning to you that use them, it pays to check them once in a while. We are going with a aluminum set now.

WOW! Glad your OK Ray. Good advice for all you guys loading tractors. Be careful.

Glad to hear your ok for the most part I had that same thing happen when I was loading my old 102 into my truck I was lucky and only had the front half way up I use my steel ones now and I don't load in the truck if I can help it

That looks pretty rotten Ray

Glad you are not broken

OUCH Ray! Glad your ok!

Glad your ok, that can hurt you, or any of us! Not like a MTD lawn mower,.....

Glad you weren't hurt, Ray.

Glad you are alright Ray!!! You're too old now to lay underneath tractors anymore without feeling some pain.:biggrin2: I use a set of solid aluminum ramps on a trailer about 5 or 6 inches off the ground and still had them slip off (my chains don't climb the ramps very well). Great that you sent out this safety warning to others--THANK YOU!!! I can't believe that the broken ramp survived long enough for you to take a picture of it--I would have probably not had your temperament and tested it on the law of gravity!!!:biggrin2:

I use a tube sock or a pantyhose stocking filled with rice and heated in the microwave for 5 min. on the places that hurt where a heated pad just won't fit (ie. around the neck). Take care....

Cub Cadet 123

Yikes! Glad you are OK. I always had a fear of going through that experience, especially when loading into a pickup truck.

I purchased a pair of folding ramps, something like these ones, from discountramps.com. They are arched, to keep your mower deck from catching on the tailgate, decently priced, rated for 1500 lbs., and have motorcycle straps attached, to hook onto your bumper to keep them from kicking out. I've loaded my 1000 into my pickup truck quite a few times with no issues.

http://www.discountramps.com/atv-loading-ramps.htm

Josh

Glad to hear you are OK Ray!

Glad you are ok ray we use aluminum ones that we tie to the truck and they are long so it's not as steep

I never have felt comfortable driving up ramps onto trucks. I have always used trailers with a rear let down ramp. Glad you are OK.

Glad you're ok, now get some rest!! :beerchug:

2 pieces of advise.
NEVER ride a machine on ramps, much easier to get out of the way when things go wrong.
Buy hardwood for the ramps, pine snaps too easy.

my advice is don't buy wood ramps you cant tell when they go bad I woke up this morning and I slept on my bad side man I am in pain

Glad your ok!,could have been alot worse. I had thought about making wood ramps ,but was afraid of this happening someday,went with aluminum ramps instead.

Ray, perhaps you should see a doctor. :bigthink: Not going to lecture you, just don't want to see ya hurt and these machines can do a lot of damage.

Take it easy....

Cub Cadet 123

I just bought a set of aluminum ends and made a set of ramps last week. I bought an old Snapper a few weeks ago and me and another old man lifted it into the truck. I wanted to be able to ramp the next one. I don't think I would ever have the stones to drive my 1863 up the 2x8 ramps into a pickup. I might crank it in with an old boat wench I use some times but that's still a lot of weight.
I agree with Cub Cadet 123 about seeing your doctor.
Cannon

thanks guys for the concern I told myself if I am not any better by today I was going to see the MD but I am much better just black and blue today one mark is like 6in long again thanks for your concern and I hope my roll helped somebody be safe

Glad to hear you're OK ( other than some extra colors from bruising )

Did you purchase metal ramps yet?

Glad to hear you are feeling better Ray!

Man i bet that was a wild ride !:bigeyes: Good to here your doing better. Dave

I have been to busy to go get some maybe in the am as we have a bunch packing 1st thing