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!