Near fatality, USE GOOD RAMPS!

[cubcadet]

my ramps are tied to the truck my friends 102 flipped off the truck and broke hood emblem and crushed the fenders etc so now he puts it in creeper and walks it up

[Matt G.]

The other important thing no one has mentioned is the need to have the ramps connect securely to the trailer or truck so they can't fall off when the tractor is driving up onto them. It doesn't matter how strong they are if they slide off when the tractor is being loaded.

[TheIHMan]

Thats true Matt! About had that happen to our pulling tractor.

[ihnick]

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Dont have a harbour freight around here. and I wouldnt trust a 1300 pound tractor on anything built by them anyway![/QUOTE]

True that! I bought a set of steel ramps from harbor freight that were rated for 1000 pounds and bent the sh!! Out of them with a stock weighted cub that I know was under 1000 pounds. Pure junk. As of now I have the 2x12 boards with the ramp ends on them and they work but they scare me as well. My dad can get land beams from work witch are 2x12s but laminated so its like a 2" piece of plywood. There super tough. That's what I plan on upgrading mine to until I make a steel set one day. Id like to copy the set my pj carhauler trailer has but lighten them up a little so there not terrible heavy.

Heck yeah to the ih truck! I have a 74 1/2 ton that im fixing up as well to use as a cub hauler. Mine has the 392 with the 727 torque flight auto and is a 4x4.

[Shaner]

i don't load anything into my truck besides my three wheeler which i can pick up by hand and throw it into the back. but i have a 16ft double axle trailer with a very heavy duty gate on the back that weighs over 250lbs. i made the gate a while back and i kinda regret making it so heavy....but it sure feels solid driving on it with the tractors, gator, three wheeler and even a John Deere M i hauled once.

[vartz04]

I have a pair of those harbor freight 1000lb ramps. Drove my 104 into the truck with me on it and it never flexed. I always back into a ditch or something though when loading like that.

Now that I have this and the plow I wish I didn't sell my little 4x8 trailer caue I could use it to bring the tractor to relatives houses to help them plow.

[red56turbo]

Wow Tyler!
First of all, I'm glad you're OK and didn't get hurt! Cubs can be fixed and put back together, sometimes people can't.

Thanks for sharing the story and using it as a learning experience. I'm sure alot of us have had a close call, myself included.

BTW, nice truck and cubs!

[TSWolf]

Originally Posted by Matt G.

The other important thing no one has mentioned is the need to have the ramps connect securely to the trailer or truck so they can't fall off when the tractor is driving up onto them. It doesn't matter how strong they are if they slide off when the tractor is being loaded.

That was mentioned, look back at my previous comment.

[Loganvilledude]

Originally Posted by Loganvilledude

Glad your OK and of course the 782 as well.

Although I use a tri-fold aluminum ATV ramp I always find a small hill to back up to. I try to get it where my bed is no taller than 2' from the ground. It works well and the less steepness the less the fall. Even the factory ramp is not fool proof. I put chains on the front and tie them off to the bed hardware so the ramp can't slip away from the truck which it tried to on several occasions before I put the chains on.

Make sure you post some pictures of the ramps when you get through with them.

Yes chains are very important like I said before!

[drglinski]

...................aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand this is why I use the lowest trailer I can find WITH a ramp gate.

Glad you are ok and the cub is mostly alright.