Ramps from trailer to 3.5 ton tipper

[Stephen Blair]

Going to mock up some ramps with planks to get the length righ and then buy alloy ones.

[PeteB]

I've done it with our beavertail,  just got to watch the trailer jockey wheel. With a standard tipper, find a good way to secure the ramps on to the bed of the tipper.

[andrewmiskin]

I have a set of ramps from these people 

Vehicle & Aluminium TUV Certified Heavy Duty Vehicle and Plant Loading Ramps - The Ramp People

WWW.THERAMPPEOPLE.CO.UK

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I use them with my Ifor Williams trailer.  Found them to be well made a friend uses his to run machines into the back of his 7.5t tipper. They come with an interlocking plate that can be used to stop the movement at the top end. I'll try to get a photo to show it in use.

I have in the past transferred equipment from the back of a truck onto a trailer. But it had jack legs on the trailer to steady it.

Edited September 12, 2022 by andrewmiskin

[richy_B]

I have tried the same. I have a bobcat e27z (fairly heavy at about 2800kg with long arm and counterweight) and a Thwaite 4.5t dumper. I few times I loaded the bobcat I to the back of my Iveco 75 and had the dumper on the plant trailer. Although technically there isn't much height difference (floor to trailer vs trailer to truck) it felt very unsafe. After 5 times of doing it I decided to stop! Felt like I was asking for trouble. 

 

What I would recommend is aluminium ramps from Jacksta 6,000kg aluminium ramps. They are really solid and we're only £600 when I bought them. Massive improvement on my old ifor ones. 

[Jonny69]

On 11/09/2022 at 22:14, Stephen Blair said:

Going to mock up some ramps with planks to get the length righ and then buy alloy ones.

They are quite rare but I have seen a Brian James crossover in the flesh once. It's an option on the cargo connect I think. 

 

I can't work out how to send the image, if you google images "Brian James Cross Over" its the first image

 

EDIT: Forgot to say it was very good, well thought out and easy to use. I would guess much better than anything you could homebrew

 

 

Edited October 2, 2022 by Jonny69

[woody paul]

Watch Bangers and Cash the other night and they run cars u on to ifor then on to Iveco car transporter, with short ramps.  

[dumper]

Found this