Ready Ramp...Is anyone using this with their Ranger?

[rooster]

Following ... looks like a nice long run up. I'm using a 7.5' aluminum folder ... here is the picture from amazon (def not photoshopped)

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[toddiscdn]

My bikes a bit heavier than your dirt bikes! I dont haul it much, but have done a few hundred miles with no tailgate issues.

These are the ramps I use, put bike in gear and walk up the other ramp beside it.

https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/steel-rung-folding-arched-loading-ramp-pair-84-in-0407820p.html

 

[Yamahauler]

How do you like the ready ramp? Just got my new ranger and the bed will primarily be used for hauling my various dirt bikes. My old ranger had a 6ft bed and I was able to fit a bike diagonally. Def not gonna happen w the puny 5ft, but I had to get crew cab for practical reasons haha. I already have a folding aluminum ramp so I was just gonna get a bed extender.

 

[treimche]

I have owned a Ready Ramp for a long time, and while it has worked perfectly for me as a bike loading ramp and bed extender, I haven't needed to use it with my Ranger yet. Mine is the bigger ramp that's made for a full size truck since the truck I had when I bought it was an older Toyota Tundra. I did unfold my Ready Ramp and set it on the tailgate of the Ranger one day to see if it would work, and it appears it might be too big to use since it is the bigger one. I'd guess the Compact version will work perfectly though. It really is a fantastic product. The ramp and bed extender combination is awesome and very useful.

 

[hughesjv]

Good point. What is the weight rating of the tailgate? Maybe I should not even be stepping on it, hahah.

On the plus side, none of my bikes are over 400 lbs. most are in the 250-300 range.

So with a bike or four wheeler wouldn't the weight be distributed to the front and then back wheel(s)? So, if your bike was 400lbs, and you rolled the front wheel(s) over the tail gate it should be only 200lbs on the tailgate then the rear wheel(s) would be a different 200lbs. Or does the fact that all the weight is on the ramp make all the weight be on the tailgate because the ramp rest on the tailgate?

 

[Dokkenmire]

So with a bike or four wheeler wouldn't the weight be distributed to the front and then back wheel(s)? So, if your bike was 400lbs, and you rolled the front wheel(s) over the tail gate it should be only 200lbs on the tailgate then the rear wheel(s) would be a different 200lbs. Or does the fact that all the weight is on the ramp make all the weight be on the tailgate because the ramp rest on the tailgate?

I don't know but I'm 6'4" 300lbs and I can stand on my tailgate with 2 80lb dogs sitting beside me and it's fine lol.

 

[Zaph]

So with a bike or four wheeler wouldn't the weight be distributed to the front and then back wheel(s)? So, if your bike was 400lbs, and you rolled the front wheel(s) over the tail gate it should be only 200lbs on the tailgate then the rear wheel(s) would be a different 200lbs. Or does the fact that all the weight is on the ramp make all the weight be on the tailgate because the ramp rest on the tailgate?

Yes, weight of the bike is distributed.

I'm sure the weight rating of the tailgate is a worst case condition too - that would be 485 lbs at a single point, in the middle on the outside when it is open. If the weight were evenly distributed or closer to the support point, I'm sure the tailgate would handle more than that.

Now... If you are riding the bike up a ramp, and the ramp is long, and you are on the bike, the majority of the weight of the bike + you is on the end of that tailgate. As a nerd, just look at a moment diagram that has one two end support points (the loading ramp, one end on the ground and one end on the tailgate) and two load points (the tires) with the mass on those load points being 100% of the bike + you / 2, and move those points to one end and do your calculations for loading.

I'm not going to figure it out, but in my mind I estimate with a 120" ramp that I ride a bike up, centered in the middle with a bike weighing 300lbs and me weighing 200 lbs, and a wheelbase of 55", the tailgate is going to see roughly 70% of the weight of me + the bike. Ok someone do the calcs and see how far off I am.

 

[KTM Hauler]

I finally got around to loading the bike. As far as the quality and fit/finish of the ramp I must say I am more than happy. It took a few attempts to get the bike in but that's because I am stubborn and lazy and refused to run and push it up the ramp. By adding a 2nd smaller step in front of the bike stand, I was able to feather the bike up in first gear a few times. Height was critical because I kept stalling the bike as my hand lost control of the throttle just before stepping onto the bike stand. Adding a smaller initial step, I was able to keep both hands in control.

With regards to its use as a bed extender, I think this fits the bill. It has 4 cam buckle straps. The bottom 2 have a pin that locks into the latch mechanism of the gate which makes removing easy...simply pull on the tailgate latch and they release. The top 2 straps connect to the tailgate hooks. The straps themselves never actually need to be removed from the ramp. When all 4 are tightened snug this thing feels solid. It will definitely keep coolers and other large items from sliding out. I wouldn't hang on to it driving down the highway, but that's just me.

All in all, I think for anyone who needs a ramp AND a bed extender, this thing is definitely something I would recommend.

The only down side is that the truck, with the bike in the bed, won't fit in the garage. So, I will be repeating this again tomorrow morning when I head out to Baldy Mesa to ride.

 

[Knolly]

Looking to buy a Ranger to, among other things, haul bikes around occasionally. Really intrigued by the Ready Ramp but I'm worried the angle of approach might be a bit to harsh for a street/sportbike even though it might work well for a dirtbike.

I'm hoping that I can fit a couple Pit Bull Trailer Restraints in the 6' bed by having the bracket swing forwards of the rear axle. It secures the bikes down great as long as I can find a good ramp to load them up.

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